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Factory run by steam loco

Wed, 2012-03-21 16:28 — pipopak

If you want to show a static steam loco at work:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/PopularScience/5-1933/locomotive_factory.jpg

here is your prototype!.

Roundhouse Loco won't run in reverse (DC)

Wed, 2012-03-21 15:47 — salty4568

I have a near-new Roundhouse 4-4-0 ... has DCC on board but I am using DC only. It has recently refused to run in reverse. Anyone else have this problem, or got an idea why? 

Thanks,  Skip Luke

 

Glen Interlocking Tower

Wed, 2012-03-21 14:41 — ferroequinologist1

To All: Another of my scratchbuilt towers is Glen. It is responsible for controlling entrance to the east end of Pacific Yard located on the upper level of the E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.

Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group

Vandalia Interlocking Tower

Wed, 2012-03-21 14:34 — ferroequinologist1

To All: The Vandalia RR was a subsidiary of the New York Central RR. The Vandalia RR had this standard plan for some of their towers. I scratchbuilt this one from a photo in a TRRA Historical Society publication. It controls entrance to two passing sidings and two main tracks on the E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.

Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group

Millard Lumber Complete

Wed, 2012-03-21 12:54 — jfmcnab

 

Jumped the gun a little bit on my last progress report since a styrene slab isn't much to write home about.  But I got around to finishing Millard Lumber on my IAIS Grimes Line layout.  It's nothing amazing but was a great first step in scratch-building and answered a lot of questions before I tackle the larger structures on the layout.

James

N&W Y6B Big Steam Video

Wed, 2012-03-21 08:04 — rhelmod

 

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Garden Fn3 bridge plans

Wed, 2012-03-21 07:45 — Bruce Petrarca

I'm working on my Master Builder Structures NMRA AP. I need two scratch built structures to finish it up. Linda (my wife) pointed out that I need a couple of bridges on the RMP, which is an Fn3 (1:20.3) garden layout, so why not build some?

Last weekend I built a small wood bridge in HO from 1:1 scale plans - just cut the wood to length, as shown on the plan and glue together. I could scale those plans up 4.29 times (87.1 / 20.3). However, I'm looking to see if you MRH folks have some already together?

Anything new with the prototype?. . .

Tue, 2012-03-20 14:50 — Sean Martin

It seems like (at least to me) we have entered a very uninteresting time of railroading.  What I mean is this; here in Southern California, most "real"/prototype trains consist of several GE units with the occasional EMD unit up front, followed by a long string of cars and cars of intermodal double stacks with the occasional DPU unit at the end.  That's about it.  Main lines are slowly being converted to concrete ties (a good thing) and the old target signals are being replaced with the new "traffic signal" style (3 light) signals.

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Testing grout for ballast on my CNJ Bronx Terminal layout

Tue, 2012-03-20 14:01 — Fast Tracks

Testing grout for use as ballast.

After much deliberation I decided the next step in construction would be to start ballasting the trackwork.  To be honest, I have been dreading this, as my experience with ballasting is it can make or break a layout.  Getting the colours and texture right is critical to creating a good model of the original.

Some pictures from the IoS

Tue, 2012-03-20 10:39 — McRuss

I know it's been a while since my last posting.

First some pictures I made during the last two days.

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Here you could see my brandnew Class 37/4 in Transload livery with the Caledonain Sleeper on it's way to Uig


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