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- - One of the groups I'm in on Facebook claims to be a "repository" for all things USAT... A few items caught my attention today. It sounds like USAT is working on new production runs of the locomotives. One thing that caught my eye was a MSRP pricing of ~$1200 F7 A&B units, ~$700 for just the A. Also, supposedly they are working on a redesign of the 3 axle trucks, and when that is done, the 40-2 will be back. A little rich for my wallet... Glad I hav...
    
    Interesting USAT chatter on FB
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    I started going through my inventory of track for my outside layout. I have about 600’ of Aristo-Craft SS track and 4,#6 switches also in stainless. I have 7 LGB 1600 series switches in brass, and approx. 600-700’ of LGB track. Can I use the brass switches with the SS track without any issues of chemical compatibility? I will be running track power and will be using rail clamps with spaced joiners at some joints for expansion. Will also be running feeder wires. I know I’l...
    
    Track metal compatibility
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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7921415/Tug-war-breaks-worlds-passenger-steam-engine.html
    
    1st passenger engine
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    Prototypes
    
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    Talk about prototypes here. It's not just trains through the tulips!
    
    I will admit that, until now, I have shown no ability to keep plants alive (I once killed a cactus by underwatering it, for example). Given that the Durango & Jasper is meant to be a garden railroad, this clearly needs to change. Starting from such a stunning position of ignorance, I've decided to take advantage of a lucky coincidence and hire Nancy Norris, the gardening editor for Garden Railway magazine, to plan, install, and teach me about these living things that I will be nurtu...
    
    Planting the Durango & Jasper
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    Uncropped,unedited,but it must be an image from developed film ......you can do scanned pics of the pics you have or however you prefer to load images of your RR back in the day. You must show the picture parameters like you are flipping through an album. Any takers ?
    
    Polaroids or (35 mm) of your RR
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    Plowing with Powered boxcar
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    Going to document the design and construction of a "TimeSaver", made famous by John Allen. Most of this is documented on the http://sdgrs.com web site. History / what is the Timesaver? This page is about the classic switching puzzle invented by John Allen, the famous model railroad pioneer. The trackplan is simple, but has been enjoyed by many people since it's introduction by John in 1972. The lengths of track and arrangement of switches have been designed to make you have t...
    
    Portable Switching Puzzle / John Allen &...
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    Operations
    
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    Into more than running your trains around the patio? Discuss here!
    
    I have created a route in JMRI that I call the West Willow Turn. It departs from West Willow Hill and works all industry spots going East to the yard at Tyrone, then goes back working all the same industry spots Westbound. JMRI likes the route just fine and builds a train with enough work to keep me busy for over an hour on my small indoor layout. The problem I am having is available space on sidings. JMRI wants to spot cars on the Eastbound leg that don't have a place to go...
    
    Question for JMRI Ops experts
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    I applied water slide decals to my loco a number of years ago and I would like to remove them and apply different decals. What's the best way to remove decals? Thanks
    
    What's the best way to remove decals?
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    The majority of my construction projects have mostly been getting the Outside layout working. Any work on the inside was basically done to make the freight yard for the outside operations.. Since the weather has turned cold, efforts have been spent on working out the track plan for the upper level inside portion of my layout.. I had previously created my industrial switching portion of the layout and it is against the further most north wall.. For the past few days, I ha...
    
    Bluestone Southern Indoor Upper level la...
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    Not all of us have a yard, or want an outdoor empire.
    
    Hi everyone, I've been stalled on my SD40-2w build as I haven't been able to find a mesh suitable for the old style wire vents. I received a parcel today, and it's everything I was hoping for. *** Mesh for EMD vents *** The photo below shows the SD45 vent on the right to show how close the match is. Shane
    
    Old Style EMD Vents
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    I just started a new article here https://www.largescalecentral.com/articles/179/passenger-car-conversions
    
    Passenger car conversions
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    Wanted looking for a used LGB 2063 or 27630.
    
    Wanted lab 2063/27630
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    Have something train related for sale? Post it here! (Don't take advantage of it, please, or I'll want a %age!)
    
    Not sure where this fits. But I have enjoyed casting. First it was casting lead fishing tackle as a kid and adult. Then came casting resin and pewter in RTV molds. When I was a kid in Jr high I did a little bit of sand casting in shop class and some lost wax casting in arts class. All of it I find very rewarding. I want to step up my game and cast aluminum and brass and do some sand and lost wax casting. In order to do this I need something with a bit more umph than a propane torch. So starting ...
    
    Putting it here
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Modeling
- - Howdy friends, After many months of research and design (and wanting to spill the beans, but had to wait), I'm glad to say I'm embarking on a new build project. The subject matter came up some time ago when I noticed an odd tower / tank arrangement in a couple V&T RR photos taken at Mound House, NV. BTW, the full images can be seen at WNHPC.com, here and here. At the time I first saw these, I thought that was just a RR water tank of some sort. But tha...
    
    Dexter-Turbine Windmill Project
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    New article on my growing list of passenger cars has been posted here. https://www.largescalecentral.com/articles/188/express-horse-transport-car
    
    Express horse transport car
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    Rolling stock
    
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    Rolling stock
    
    Looking for lgb 2063 or 27630 or any other version. Used or new. Buy or trade.
    
    Wanted lgb 2062/27630/24630
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    Hi folks The purpose of this forum is to act as a repository of drawings, images, files, etc, of anything railroad related. You can either upload the file, or post a link to it as a message.
    
    Purpose of this forum
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    Discussion area for reference drawings and information.
    
    Some of you may know that I've used Shapeways a lot over the last 5 or 6 years, especially for model-making for my full time job. I've generally used their (cheapest) SLS nylon, because it's... cheap. Not fantastic detail, but very rugged, and the build volumes are large. I don't use FDM much, because my machine no workie, and the SLS doesn't have the layered effect. Recently (for a couple years?) they've offered "engineering plastic," which has finer detail and better ...
    
    A possible Shapeways alternative for nyl...
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    Looking for American railroad figures in the 1:24 to 1:22.5 range, there are a lot of 1:20:3 figure out there but they are a little large for LGB, like the Just Plain Folk ones but they are limited to Railroad workers, any others?
    
    looking for figures
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    The Carquinez & Alhambra Valley RR community in the early 20th century faced many challenges but perhaps none was more important than supporting its local agricultural interests. Especially desirous for support were its vintners, of which there were many, including the Christian Brothers. who produced various wines and brandies in Martinez until relocating to the Napa Valley in the early 1930s. My project this year is a farmhouse for a larger vineyard component of the C & AV RR. Based on...
    
    Greg Hile Mik's Challenge 2020 -- Alhamb...
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    I have wanted to build this layout for a very long time. I have enjoyed On30 for about 10 years now. I have built two mini layouts that have graced the electronic pages of this fine site for quite some time. A sugar cane hauler set in 1920 Haiti and a primitive backwoods logging operation set in 1910 Kentucky and Tennessee. But the ET &WNC RR ,”Tweetsie” has always held a special place in my model railroading heart. When Bachmann came out with their magnificent Baldwin 10 wheele...
    
    The Blue Ridge Stemwinder in On30
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    Just out of the shop 7/8th's The local Sheriff rounding up drunks again.
    
    Paddy wagon
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    Hi guys, My brother-in-law has a pretty good machine shop. While visiting a few weeks ago I noticed this perched on one of his toolboxes: Pretty nifty, huh? Apparently these were made in the late 1940's and early 1950's. The whole thing is probably only a foot long and fully functional. Cheers, Matt
    
    little lathe
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Power and Sound
- - MyLocoSound has now released a universal soundcard for trams and streetcars. It contains a selection of sounds including three bells/gongs, seven horns and air whistles, three brake compressors, conductors buzzer, rail and brake squeal and two motors. They work for both modern and heritage vehicles. The sounds came from the Crich and Seaton Tram Museums in Britain, some heritage streetcars in the US and several city light rail systems. The new soundcard can be seen and ordered off our web site a...
    
    New streetcar soundcard from MyLocoSound
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    I've been playing with Airwire a bit in my spare time and I've come across a very cheap way to build an Airwire compatible receiver. It will drive any large scale DCC decoder using battery power. No programming, just hookup a few modules that you can get from Ebay and Amazon and it works. All together it costs about $30 (without the decoder obviously) It does require a bit of soldering and a voltmeter but it's pretty easy. If you are interested, I've put together a se...
    
    Cheap Airwire DCC Receiver
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    Here is my question: How to properly test a live steamer on air? Where to insert the air? Directly into the boiler where water would have been added? Do you lubricate the cylinders? How? What other procedures should be done? Please help, I'm totally new to this part of model railroading.
    
    How to properly test a live steamer on a...
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    Good afternoon everyone : I'm hoping I can get some wiring help. I want to install motor units on my piko switches . I made my own control panel with momentary toggle switches to control them. I found wiring diagrams that help me but I keep seeing references to "real diodes " . Can someone tell me what size I need and how to install them . I have a USA TRAINS train power 10 and I don't know if that makes a difference. Also, where I can get them. I'm new to the hobby and you guy's have already h...
    
    Real Diodes
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Shows and Conventions
- - The Big "E" train show is just around the corner ... Today, the annual Railroad Hobby Show occupies four buildings at the Eastern States Exposition, draws 25,000 people, and is one of the most respected railroad shows in the country. Twice, the Railroad Hobby Show has received the Walther’s Showmanship Award in recognition of our efforts to promote interest in railroads and model railroads in the United States Location : The Eastern States Exposition Fairgro...
    
    Big "E" Train show .just aroun...
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    HIT OR MISS ENGINE
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    I have been commissioned to do 2 Baldwin Sharks from Facebook, I figured the one that I scratch built a few years ago is lonely I can do 1 for me as well I started with a reference drawing, the guys measurements aren't 100% compared to the D&H unit i'm modeling but I can correct those issues later and here is the 3d model that's being extruded from that drawwing I should be able to start printing parts by the end of next week if all goes as planned The frame w...
    
    RF-16 Baldwin Shark - Design Phase
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    Remote Control Systems (RCS) has a new Automatic Bind 2.4 GHz Rx available. Works with DSM2/DSMX protocols and has 6 channels. End mount and Top mount servos. A$ 29 (US$20) each post free. Suitable for Live Steam and Battery R/C. Full details about them are HERE
    
    New Auto Bind Rx from RCS
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    Am I missing a link to the web site ? It would be nice to have one hear. Sean
    
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- - Just noticed a couple of days ago, topics with 100 posts or greater are in red, the little icon of 2 pieces of paper: vs. wonder if there are any other changes...
    
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    Just test vedios that getting some weird blockage on Firefox browser what a post was make with a video. Can't post the video by youtube share off of our site? Try again a differway. Least got a black out video showing. but not working on IE browser. Emb code try. so much for that?? Darn that worked but only see it in gray until posted? But now blocked with any messages. Must be some win 10 or Firefox setting even with ABP program off. Must of been som...
    
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