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Eastern Red Cedar
Hello Everyone
I am starting a shelf railroad based on the Missouri & North Arkansas RR in Eureka Springs Ar in about 1911. I have seen tons of tutorials on different ways to model trees but what I'm going to need is a way to model the Eastern Red Cedar which is very prevalent here in Arkansas. Would anyone have any advice or know of a article that could help me out?
Thank you folks!

Mortonville
As soon as Op Session #5 was done, it was time to work on Mortonville, the station immediately south of Coatesville. Originally I had planned to make that area Chadds Ford and include the PRR interchange there, but the only way to configure it would have resulted in a train having to foul Coatesville to work Chadds Ford and that didn't seem a good plan, so I changed the location to Mortonville, the first station south of Coatesville so intruding on Coatesville would at least be logical.
The Rock Island in Peoria
The gritty dark days of railroading in the 1970's have a special appeal for me, and the Rock Island is the epitome of the era. It was a major player in Peoria, Illinois, and the one railroad I was always drawn to visit in my hometown as a teen with a camera. That fascination has never left, and serves as my inspiration for my model railroad.
Building Oakridge: A Constrction Journal
Follow along over the next few weeks as construction of Oakridge progresses on the Union Pacific Cascade Subdivison.

Mark II Servo Mount
I have finished a video showing the easiest method I have found to mount servo`s for controlling turnouts. I am using code 55 rail for my HOn3 turnouts with one piece point/closure rails.
I selected the Tam Valley Depot Octo III controller for ease of use and to be able to install quickly. I was tempted to build Geoff Bunza's Arduino servo controller and someday I'm sure I will when I have more time.
By using EBay to purchase most of the items you can build the mount and add the servo for under $4
Ross A
Hunter Harrison passes
I was told Hunter Harrison has passed away, now what will CSX do and who will take his place ? Will Harrisons changes stay or will they revert to old ways ?
What to do with old brass rail?
I seem to have become a dumping ground for coworkers who are downsizing their lives and moving, either out of state or to smaller homes. Today a coworker dumped 5 boxes of HO gauge stuff in my lap. 5 older power supply packs - still in decent shape, so I can make use of them, if only for non-variable power for accessories. A bunch of old Tyco and Bachmann freight cars (not sure what to do with these, honestly). Two old Tyco (?) C6xx locomotives (one broken, one working). A trio of older Bachmann (cheapy cheap) GPs. Some nickel-silver switches and track. 2 Bachmann EZ-Track switches.
64' reefer in O scale
This car was scratchbuild with :
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3D printing parts (roof, floor, doors, details)
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laser cutting parts (flanks and ends)
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Evergreen / ATLAS parts
I use for design a CAD software.

ESU Cab Control First Day Issues? Please Help!
I hate to do this with such a new system which I honestly still feel is going to brake new ground in this hobby. My first days experience was not good. After eagerly awaiting its arrival and waiting to charge the throttle I could not get the system to work.
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