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  1. dougcoffey1950

    Deadwood Smelter

    Matt, Thanks for the compliment. That goes both ways. I'll be keeping an eye on your smelter for ideas. I suppose the railroad brought the concentrated ore in to these smelters packed in sacks and delivered by boxcar. I've seen pics of the Deadwood smelter with what looks like a water pipe...
  2. dougcoffey1950

    Deadwood Smelter

    Matt, I just finished building a large HO scale mine and mill. Photo link http://www.dougcoffey.com/html/works_in_progress.html I want to build a large 1920 era smelter. I have been looking over the Deadwood Smelter for years but can't see how it was rail serviced. What are you using for...
  3. dougcoffey1950

    Deadwood Smelter

    Keep the photos coming. This looks interesting.
  4. dougcoffey1950

    Atlantic Central & Mohawk Lumber Co. Railroads

    Thank you all.
  5. dougcoffey1950

    Deadwood Smelter

    You are doing a fantastic job. Contest winning quality. The Black Hills is a place I wish I had discovered 20 years sooner. I found the early railroading there more interesting than Colorado. It's nice to see someone modeling it. I look forward to seeing your progress.
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    Magazines

    The only one I subscribe to anymore is the Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette. It is still a good magazine for craftsmen. As far as the other magazines go, I find web sites and message forums have far more to offer. I was pleasantly surprised with the latest issue of Great Model Railroads from...
  7. dougcoffey1950

    layout test picture

    You can view all my photos here. http://www.dougcoffey.com/html/model_railroad.html
  8. dougcoffey1950

    Atlantic Central & Mohawk Lumber Co. Railroads

    For those that requested a link to my model railroad, you can view it here. http://www.dougcoffey.com/html/model_railroad.html
  9. dougcoffey1950

    layout test picture

    I'm new here so this is a test.
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