Yeah, we had plenty of time Monday to run some trains as there were no real ones keeping us busy at work. As far as the layout I used to have a...
You guys ever try using regular masking tape instead of double sided tape? You can basically turn masking tape into double sided tape by sticking...
Dave talked me into FINNALLY getting back into the train room! We had to push through the snowboards, car parts, and other clutter and clean the...
Nice truck Jerry, I had a '98 that was totaled when the Riverbank ATSF depot burned along with several other on duty employees cars. Your Hyundai...
The Amtrak SDFP40's were the units that "suposedly" had derailment problems. Most of the derailments occured on the BN. A bunch were scrapped and...
Isn't it the Golden Gate Model RR club? Crazy I have worked out of Richmond off and on for the past 12 years and never drove through the tunnel to...
Railway Express Minatures makes a "dual control" switch machine. Not sure if thats what you are looking for.
I passed dave in the siding last week and he told me to check this thread, busy working lately. The first two photos above were my first effort...
For flatcars you can use styrene angle glued to strip at a right angle making a 3 sided box then trim them up. you need four pieces per container.
Forgot to add that 3807 was my address growing up and the Santa Fe yard was 5 houses down the road. When I saw GP40X 3807 as a kid I always wanted...
Here is my GP40X, did it several years ago, never put a chassis under it. I used an atlas GP40 shell along with SD60 shell parts. [IMG]...
Vinegar, Hmmm, reminds me of when I first hired out...There used to be a pickle factory located on the Central California Traction in Stockton and...
Looked for that signal many times while flagging...you can turn off the headlight and cheat a little as the water dripping on the rails from...
Looking great Jerry. I am back working out of Richmond due to the slow times on the railroad so I will be seeing this scene more often. By the way...
Just checked my parts bin and I have a KATO SD40-2 non dynamic shell with handrails and window glass. Not that useful to me as I model western...
I have been semi out of the loop for awile in the model train world due to my new daughter, actually she just turned 2 and picked choo choos as...
I wouldn't mind some of the 85' as some stuck around in other non intermodal uses such as telephone pole cars and cars to carry military...
That bridge was also in the James Bond movie "A View To A Kill". James leads the SFPD on a chase through the city with a stolen fire truck. The...
SP TankTrain climbing out of tunnel #5