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  1. Bread&steel

    Central pipe and foundry

    I've been MIA for a long time working on my new layout so I guess all my old stuff was deleted
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    Central pipe and foundry

    Thanks everyone
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    Central pipe and foundry

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    Central pipe and foundry

    A few close-ups
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    Central pipe and foundry

    Thanks everyone !!!! It's been a fun project. If I had the room I'd double it's size
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    Central pipe and foundry

    Thanks Dave
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    Central pipe and foundry

    thank you !
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    Central pipe and foundry

    Well I did work on a few other things but this took up most of my time. I'm missing a bag house. It's my next project.
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    Central pipe and foundry

    Well it's been a long long time since I've posted but I've been busy building. So here now is the old Central Pipe & Foundry now owned by Bethlehem Steel
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    Bettendorf blues

    You're right, Steve, I must get a gauge and use it. I hate having derailments.
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    Bettendorf blues

    These are new right out of the package. I have removed them and I'll try pushing them through and see if I can figure this out. Thanks to both of you
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    Bettendorf blues

    I recently perchased Bettendorf trucks from Kadee. Kadee #500. I installed them on two athearns 40foot XM boxcars. I was pushing a string of cars through a curved switch when sparks crackled and my dcc shut down. I discovered that my new Kadee trucks rode up and shorted the switch. By...
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    Returned to the greatest hobby

    Welcome to the forum..... ! There's a ton of knowledge in every aspect of our hobby right here so ask us anything. Larry:)
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    Getting trains off the layout

    Can this be right ?!?! .. That's 320 feet of track ! WOW!!!
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    General Electric

    Unfortunately a few years ago I was forced to dismantle my old layout. But a few years later I was fortunate to acquire a very large space. I had rescued structures and parts of structures from my old layout all over on shelves. GE grew out of the combination of several buildings and a few...
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