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Interesting 1:1 Loco consist - Part 2
Ok, I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. More interesting locos working in Longmont, Colorado. These two locos were in a lash-up working the same area as my last post like this http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/6465
GP9 1 to 1 scale cab ride
When I'm not doing model railroading I volunteer as a car host on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway in Blue Ridge, GA. Last weekend we had a light turnout of guests so I got the wonderful opportunity to take a cab ride in a GP9 - my first ever cab ride. Since I wasn't expecting this treat, all I had was my cell phone to shoot the video. I used a demo version of software to produce the video, thus the loco in the center of the screen. The only thing better the mod
Building bridges on grades?
I wanted to open a discussion about bridges on our model railroads and the grades we put in our track work. I am hoping Joe will jump in here to tell us what he did on his layout. In the prototype do the railroads interrupt their grades for bridges to be built level? I have heard that heavy downgrade breaking on a bridge can cause rail slippage on the prototype bridge and damage it. I do not know if this is true or not.
UPRailroadJobs on Twitter. . .
We all know unemployment is high and the economy is struggling but the good thing is Union Pacific is hiring!
I like to follow UPs Twittter job postings (https://twitter.com/UPRailroadJobs). It seems that most of the non-management positions are in multiple locations while the majority of management and technical positions are in Nebraska.
Interesting 1:1 Loco consist
A couple of days ago I saw What I thought was an interesting lash up of locos here in Longmont,CO. This is near the old sugar beet plant. I think it services as an interchange with the Great Western Ry.
Other than the GP38-2 nearest the camera, I'm not sure what the other units are. I am clearly not a diesel spotter.
SP Modeling in N-Scale - San Fernando to Lancaster
Hi folks,
I'm tinkering with several ideas for an N-Scale layout in a 2-car garage. My favorite area is that of Tehachapi, but I'm trying to scale-back my grandiose ideas for something more conventional - one that doesn't take up a huge footprint. I want the space to be equally comfortable to my guests as it would for me, so aisle space is at or will be greater than 42". Two decks, with the lower portion at 42", and the upper no higher than 65".
VO-1000 Ph.2 air horn
I have ordered a Baldwin HO VO-1000 Ph.2 loco from Bowser/Stewart. After looking closely at the drawings and
prototype photo's of these units, I don't see any air horns. Did they not have them?
Modern Boxcar Customers
I am sitting here thinking about operations and trying to develop a list of industries that utilize boxcars. Below are some of the ones I can think about but certainly there are others. For example, do boxcars still get loaded at someplace that might make plastic trash cans or televisions and then moved to a big box distribution center or is this all done by truck now? So, this list should include industries served by boxcars in the timeframe of the late 1990s forward.
Here is what I have:
Lumber yards (specialty or trim lumber)
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