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San Francisco Street Railroading In 1909! (Film.)

This is really cool! A seven-minute film shot from the front end of a San Francisco Market Street cable car, showing ev...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nowayjose6
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

MODEL RAILROAD SYSTEM VERSION 2.1.23 RELEASED

Deepwoods Software is pleased to announce the release of version 2.1.13 of the Model Railroad System. This package incl...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heller
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by heller

Hidden Staging

1. How many of you are utilizing hidden staging? 2. If so, how do you access it? crawl underneath, rear door, lift out,...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

DCC Consist programming

DCC programming for an F7ABBA and an F3ABA I am most interested in how one programs a consist using the ABBA and ABA co...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

HO scale diesel switcher with DCC

Anyone who needs a small diesel switcher under DCC control might use the Spectrum HO 44 ton, single motor or two motor v...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gagnonrchrd
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by gagnonrchrd

Looking for Lionel boxcar information

I have finally located my 1950 Lionel train set and the broken boxcar. I bought a used replacement for the broken one,...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by me

Remarkable!

I got an Overland brass C30-7 from a guy on ebay a couple of weeks ago, and it arrived with some of the handrail staunc...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nowayjose6
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

New model show photos

For those interested I've put some photos of the American section taken at the recent Tolworth, Surrey, England model r...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mike
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike

Curious

I was quite active and involved in model RR'ing a few years back. I assembled a fairly large collection of HO scale car...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

Technical Questions

1. Switches (a) are you using switch machines or manual throws ... reasons for choice(s)? 2. Turntable (a) are you usin...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

NCE vs Digitrax

I was hoping those of you who own either NCE or Digitrax could offer your reason(s) for choosing that brand, what you h...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

REA : Railway Express Agency

REA question. I was wondering exactly WHOSE engines were used to haul REA specific trains, or were the REA cars mixed w...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

On-Line Train Stores

It seems that I am always searching for hard-to-find, HO scale train cars and engines. Items that slipped by me complet...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan

HO scale : Cab Forward

HO scale: Has anyone had the opportunity to compare the performance of the BLI Cab Forward to the Intermountain Cab Forw...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mc_brennan
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by mc_brennan