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  1. RIGuyUK

    Hello from Scotland

    Hi I'm Joe and I've just signed up to the forum I model the Rock Island RR in HO. I'm currently building a switching layout called Seething, Ill., part of a yard set in 1976 somewhere in Chicago. Total size is 9ft by 15in. It is NCE DCC controlled and features stock from all the main...
  2. R

    Looking for greater info on this Marx (Allstate) HO Train Set 9978

    Hi All, I was gifted this Marx Allstate train set. The box is in ok shape and the locomotive and cars appear to be in great shape. I am unable to find a date or any real info on the box or literature. I have done some google searches but am unable to find any specifics on this set. I believe...
  3. S

    Hi From A Newbie In Northern England

    Hi, Im new to model rail in general, so I thought this might be the best place to start. My current interest is building a very simple layout set somewhere in the midwest, probably in the 1950s. I was thinking about a very small fictional town in Iowa or Nebraska, served by the Rock Island...




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