Locos - Rolling stock (general)
CTC Brill car on transfer table
Traction fans: take a look at this railcar being moved on a transfer table inside a car barn. Hi def pic.
Request for help on hopper slope sheet color
I am working on a small fleet of porch hoppers that the Missabe once had to move commercial coal. I am certain the end slope sheets, and perhaps the sides as well, had little paint left on them due to the abrasion of the loads. I would like to find a photo or two that clearly showed what the inside of a hopper looked like – color-wise.
I would have thought with all my ore car photos, I would have had a picture of something similar, but I don’t, and I couldn’t find anything in MTW or Google images – my first resorts for stuff like this.
Exact Rail SP Bay Window Caboose. . .
I just received this email from Exact Rail, regarding their intended release of the the HO SP Bay Window Caboose. The project got cancelled. RATS! At leaset Athearn will be coming out with this one.
Proto 2000 GP9 short
Kid... My two year old son, who loves playing choo choos, draged a proto 2000 GP9 through a closed turnout causing the rear wheels to spread apart making it out of gauge. So, I twisted them back in gauge and now it shorts when I put it on the track. I haven't had time to tear into it to see what was wrong (kids again) so thought I might ask and get some direction before I tear into it.
Looking for Passenger car
Hi, Jack from Star, Idaho. I need some help. I have been putting together a Southern Pacific streamline Daylight passenger train. Not being able to afford the MTH 8 car set, my next option is Athearn. I have found that the Athearn RTR track really good, nice detail, and affordable. I am looking for the ATH7963 Vista Dome. I checked with Horizon Hobbies and they said that they are not sure when they will make another run. Maybe there is someone out there that may have some for sale or have any ideas where to find some. I would like
Death of a locomotive
Just came across this:
http://www.cargolaw.com/2011nightmare_GE.Class70.html
Scroll down to the set of pics
Southern Pacific HO Daylight
Hi Jack from Star, Idaho. I received my MTH Cab Forward yesterday and I am really pleased with the loco. I want to pull a Southern Pacific Daylight passenger just because I love the looks of that train especially pulled by the cab forward. I am debating if I want to spend the money for the MTH eight car set or try to find something cheaper. I do have a NP Rapido that is great, and an Athearn RTR heavy weight NP passenger. The Athearn pulls really nice but lacks the lighting and interiors. However, Athearn has discontinued production of the SP Dayl
Lubrication & lubricants -
I have a few locos that give me (us if you include my kids) grief.
So I was wondering what lubes are used by modellers & manufacturers... and just what are they?
The lube on gears appears to be white grease (lubriplate or equivalent), yet, when I've used that, no improvment is noted (and, yes, I clean parts beforehand to keep from over-lubing).
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