Pictures of my current project (Labor Day Weekend) The first two are of the building as built using Walthers Modular Walls, Columns & Caps. The third is the building with the grey primer coat. The building was designed to fit into a very narrow location in Green Bay Industrial District on my HO scale Chicago & North Western RR. Its dimensions are 3 1/4" W x 14 1/2" L, and only 1 story high.

Richard - Superintendent CNW Peninsula Div.

Adobe Pass Arizona Just south of Phoenix.

 Test Fitting the site for Frito-Lay.  Building still need to be finished painted etc.  SucroCorp is next part of the Adobe Pass project.  The final part will be Abode Cement a small cement receiving industry on the spur far to the left.  The 3 cement hoppers are for Adobe Cement.

 Looking South in Adobe Pass.  SucroCorp on the right with Frito-Lay on the Left.  All the HFCS tank cars for SucroCorp are on the main in the back of the photo.

Folks,

With the summer months, progress on the layout as slowed, however some things have been done.  I've installed some of the bench work above the north staging yard.  This bench work with support what will become Cochrane yard.  As of now, the main and passing siding have already been laid in to the yard, as well as a turnout for a single passenger track.  A power bus line and sub-roadbed for the track has also been installed.

This short video is of the new 2013 Walther's/Lifelike N-scale DL-109.  It has been upgraded to run in DCC with a hardwired Digitrax DZ-125 decoder.  This engine is a re-release of the previous 2006 edition and is not DCC friendly (as everyone thought it would be since the HO version was re-engineered to be DCC friendly) thus requiring a hardwired installation.  I did not perform the install myself but had a professional do the install at the cost of $30 plus shipping/insurance. I provided the decoder.

Let me say at the outset that this is NOT aimed at or intended for any one person, group, point of view, or in any other way any subset of humanity.  This is just my opinion, based on my own experience, and I feel like sharing it.  While I'd like to think that writing this might improve the world by a miniscule amount, I admit that I might be wasting my time completely.

I started a web post a while back looking for more information on an Australian company called Model Torque and their unique drive system they called "Automatic Torque-control Couplings"  After a few months of research I have come up how they did it. It is based on the eddy current phenomenon. If you're still with me then take a look at what Wikipedia says about this phenomenon.

I purchased a Bachmann 3 truck Shay a while back. I not run it much but today when I tried to run it only a couple of the wheels were turning. After some inspection I seen that all but 2 of the gear connected to the wheels were broken. Has any one else had this problem. If so how did you fix it. I contacted Bachmann but I have gotten a reply back yet.

Donald

Just for something different..!!!

A publican ( an ex train driver) in Bendigo, Victoria ,Australia has purchased a E-8 look-a-like known locally as a GM 25 and is turning it into a bar for the beer garden of his hotel.  It seem like a good modeling project for old E or F type loco's.

Here is a link with video to the web page (from the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper)

Well here are some pictures of the progress I have made over the last few months. The last of the old layout has been torn out and replaced and most of the peninsulas have been built. Track has been started so things are beginning to look like a railroad again.

This will represent the entrance to the Everman Park:

Around the corner we go to the yard:

Hi all,

About a year ago, I re-fell in love with trains. I have a very stereotypical story; loved them as a kid, "grew out of them" as a teen, and now, in my 20's, am finding my rekindled passion. :)