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Isolated Railroads

Sat, 2014-09-13 18:29 — k4_pacific

As you all know, the rail network in North America, while operated by many different railroads, is all interconnected. It is theoretically possible for a railroad car to be loaded as far north as Churchill, Manitoba, and then travel by rail all the way to the Yucatan peninsula. However, within all that, there are a few railroads which, for whatever reason, don't directly connect with the greater North American rail network. Largely for my own amusement, I've been compiling a list of such railroads. This list only includes standard gauge railways.

Heavy Duty Flat Car Loads.

Fri, 2014-09-12 13:02 — dkaustin

I had posted this earlier in Luis' posts on freelancing as link, but I felt it deserved to be brought out on its own. I know we had a flatcar load discussion going on, but here are two loads for all you guys modeling modern, today railroads. Note the length and the number of trucks under each. I forgot where I found this, but I believe it said these were being shipped to Brazil.

Den

What is the text on the end of this covered hopper?

Fri, 2014-09-12 08:36 — Omaha53

On most ribbbed covered hoppers there is text on the verticle end panels that describes the wheels and axles that the car is equipped with. Usually it is centered justified on the center of the panel. The most common text that I have seen looks something like this:

36 1WW STL WHEELS
MINER RF-444 DRAFT GEAR
SPRING D-5
D-11 AXLE

On the car pictured below (a Trinity built 4750) the text is left justified and on the right side of the panel.

passenger car colors

Thu, 2014-09-11 14:47 — NJWG

some suggestions please, What would be some good interior colors for passenger trains of the late 50's

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Any idea what these are?

Sun, 2014-09-07 15:27 — edfhinton

Anyone know what these two circled fixtures are in this picture?

The timeframe is 1966 in Dover, NH. To the right of these is the access road up the slope that is the road connecting the yard to Oak St. The grade is way too steep that there ever could have been tracks there. And anyway that road is the only way in and out of the yard for cars. Unfortunately these are no longer there today to examine.

Amusing Signs along the road.

Fri, 2014-09-05 15:03 — dkaustin

I thought I would start something here. I think we did this in the past. For guys modeling buildings these might give you some ideas for prototype signs.

I'm sorry I didn't get a snap shot of it. A friend and I were traveling out of Hot Springs, Arkansas. I think we were in the community of Bismark on Route 7. There was a bar with a roadside sign. I don't remember the name of the bar, but under the name it said, "Adult Day Care."

Den

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Shipbuilding Industry for a Layout

Wed, 2014-09-03 21:58 — Roger Litwiller

I have found some incredible photos of a shipbuilding industry that relied heavily on the Canadian Pacific Railway for its operations. The advantage to us layout builders is this shipbuilding industry could fit on almost any size layout.

RR MODEL CRAFTSMAN IS BACK

Mon, 2014-09-01 15:45 — cascade

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It was posted on the internet that White River Productions has purchased Railroad Model Craftsman and also Railfan and Railroad and will resume at a future date (sooner than later) and will give all current subscribers their due issues. They are the same publishers that publish NMRA Bulletin, NRHS magazine and 22 RR historical society magazines. They are also the company that rescued Model Railroad News and brought it back.

Jim Scofield, Augusta, GA