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Sante Fe signals circa 1950

Hi, does anyone know of a good link / book that describes Sante Fe signals around the early 1950s? I'm not looking for...
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posted by spowell
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by spowell

Does anyone have a report on Toronto?

Can someone give a report on the Toronto NMRA convention? I haven't seen anything. How was it?
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posted by peachcreek
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by peachcreek

Glueing tracks vs nailing tracks?

A co-worker who is heavily into N, glues his track and cork ballast to the plywood of his layout. I (who is getting bac...
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posted by ratherbbeachen
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by ratherbbeachen

Re: Pusher Service

is there not a steep hill on the UP between Rochelle and Chicago.. but that would be empty trains going west that have t...
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posted by allenby
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by allenby

FS: Atlas GP40 undec NIB

New, never run; Atlas Master Series GP40 undecorated #8900; DCC Decoder Equipped. $90 including insured USPS Priority M...
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posted by DavidL6
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beginner, having some problems...advice needed

hi, i used to live in england and bought a fair amount of hornby 00 trains over there. they worked fine over there, but...
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posted by pertile
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by pertile

Re: Is it easy to change an Atlas loco coupler?

>I found a GP7 in the old Burlington Route black colors. I want it except it >has those huge, dorky square couplers. Is...
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posted by sjhhoskins
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by sjhhoskins

Anyone have any pictures of the Erie P-1?

Since I know we're never going to be able to afford one of brass models I want a close look at some pictures to see if i...
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posted by DKRAMER
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Columbia SC GATS...

Well that was a disappontment. Only about 15 vendors, with mostly standard stuff. The prices weren't bad, tending betwe...
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posted by DKRAMER
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by DKRAMER

G-scale and DCC

Hi all, I am working on a backyard layout and am trying to decide on a DCC system to use with it. We want a handheld wi...
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posted by joemcwil
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by joemcwil

what's a "torpedo tube" do?

Some gp7 and gp9 prototypes had torpedo tubes and some didn't. What were they for? Air tanks? what?
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posted by tonypierson
15 comments posted 23yrs posted by tonypierson

Re: Rock Island and the rock decals

Why not buy the Micro-scale decals for the blue 'Rock' paint scheme? The have diagrams and you can measure the actual d...
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posted by jrbernier
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by jrbernier

Anyone to the NArrow Gauge Convention?

I was wondering if anyone on this NG will he attending the National Narrow Gauge Convention during the first week in Se...
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posted by "fundynorthern"
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by "fundynorthern"

Re: Model Railroading - what is it?

> > > Or am I in the wrong hobby? I can't seem to find the rec.models.diorama > group... > > Karl You are in the right...
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posted by dstarr
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by dstarr