The problem is that I am not sure where I was in Colorado...it's been so long ago. I recall that I spent the night prior near Salt Lake City,...
About 20 years ago, I was driving back to Texas from Oregon. Along the trip, in Colorado, I stopped a rest stop with some nice scenery of a river...
Could someone please tell me what "anticlimbers" are? What locomotives they are used on? ...and when/why they first came into use? Thank You
When they give the license proceeds to their steam program, museum, etc...will that be "in addition to" or "in the place of" the corporate funds...
That would be the one....THANKS!
I found this sort of cute, so I thought I would share it. A couple of days ago I observed an old SP unit (not sure what the number was, the old...
KCS better get them repainted pretty quick before UP sues and demands they be returned to them to be destroyed. LOL
My AA's are NiMH...sure wish I could find some L-ion AA's!
I shoot weddings and events for a living...not having good batteries is not an option. My Nikon D100's used Lith-ion batteries that seemed to...
Yesterday I saw two CN locos heading a mixed train south on the UP line at Magnolia, Tx. I was way back in the line of cars waiting at the...
Paul, I have seen the MP and Katy locos thru Navasota on several occasions since shortly after Thanksgiving. The day I shot the pics was the...
After many years of wanting and waiting, it looks like '06 will be the year I finally begin my new layout. "Phase I" will be constructed around...
...sitting on the Chaille Block near Navasota, TX today. [img] 4141 ~ George Bush 41 [img] 1988 ~ MKT "Katy" [img] 3779 [img] 1982 ~ MoPac...
In the late 70's I frequently rode Amtrak (Sunset Limited) between Houston, TX and Alpine, TX. I recall one blistering hot August trip with no...
Okay, I was a complete idiot on this one. I make notes on the back of fuel receipts when I see trains of interest. AATX is Ampacet Corp - I saw...
Do the power companies own the rail cars and carry their lettering? If so, does anyone know the lettering for Reliant (former Houston Lighting &...
I recently purchased two Athearn HO DD40x engines in SP bloody nose paint (both are number 9503). I looked at the SP engine rosters online and...
Thanks all for the info. I tried XTrkCad today and found it quite user friendly...and the price was right too! Thanks again.
I googled "ho layout software" and found a large number of track planning programs out there. If anyone has used any of them, please share your...
HO is 1/87 scale. If the prototype is 87 feet long, the HO model of it would be 1 foot long, right? But what about weight? ...and horsepower?...
