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Double Main Tracks to Single Main Track Free Mo Module - Signaling, Control, and Operation

Fri, 2016-07-22 11:14 — sanchomurphy

Hi everyone,

I am doing a small shelf layout but wanted to experiment with signaling. I plan to do a free mo module (3' long) modeling a location just a mile or two east of Kandiyohi, Minnesota. It is now BNSF, but was originally Great Northern. It is CTC-operated and is set up with two main tracks (operation in both directions) converging into a single main track. My question has several parts:

Farmrail paint recommendations

Thu, 2016-07-21 09:14 — Bmry1905

Friends!

Can anyone recommend paint colors for Farmrail locomotives and their caboose?

Round top/Wagon top boxcars

Sun, 2016-07-10 10:37 — steve

I realise these were a B&O design but I have three questions about them:

1. Were they used by any other roads?

2. When did they disappear?

3. Were they only 40ft cars?

Thanks!

steve

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"The Dakotan" and Other Pike-Sized Trains

Fri, 2016-07-08 10:38 — sanchomurphy

After purchasing a 1954 Great Northern Timetable, I remembered the great MR series of articles regarding pike-sized trains.

http://peskar.org/model_trains/model_railroader/pike%20size%20trains%20%...

I am considering modeling "The Dakotan" since it was the only train serving Kandiyohi, MN in the 1950's. How many of you model short passenger trains (without compression) on your layout and what do you do for operations?

It's Just Blue

Wed, 2016-07-06 16:47 — tschwartz

When I decided to paint up a few HBMS GE70 Ton Locomotives, I picked a paint based on photos. I knew there were shades of blue in the photos. In some cases you can see swapped parts with shades of blue on the same locomotives. However, I picked Conrail blue for my locomotives as it seemed to be the closest to my guess of faded paint. Now over the twenty years I have been up in Flin Flon, and visits to the locomotives, I never thought about pulling some peeling paint. Then all but one of the locomotives were scrapped so I missed the opportunity for most of the locomotives.

Mixing rolling stock road names in a freight train

Tue, 2016-07-05 09:26 — SP Steve

I'm looking at buying some rolling stock and I'm interested in finding out what I can use with a 1950's - 1960's Southern Pacific or Santa Fe freight train?

From my limited knowledge I understand I can run about any road name box car. What about other type cars like tank cars, gondolas, hoppers, flat cars, etc.? Other than lease tank cars, do I need to run only SP or SF road name cars?

Thanks!

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Prototype Weekly Photo Fun July 4 2016 to July 10 2016

Mon, 2016-07-04 14:07 — OKGraeme

Ok I missed another week. It has been one of those weeks!

When you post please try and include the following:-

Railroad

Location

Date

Description of scene

If not your photo then please make sure it is open licensed and credit photographer or source if known

Graeme

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Prototype Weekly Photo Fun July 3-10

Sun, 2016-07-03 08:38 — Graham Line

UP 844 at King Hill, Idaho

UP 844 with UP8444 trailing heads east at King Hill, Idaho, returning to Cheyenne, Wyo. over the Memorial Day 2009 weekend after excursions in the Seattle area.