Greetings all....hope all is well and the advancing new year finds you and your rail road in good operating order or at least close there too.   Had a neat experience a week ago I thought I should share....I had the roof walks on a few of my cars tested. In our living room we have a wood beam, upon which sits my wife's "goody" train that consists of a Gen 3 Santa Fe 4-6-0, 2 reefers, 2 box cars and a caboose....3 of the 4 fright cars are my personal costom B-mann cars and the 4th is a B-mann Hershey Kiss reefer. The test I spoke of is ...one night we were watching TV when a noise came from the train on the beam. We look up to see a good size mouse starting in front of the pilot..run down the beam behind the loco....up the tender step, across the coal load to the forward ladder on the lead car. Then along the roof walk of each of the other 3 three cars and the caboose....down the rear ladder and through a small gap between the beams we didn't know was there. After inspection....there is evidence of former excursions but no damage or "stuff" on the train....not so much as a "water" mark or claw scrape in the paint. The way the mouse ran and his size(comparable to a B-mann figure) put my mind to a conductor chasing a bum down and off the train. Trying to be Emperor of the North end of the house I guess. Not something of great importance as with most posts but I thought it was neat and thought it might break up the monotiny and maybe make a few smile.       Later All.......S.B.

  Happy New Year to you all.......current and future old railroaders alike........Best to all........S.B.

  Just trying to be un insulting with my Christmas wishes. Hope all have a Great day and get to run at least one little train. Finely got mine up and have spent a few hours enjoying it.  Happy railroading all and Merry Christmas.....S.B.

 N.M.   Awhile back I read a post of yours, and I'm sure a few others, that suggested using LED flickering tea lights to add effect to the stove in a Bachmann passenger car. These posts , combined with the one on adding light to the brake mans lantern led me to try it... great idea, cut up a few tea lights and you get fire in the stove[providing you opened the stove] I used the whole thing except most of the outer case and it is switched and has its own battery that I can change with out dismantling the car. Great idea guys... I'll post pictures if I get any...going to try the lantern next...and maybe an attempt at tail lanterns... got a few now, bought 6 of them for 4.50 at K-mart today. A note..... the little flame shaped cover for the tea light works pretty good at hiding the fact that its not real flame, just cut around it and slide it down over the LED's....S.B.

  Can any one tell me the foot print (in inches) of the k-27 doghouse?  thanks in advanc...S.B.