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I believe this somewhat follows the code of conduct as it is not intended to steal purchases away from a Bachmann Market.

Quote from: 3rdrail on Railwire on March 24, 2009, 05:54:37 PM
Dapol will introduce these dimunitive steamer locomotives this weekend in London. Knuckle couplers will be included.


They have a tungsten underframe and a 40:1 gear ratio so despite their tiny size can creep and pull four coaches. Now, that's the way to build things, IMHO! 

... set Penn Central's Management on you!
Has anyone seen heads or tails(well, feet) of Rich?
His last posts dictate he was still posting in August, but that was four months ago...
Rich, do you read me? You DO NOT want me to set the New Haven Eater Uppers on you!

The Valley Railroad has purchased the former Knox & Kane SY Mike 1658. They will be doing a real life kitbashing. Plans are to rebuild it from the ground up, and externally modify her with a new cab, modified pilot, and whistles/bells/headlights from original New Haven Steamers, none of which survive today. The Tender is going to be altered to look close in appearance to a New Haven clear vision tender. She is expected to be in service by the 2011 Season! Updates shall follow.
Click Here to View a Mock Up

As most of you know there were shenanigans in California involving the collision of a Commuter Train and a Freight Train, and the death of many people. The engineer is at fault for choosing to send a text message to railfan Nick Williams, who is in no way responsible. Yesterday, an 18 year old, put information on his MySpace Page telling of how he was given the chance to run a Metra Commuter Train. Because of these two events, the railroads have been cracking down, and enforcing new rules on Trainmen. Many railroad Employee's-Engineers, Freight Railroad Conductors, Passenger Conductors- across the United States have lost many privileges. On Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, conductors can no longer use cell phones, laptops, or even calculators. All cell phones have to be turned off even if the train is not in motion, or they are laying over. And you can forget about cab rides. After 3 engineers in Chicago got suspended for letting a kid run a Commuter Train, why would any employee risk their career in place of a foamer. So all you Teenage Railfans out there- Just Think. "If someone finds this they could get in trouble."
Thank You. Now I begin a 3 year wait until things calm down enough for cab rides to be offered.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/10/chicago-enginee.html

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=84272
Not sure if you've seen these yet, but they were in the current catolog...

 
Here are several news stories. There is video on CNN and MSNBC...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26680935#26680935
http://www.knbc.com/slideshow/news/17462209/detail.html
http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7422496&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26680908/

Where Am I?
Good Luck!

Hello, I know these haven't even been released yet, but I just wanted to use my 2 cents for Future Roadnames... The Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington was a 3 ft gauge line between Hoosac Tunnel Mass, and Wilmington Vermont, via Readville Vermont... HT&W owned a Railbus virtually identical to your model, and the railroad was home to the first railroad enthusiast excursion.
http://www.ginosrailpage.com/HTW/HTWGasCar.jpg
And there goes my last two pennies!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8MR-PtmP0m8
Tribute to the Southern Pacific Featuring the Daylights, Snow Fighting, Tehachapi, Cab Forwards, FM Train Masters, U50C's, and Much Much More! Enjoy~!

shh, don't let him hear you...
Also note the amazing K27, and the brass crane(semi hidden)

As most of you may know, floods are ravaging Wisconsin.
Take a look at these webcams and tell me this isn't bad...
http://www.midcontinent.org/netcam/

http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-train-derails,0,6226911.story
Watch the embedded video, the investigator refers to the train as a "Burlington Northern Freight Train."
I sympathize for the crew, and the injured employee.

Hi Guys. I was just wondering if anyone knew off the top of their head what that scale measurement of the drivers on these two locos. I need to find a six-coupled set of drivers with a 73" diameter wheel for a project.
Thanks!

Step 0: Move the pictures you wish to upload to your desktop, pictures, or my computer folder.
Step 1: Create an account on Photobucket.com
Step 2: Log into your photobucket account
Step 3: You will be directed to your album. There will be a medium sized box titled "Upload Images & Video." Click choose files and click the folder where you placed the photos.
Step 4: Click on the photo you wish to upload, then click select. It should upload your picture fairly quickly, and refresh automatically.
Step 5: Below the photo there will be four very small text boxes. Click on the one labeled "IMG Code." The link with tags will automatically be copied to your clipboard.
Step 6: Open the thread you wish to reply to, and click "Reply." Paste what is in your clipboard into the post.
Step 7: Click "Post"

Step 0: Move the pictures you wish to upload to your desktop, pictures, or my computer folder.
Step 1: Create an account on Photobucket.com
Step 2: Log into your photobucket account
Step 3: You will be directed to your album. There will be a medium sized box titled "Upload Images & Video." Click choose files and click the folder where you placed the photos.
Step 4: Click on the photo you wish to upload, then click select. It should upload your picture fairly quickly, and refresh automatically.
Step 5: Below the photo there will be four very small text boxes. Click on the one labeled "IMG Code." The link with tags will automatically be copied to your clipboard.
Step 6: Open the thread you wish to reply to, and click "Reply." Paste what is in your clipboard into the post.
Step 7: Click "Post"

Wednesday
Decoding Disaster, Investigation Discovery  Channel, 6:00am Eastern (Two Trains Collide)
Jon & Kate Plus 8, The Learning Channel, 8:30am Eastern (Strasburg Train Museum)
Jon & Kate Plus 8, The Learning Channel, 11:30pm Eastern (Strasburg Train Museum)
Money Train (R), Starz in Black Channel, 1:15am Eastern (2 Transit Cops plan a subway robery)
Money Train (R), Starz in Black Channel, 8:40am Eastern (2 Transit Cops plan a subway robery)
Money Train (R), Starz in Black Channel, 8:05pm Eastern (2 Transit Cops plan a subway robery)

Thursday
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day IFC Channel, 7:00am Eastern
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day IFC Channel, 12:15pm Eastern
Money Train (R), 5 Star Max Channel, 11:00pm Eastern (2 Transit Cops plan a subway robery)

Friday
Code Blue, Discovery Health Channel, 6:00pm Eastern (Car Collides With Train)
Terror Train (R), Fox Movie Channel, 2:00 am Eastern (College Students are Murdered aboard a chartered train, for the horror buffs)
The Yards (R), Starz Channel, 3:30pm Eastern (An ex-con takes a job at his corrupt uncle's subway train business)

Saturday
Code Blue, Discovery Health Channel, 3:00am Eastern (Car Collides With Train)
Money Train (R), 5 Star Max Channel, 5:05pm Eastern (2 Transit Cops plan a subway robery)

Sunday
Breakheart Pass, Encore Western Channel, 1:20pm Eastern (An undercover agent solves an Old West Mystery on a train)
Breakheart Pass, Encore Western Channel, 11:35pm Eastern (An undercover agent solves an Old West Mystery on a train)
Code Blue, Discovery Health Channel, 4:00am Eastern (Car Collides With Train)
Money Train (R), 5 Star Max Channel, 4:00pm Eastern (2 Transit Cops plan a subway robery)

Monday
On the Edge, Speed Channel, 4:30pm Eastern (Train+Trailer Race)
Silver Streak, Action Max Channel, 12:45PM Eastern

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=MODEL%20POWER&item=&split=30&category=&scale=H&instock=A&keywords=&start=30
New Models, with DCC sockets? Is model power becoming a more "to-scale" company?

Hi all, just a heads up on an upsetting email I received. While the Title and link claimed to be of a specific locomotive, and the sender signed it as a member of trains.com, the link instead sent me to a website which is intended to catch and get the information on child pornographers. If any of you receive an email claiming to be a member of Trains.com, who you do not know, do not click any links, since the last thing you want to be right now is dragged off to jail.

http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page53.html
I was browsing around to fill my Welsh 2 foot niche, and came across this familiar face!
Not for me, but I thought I'd let you know.