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Well it seems the edge of Hurricane Sandy has started to hit NYC. I don't know how those of you who live in areas that are usually hit by these handle it, but it seems that NYC is one of the places taht are least prepared to handle this kind of weather without it shutting the city and its outlying areas down for days.

Wasatch Rails 2012

Sun, 2012-10-28 07:14 — George J

Went to the Wasatch Rails 2012 in Salt Lake City yesterday. It is a great show and I go almost every year, however this year, I was on a mission. I was looking for covered hoppers suitable for grain service.

Here is what I came away with.

Two Athearn BB 54' Covered hoppers - $7 a piece

R.D. Moses Texas & Pacific Model Railroad in Jefferson, Texas

Fri, 2012-10-26 12:28 — dkaustin

After attending the Centennial Celebration of the T&P Station in Marshall, Texas my wife and I decided to drive up to Jefferson, Texas to visit a model railroad we had heard about.

http://www.jeffersonmuseum.com/ModelRailroadDepot/tabid/753/Default.aspx

There are some interesting things about the layout.

Modelers of Eastern narrow gauge?

Fri, 2012-10-26 07:24 — ThatAppyGuy

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Do any of the narrow gauge modelers here model other than Western RRs? I'd love to see some model pics of Eastern NG.

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HO scale NZG Liebherr 110 EC-B 6 Tower Crane Review

Fri, 2012-10-26 04:43 — Driline

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Here's a recent purchase that I would highly recommend for your HO scale train layouts.

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Weekend Photo Fun 10-26 to 10-29

Fri, 2012-10-26 04:35 — Driline

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Back by popular demand.......

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Made in the USA?

Thu, 2012-10-25 22:31 — Rick Mugele

Domestic Content? The $500 starter layout contest got me looking at what is available. Some of the old domestic manufacturers are fallen flags and it is difficult to identify products as Made in USA. A classic starter layout of 40 years ago would be Athearn kits, Atlas track, and Revell and Suydam structures. Bowser, Roundhouse, Mantua, Penn Line, and Varney offered steam locomotive kits. MRC supplied power packs.