Model Railroad Forum

Subject? How do coal towers work?

I have a question. I live in the northern ohio area and as far as I know there are no old coal towers around. I want to...

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posted by RoadPlayerMag

21 comments posted 22yrs posted by RoadPlayerMag

Con-Cor opinions

Hello all, I am looking for opinions or any general information on Con-Cor passenger cars ..thank you..Mike

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posted by weewah

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by weewah

What color were water tank hoops?

I'm scratchbuilding a water tank and just got stuck: what color were the hoops on the tank? Were they painted black or...

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posted by gerryleone

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by gerryleone

Athearn Passenger Car - wheel question

Hi, Re: Athearn 70', Standard, Heavyweight Passenger Car [Walthers item #: 140-7850] A quick question regarding the whe...

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posted by mc_brennan

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by mc_brennan

John Olsen's Jerome and Southwestern of the 1980's

Is anyone familiar with John Olsen's Jerome and Southwestern layout of the 1980's? That was THE layout that turned me o...

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posted by apj

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by apj

FA: Shinohara 3-way, dbl-crossover, curved turnouts on Ebay (.au)

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that I have three of the more unusual types of Shinohara turnout assembly currently listed...

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posted by one4sun

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by one4sun

Pentagon Wars told truth

Have you seen the movie Pentagon Wars on HBO. Tells the story of the design and building of the Bradly for the US Army....

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posted by okiechoochoo

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by okiechoochoo

U.P. move shocks model railroaders - Omaha World-Herald

From the Omaha World-Herald Dec. 25, 2003 http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=46&u_sid=957269 Take the time to re...

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posted by jkorman

59 comments posted 22yrs posted by jkorman

Malcom Furlow's Carbondale Central of the late 1980's.

Has anyone ever seen or made a copy of Malcom Furlow's Carbondale Central. It was in 2 or 3 issues of Model Railroader...

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posted by apj

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by apj

Kato

Well Santa dropped off 3 Kato SD80MAC Norfolk and Southern locomotives (along with a few other things). Are these as di...

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posted by jeff

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by jeff

Hooking up Transformer

OK, I'm new. I just bought an MTH Z-1000 transformer and have no clue how/where to hook the wires from the track. I hav...

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posted by two23

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by two23

Re: Roundhouse - 3600 Series Reefers

> > I was looking at the images of the Roundhouse 50' reefer series in the > Walthers catalog. A visit to the MDC webpa...

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posted by fkellis

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by fkellis

FA: Old Lionel Manuals

Hello, I am selling some old Lionel manuals. They are of a 1956 vintage. I hope someone wants these! http://cgi.ebay.com...

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posted by nderj

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nderj

Ohio Free-Mo group

Anyone in the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and looking for a modular model railroad group, please check...

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posted by <lmcmanaman

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by <lmcmanaman

The Grinch Challenge

There is a lot to recommend the management of UP for the annual "Railroad Grinch Award", but they are being challenged!...

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posted by peachcreek

9 comments posted 22yrs posted by peachcreek