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Next Locomotive Project - RDG GP35 #3640...
Latest shipments arrived from the USA...

NMRA Election Results are In
Congrats to Gordy and the others that have been elected.
Hopefully, this will reorient the NMRA to a digitally focused organization. I'm happy that new blood has been elected perhaps there is hope for the organization.

First Benchwork Completed!
Follow along as I build my first layout section's benchwork. Enjoy!
More puff ball tree questions
Having in recent months made up a few hundred puff ball trees using Micro Mark's black fiber and Woodland Scenics turf materials, I'm now debating as to the best method to apply the trees to my layout. I have already put down the base ground material on the surface, but am not sure what to use to attach the balls to the surface. I have used 3M's #77 spray adhesive to create the balls, but I'm not comfortable trying to spray each puff ball as I go in the "planting" process ( very messy and smelly).
Split K-Brake System on Early Hopper Car
I'm looking for a (preferably pictorial) diagram of the split K-brake system as installed on a USRA 55-ton twin-bay hopper car. I'm assembling Tichy's kit #4027 for this car and would like to add parts of the system that Tichy doesn't show, e.g. the floating lever, cylinder lever rod, lever hangers, lever-to-truck rods, complete train (air) line. For this extra detail Tichy's instructions say "...check your references for guidance...", but they don't give any examples of such references.
Differences in ME rail profiles
So I found that two of my pieces of ME 83 flex didn't have a matching rail profile.
I thought maybe one was actually Code 70, and after getting a pair of absolutely atrocious digital calipers off of Amazon that are basically useless, as they don't measure thousandths (seriously, what's the point of calipers that don't measure thousandths?), I was more confused than ever.
A Model Railroaders Dream.
Special video for my 50th show, Bingham canyon had it all, high mountain railroading, short history over time why my inspiration to model an open pit mine in my basement.
Instruction help
I purchased a Muir Models Silver City mine (HO) and it doesn't have any instructions. Does anyone know where I might find some? Thanks
S2 and S4 prime movers
Did S2 and S4's ever have "non-Turbo" prime movers
pot ash
would pot ash be stored in some kind of grain or cement silo? found good info on rolling stock but nothing on storage.
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