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I saw this today and figured that you guys might be interested. http://www.weather.com/travel/creepy-train-graveyards-20140818

I accidently bumped into their website today for another project of mine and it appears it be might of some use to this hobby as well. They make custom die-cast cars for companies and such but also sell some there on the website as well. In the upper right corner it has a filter for "scale"...

I see Athearn has this new run of single dome tank car. What are/were these used for and are they still used? Im into more modern era equipment and trying to decide if this would "fit in". http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=ATH-29290 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337...

I'm amazed at how there are none of these in production currently. You can get the leftover AOK Maxi-IV cars on mts and other places for a decent price. But why isn't anyone making a new run with any big road names? Am i missing something?

Anyone have any of these? Pretty good quality and detail? I know i'm still a rookie, but I've never heard of these guys. http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Red-Caboose-HO-Evans-100-Ton-Coil-Car-BNSF-p/red-32563-01.htm

Anyone know any good places to go? Going on vacation next week and gona take the nephew to see a few trains.

http://semo.craigslist.org/bar/4001365149.html Is this worth anything? It's definitely old.

Hello all, So why are these Kato HO scale maxi-iv well cars so hard to find? For that matter 53' articulated well cars in general? I was hoping to buy about 4 sets of the Kato but all i can find is two road numbers of Kato, one in BNSF and couple AOK units. Has Kato stopped making this? Or...

Hello, Are there any companies with ho scale locomotives in the same price class as Athearn RTR but working ditch lights? I don't necessarily need Genesis detail, but would like to have working ditch lights. Not to mention, i would like a C44-9 or a AC4400 and apparently they aren't made in...

I sort of have an entrepreneur spirit and now that i have my career going, I've thought about trying to sell model trains online on ebay/amazon and also going to local shows. Our new house isn't really big enough for a very big layout, so this would be my way of staying in the hobby i guess...

http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20130423c Pretty cool i'd say! CSX being his primary sponsor and he gets to drive a locomotive! Lucky *******.

I'm perfectly content with the detail level on the Athearn RTR series. However, i would like to have sound and it would be nice for working ditch lights. Is there a brand that sells something like that? I guess basically something in between Genesis and RTR is what I'm looking for. Anyone...

The local yard has an old BN caboose that i see attached to trains a lot. I actually spotted it on the line yesterday from a distance on what appeared to be a gondola train. So i was wondering, what job does the caboose perform these days? The conductor rides in the cab, so why even use the...

Anyone know where i can find a modern grain silo like the one in this photo? I can't seem to find one like this...

Just wondering what's going on with all of the sudden maintenance on the bnsf line south of Cape Girardeau? I've heard some rumblings that they are improving the line to run oil trains south through here?

My LHS suddenly can't get any Mark IV #4 right-hand turnouts... what's going on? I know they switched manufacturers last year, but i thought everything was rolling again? I've bought 4-5 in the last two months, now he says the warehouse is out of stock and he can't get any in. I've checked a...

Just curious if i bought a new genesis sd70ace with sound if... (a) i could use with with dc? (b) would the sound work? I realize the horn and bells are dcc, but would the basic engine sounds work?

Storms got rough last night.... 48 cars pushed off tracks pretty much smack dab on top of the diamonds at Rockview/Chaffee. Has UP backed up through Dexter pretty heavy. I was just over that way and there was between 5 and 8 trains backed up around town. Also has the BNSF River sub backed...

I was in Dexter MO on Saturday and saw a UP stack train and on the last well car there was a blue Werner semi trailer sitting in it. Never seen that before personally so i thought i would ask is that normal? And more importantly, is that safe? I thought they had large holes in the bottom?

Anyone ever do a layout with any real-growing plants/trees etc? I realize this would have to be done carefully and be well planned in order to work right. The idea seems intriguing none the less. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEw5IL-gsnc