Hopefully my copy will arrive next week, ordered Mar 26th, also waiting on Professor Fakes Rocket Sled ( from "The Great Race") 

  White River On30 annual available for pre order, ordered my copy.

Ken

  PM "private message" to 686 shooter, re replacement truck for his SHAY.

   

     PM sent

  The amount of super elevation used is based on the degree of curvature and speed limit planned for the line.

  example  20 degree curve radius 286 feet (HO 3 feet 3 inch's) 25 MPH outside rail 7 & 13/16 inch's higher. 

 A prototype time saver was built in 1895 by the Canadian Pacific Railway in Sandon British Columbia. Lasted until 1957 when floods destroy the line.

Murray

  There is an article in the 2007 On30 annual on converting the Bachmann Mogul to a New Zealand Railways N class 2-6-2, which may be of interest.

 As for my wish list I would like to see the Bachmann LS wood style ore cars done in On30.

     Another option to consider is looking at "S" scale rolling stock, I have a few pieces just a matter of truck replacement.
  Size wise they look good along side Colorado freight cars.

    Another conversion I've done using "O" scale cars were 4 wood style ore cars. Cannot remember the maker, but they were taken over by "ATLAS" getting them is a different matter, been looking for a couple more!.

   My copy arrived today here in the GWN, time to put on coffee and get comfortable to read through !.

 Due to be delivered Oct 4th, here in the GWN.

  No sign of the annual yet here in the GWN, however the Oct issue of "NGDU" arrived so I have something to read for the time being     

 just visited White River site, On30 annual due out Oct 1st, hopefully by Xmas, been a long wait !.

Quote from: trainman203 on August 10, 2023, 09:45:30 AMI don't believe anyone answered the question as to what an aerial Tram is. I would think it means cable suspended cars you see more in Europe than here, traveling hundreds of feet above Alpine valleys.

   I posed a video of an operating aerial tram line in the UK  message # 24

   Fred

  It is on my "O2IT" list, currently building a model of a lower ore terminal the prototype  was served by a
3 rail tram, 15 walls done, still have 4 walls left to finish, 400+ stir sticks so far, maybe 150 to go! The
office building will be a lot easier to do with scribed siding.

  Ken 

   Fred

  I have a operating kit for a gondola lift, originally made by "EHEIM", I believe "FALLER" (Germany) still offers the kit in HO? either a ski lift or mineral tram, extra towers also. The size of the unit will make it suitable for O scale as normally it would be enclosed within the upper and lower building's. I think I have figured out a suitable location for the kit.

  Need to make up a half dozen buckets to replace the gondolas!

  Ken