Great info.   Thanx  bob

Hi,

How do I distinguish a late production Porter from an early production Porter?

(Not prototype, but Bachmann)

Is there a part number difference, or a physical difference that is visible?  Or box color?  Or?

(besides the added pickup brushes)

Thanx,     bob

Hi,
Backwoods Miniatures sells a close-coupler for the On30 ORE cars.  The picture on their web site shows the cars so closely coupled that they would not negotiate any tight radius.  Now, they probably do negotiate tight radius's, but does anyone have actual experience with these couplers?

Thanx,   bob

Hi,

Go to www.rrtrains.com       Select 'G',   Bachmann,  go to end of list--about page 18.     160-98xxx.  He has about half of the kits in stock.

bob

Hi,

Besides trusting your supplier, how does one know if the Bachmann freight cars that you order have the new lower frames or the old stock higher frames?

Thanx,         bob

Hi,   Are the new (lower) underframes going to be standard on future production freight cars?

Tnanx,   bob

For those of us that did not make it to the show--------what did you see?, anything new from others?, who was there (Backwoods?) etc.

Thanx,   bob

What are you doing up so late???

or Virginia City

Truckee river area---east of Reno

One is on E-Bay      On30

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,   BW

Hi,
When I was a small boy (some 55 years ago), my parents took me the Pomona Fair (now the L A County Fair).  I remember a very large outdoors and permanent train layout.

Is it still there?  Scale?  Anybody have pics?  Was it large only because I was small?

Thanks,   BW

Clear photo---great looking layout---please post more.

bob

Hi,
Look at the positions of the ladders at the above referenced 'Branchline' site.


bob