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Thank you for all that! Do you have any pictures to go along with it? It would help...with modeling... (honestly I'd just like to see some of this stuff!) Also...is it possible to run a WC GP40? I mean, I will either way but it was too good an offer to pass up and it had DCC for $65, I plan to add D...

I've seen 8. I think. Lemme see if this list is right... PC. NKP. IT. SOU. NYC. MGA and LV. And this past Saturday, the Wabash. There was almost a year gap between NKP and IT.

Really great time there. Met some friends and saw the Wabash pass the NYC!

One of the eight...unless GLC brings out the 2648 and sends it down. And no, I'm not joking. No names of course, but an engineer on GLC told me he had heard the 2648 was planned to go down. Yes...I mean the GP35 high-hood that's been in storage for who knows how long!

Do you mind if I use that F40PH scheme on an N scale model? I was thinking about it before, but now I'm settled since I'm getting a crappily painted Amtrak F40 and I plan to use this. Any copyright issues or anything? Just don't want to get sued

Model Railroaders Special Issue Model Railroad Planning 2005 has an article on Arnt Gerritson's AA layout including the carferry operations in Frankfort/Elberta. Connections with Penn Central and C&O are part of the layout. It is a very good article, including the track plan. If you are interested,...

Heard today from a guy on the Toledo national train day board that along with the NYC unit, Antrak display, and WLE engine (freshly shopped SD40-2 possibably), GLC is supposed to be sending down a freshly shopped GP35 and maybe a couple of the MDOT commuter coaches. Also supposed to be some MOW equ...

Although I live in Ohio, I'm a bigger fan of operations in Michigan. Everything is more unique with less trains, and I love the single-track meets, shortlines, and really all in-between! This became my N-scale layout. It's a 4x8 1/2, and I'll post pictures if needed but it's nothing to marvel at ri...

SD80MAC wrote:B&O owned no track in Michigan but after the C&O-B&O affiliation of the mid 60's and of course the creation of Chessie System, B&O and WM locomotives frequented Michigan on the old PM.

Good, because I ordered a B&O/chessie GP40 instead of C&O sublettered. Now I can live with my mistake

Although I live in Ohio, I'm a bigger fan of operations in Michigan. Everything is more unique with less trains, and I love the single-track meets, shortlines, and really all in-between! This became my N-scale layout. It's a 4x8 1/2, and I'll post pictures if needed but it's nothing to marvel at rig...

R.E.M., Duran Duran(d), Smiths, anything on the first wave satellite radio station! I just wish they wouldn't beat The Pretenders, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Joe Jackson and The Cars (which doesn't even belong on 1st Wave) into the ground. I used to not mind The Pretenders until I started listening...

R.E.M., Duran Duran(d), Smiths, anything on the first wave satellite radio station!

I just watched those on YouTube. Really cool stuff, almost made me want one! (But where in the heck would I get that money haha)

Here's one. "Clear the signal (can't remember), Q234."
Then the dispatcher: "Thirty-four?!"
The train: "235"
Dispatcher: "THIRTY-FIVE?!?"
So I don't know what the actual number was, and it doesn't sound like the crew did either

I'm just laughing because my N scale AA 385 doesn't have a nose light to begin with! Now it's prototypical! (sort of...)

MQT3001 wrote:

TSB wrote:A commendable use of your time.

But the railfanning public must be notified of GRE movements, and when you use your computer for English Class to begin with...

Sounds exactly like one of my responses. Used to watch Railstream in keyboarding, those were the days.

One way we looked at it back in 2002-4 was to run only local service. From area of Cherry Growers to center of town and on to the casino and back maybe four times a day. Sort of a poor man's commuter. One version had rush hour moves in and out and daytime and evening runs. The object was to not onl...

One way we looked at it back in 2002-4 was to run only local service. From area of Cherry Growers to center of town and on to the casino and back maybe four times a day. Sort of a poor man's commuter. One version had rush hour moves in and out and daytime and evening runs. The object was to not onl...

It won't work. I love the idea, it could work, but it won't. I'll be the happiest guy here if I'm proven wrong, but politicians will never agree with it.

From Trains Mag, March 2014, "Amateur night at Woodland". 1983, two interim tower men staffing 3rd trick at Woodland Tower in the Bronx covering for the regulars during a strike. Normally there are no train movements during their shift but on this night an unexpected CR 4-unit consist ( no cars ) c...