trailrider

For those who don't know, the plural of caboose is...waycars, at least on the C.B.&Q. and some others. ;-)

Looks great so far! I see you model the Jim Hill roads (GN & NP). How about a "motor" (diesel engine) from the C.B.& Q. to complete the...

She was 700+ feet long, and the depth where she went down was "only" 500 feet. Whatever caused her to nose down and hit the bottom...

Morning, all! Still snowing in Denver and vicinity. Roads bad enough that I had to postpone my appointment with the surgeon AGAIN to...

Good day, model railroaders. Supposed to have light snow in the metro-Denver area, and not too cold. Must be at least 8 inches and still...

Have you asked John at Azatrax for any suggestions, help, etc? Haven't talked with him for quite a while, but he was always helpful. I...

It all depends on what you want to do with your layout. If you want to do a lot of switching, all the time, then a point-to-point will...

While the redundancy of a bus to each loop may be a little overkill, it may allow better performance and "safety" as applied to shorts...

Did the NP call them "caboose" or "waycars", like the Burlington?

Thanks, kjd! The Q (C.B.&Q) also used boosters on some, but not all of their trailing trucks. I'll check on your link when I have more...

Compared to prototype curves, the ones on our models are much more severe. Our model steam locomotives have the two-wheel lead and...

No doubt, but since the NP and Great Northern jointly owned the C.B&Q, between Chicago and the Twin Cities, it probably depended on the...

Looks good. Rico's comment about lengthening the passing siding might be something to consider. Since you are modelling a GN area...

I can well understand your wanting all the cars in the C of SF to match. However, should you run into any more of the C of LA, rather...

Does anybody know what the Navy's truck & rail van (TARVAN) containers used to carry loaded first and second stages of...