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    The new layout 2023

    I agree with bringing the tracks to the foreground.
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    What a ride!

    Epilouge: On the return trip, we happened to get the same Conductor and crew. He mentioned that they had 88 people aboard that stranded train and Amtrak received over 40 comments from them. Not one single complaint! :D Hats off to the crew for that!
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    Well, that ain't gonna buff out...

    Boy are you going to get it from your daughter now... Ha, Ha... :D Glad it was nothing more than a small crunch. Cars can be repaired.
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    layout height

    My layout is pretty close to be roughly exactly 39 1/2" tall. Why that height? One of those combination of an interaction of factors kind of things. But you know what? It works for me. I have back issues, and this I at a great height that I don't have to bend over it to work on it. Tall enough...
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    What a ride!

    I pretty rarely ride regular passenger rail... Okay, I never ride passenger rail. But today was a special treat taking my 8 year old son on Amtrak's Vermonter from St. Albans, VT to Greenfield, Mass. What was normally a even paced 4 hour ride, turned into an all day affair. About 3 1/2 hours...
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    What's happening on your layout?

    Right?!?!? 😁 So simple & easy. They look great!!
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    Updating a newer Blue Box locomotive with a new motor

    A note on using the RTR to Genesis upgrade kit in a BB model: The motor will just drop into place, but will sit high in the frame. The A-Line driveshafts will work as well, but with the extreme angle they will sit at, they will also wear out fairly quickly. If you can mill the BB frames slightly...
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    View from the Office, II

    Never did, no, but in the following weeks I saw a few other VRS locos hanging around. Probably swapping some frieght with CN in St. Albans. My best guess, anyway.
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    Real Dirt for Scenery Question

    Another benefit of using real dirt for scenery is that it is cheap as... well... dirt! AND... If you happen to have a bucket of it laying around, and some model tractors, and an 8 year old, and you leave that combination alone for long enough, you can have nice plowed fields for as far as the...
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    Sub-roadbed question

    again, trying not to get to far off topic, but I did do a post on this a while back: https://modelrailroadforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/question-on-wiring-theory.38165/#post-632307
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    TRACK CLEANING

    I recently gave up on all the "try this's" an "I use that's" and switched to good ole' fashion contact cleaner sprayed onto a 1" furniture pad. I was amazed at just how much dirt and grime I was pulling off my rails. Kind of a lesson learned for me: If you want to clean electrical contacts, use...
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    Sub-roadbed question

    A bit off topic, but I faced a similar situation on my layout. I ended up finding a solution that was crazy simple. Send me a message if you're interested in details.
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    Green Mountain Railroad Layout Build

    Gotta admit, I was a little skeptical that your lift bridge was going to work, but it looks like you've got it figured out. Well done!!
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    My Sectional Layout - Back to the warehouse

    Got back to the warehouse scene today. Finally finished laying down the sod and then drive the posts for my fence: Then hung the fence: I think I have enough CA glue on my finger tips after installing that fence that no forensic scientist would stand a chance of identifying anything that I...
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    Sub-roadbed question

    I'm running regular 2" wide roadbed on my layout side by side where I have 2" on center double lines. So, when all is said and done, I have 4" wide roadbed. Running 2 1/4" centers, I would think your minimum width would be 4 1/4", maybe 4 1/2".
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