So in my never ending quest to own as many Locomotives as possible with the L&N , SCL, Family Lines logo.

i came across this in an antique store for sale along with two other L&N Locos, .. 

from what i have discovered these were a rare site only 10 were ever built  and were all for the Sea Board RR.

So i have one Bachman BQ23-7 Locomotive in its original box, is this something i should hang onto, or rebuild it with a better motor and frame? and put it on my layout? 

I've recently decided to start building in 2 rail O scale (selling off almost everything in other scales to make room and get some cash to start with).  I don't necessarily want to do Proto 48, but once I get more experience I might move into that.  That being said, I know two things about O scale:

1)  There are few RTR locomotives.

2)  1:48 offers a blank canvas from which to build in.

After a few days of "trial and error" I have decided on a final design for the Intermodal Yard on my layout, The Trenton Subdivision in N scale.

I decided to keep to the basics to create a modest intermodal area capable of both container and trailer operations without taking over the entire layout. I used AnyRail 6 to design the schematic.

Approximately a year ago I managed to obtain a Circut Maker crafting machine at a really good price. I made several posts about it over in the "Modeling with the Circut Explore" facebook group. I have decided to repost those here at MRH since that is a closed group and more modelers will have access to the information on the MRH site.