Prototype information

edfhinton's picture

Prototype picture question

I have been going through pictures for the Dover, NH yard, and most of them are from 7 to 15 years after the period I am modeling, so I want to be careful i do not model something that would not have been likely in my period just from it being in a later picture.

This link to picture shows the diesel next to what I am asssuming is some sort of servicing equipment:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2579389

Bruce Petrarca's picture

Tank cars from the 1960s

There is a great thread about modern tank cars here http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/12090 It details a lot of the current cars and HazMat issues.

However I'm modeling an earlier, less complicated time. My HO layout is set in early 1962 and my Fn3 is in the Depression Era.

One of my industries on the HO layout is an Union Oil LPG refinery. I'm casting about for cars or info about them to service this fella! It was interesting, as it was down a single spur, so involved a flying switch to get the empties in without trapping the loco.

Bob Langer's picture

Help with terminology

Working with the Maintain Schedule section of Easy Model Railroad Inventory I see I need to add some filters. The list of cars on a train, the lower list box, needs to have 2 filters added to the Maintain Schedule window. But I need help to make sure I use the correct terminology.

Bernd's picture

Steam Clay RR

An idea for clay mining. Narrow gauge steam. Watch the last few seconds. A contrast of modern versus old time.

 

 

Bernd

MRRSparky's picture

Copying MRH articles

I'd like to be able to save an MRH article to my computer so I can read it offline after I've read the rest of the particular issue and deleted it.  Articles like making trees, I'd like to be able to keep an article for future reference.  I know I can print them but that seems like a waste of paper.  Is there a way to save individual articles?

Scott Groff

 

P.S.  Please forgive my choice of topic and subject.  I get messages that tell me I can't post an article if I use MRH as the topic.

JRG1951's picture

Prototype Photos From 1942

On the Tyco Forum a couple of links were posted. I was so impressed with the amount and quality of the large format pictures, that I wanted to share the links here.

WWII Kodachrome

http://www.shorpy.com/Large_Format_Kodachromes

http://www.shorpy.com/search/node/railroads

Small container customer

I'm looking for prototype information / ideas / pictures of a small - better tiny - container terminal or container receiving customer. It would be nice to be able to include some container / well cars into switching operation without having a huge container terminal with hundreds and thousands of containers. Is - or was - there something usable as an inspiration?


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