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atlas code 83 turnouts
What are the best turnouts for a 2x10 shelf layout? atlas #4 or #6 turnout?
My motive power are GP's and I have some 24,000 gallons tank cars and 40' open hoppers.
My whacky conspiracy theory. . .
I was on FaceBook tonight and Athearn posted pre-production photos of their new SP Bay Window Caboose:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150140496125041&id=320327140040&aid=325849

Return to the Basin
It's been a while since we had anything worth saying about the Sudbury Division, but we can report we are still chugging away, though not with steam locos. You may recall we were having issues with electrical pickup in our last installment (Tales from the Basin Part 2), and we had to work long and hard to get that under control. Last summer we took every car off the layout and cleaned each of their wheels individually with cotton swabs and alcohol, cleaned all the locomotives and all the track from top to bottom.

A little comfort for the shack
I recently completed a shack for the foreground area "redo" by Hoovertown and since it's in a rual area it needed a little "comfort" The first picture shows the outhouse in relation to the shack - not too far away, and not too close!
This is a closeup picture - all the comforts of home (there's a Sears catalog inside next to the seat).
Anybody have information on Jiffy Railer
I have heard about a product called "Jiffy Railer" being sold out of Arizona. The company is not a registered business in Arizona, I have not been able to find a website, person's name, e-mail, or phone number associated with this product. Does anyone have any experience with this company and product or is it just vapor ware?
Thanks
Steve Raiford
How to machine loco wheels
Hey everyone, looking for input on how i can shrink the flanges on my n-scale sw1200 without a few thousand dollars in machining equipment.
Is there a poor man's way to turn down those flanges?

Cars Roll on 1/2% Grade?
Do metal wheel HO freight cars weighted to NMRA RP with free rolling trucks roll on their own on a 1/2% (0.5) grade? If so, what grade have you found to be acceptable that cars won't roll away on their own?
Sorry, typo in original post.
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