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Aug 19, 2026
Ah, got it. I was thinking this system. Mainly used on fast pax trains. Train would only need to stop for coal.
Aug 19, 2026
No often on two track lines there would be a water tank on one side and a column between the tracks so a locomotive could just swing the...
Aug 19, 2026
Last Friday, I wanted to get some ground beef, but as with all Fridays, the best buy date was Friday and I don't cook until the weekend...
Aug 19, 2026
Is that for the water scoop in the tender? I didn't know they did that in the US. I only heard about it in the UK when I noticed that...
Aug 19, 2026
Yup, hope I will be able to mount a water column between the tracks in the future. Clearance is good, but I want to make sure it's okay...
Aug 19, 2026
Cool! Thanks!
Aug 19, 2026
Got an afternoon eye doc appt today. Going to suck with all the rush hour train loads. This one is for pre-op and whatever they want to...
Aug 19, 2026
Good evening folks, it only hit 95 here today, felt much better. Got the lines and vehicles down on the straight module, it is finishing...
Aug 19, 2026
Found the dino! Very cool. Is that standard Kato spacing between the tracks?
Aug 19, 2026
I usually use the Banquet brown n serve, sometimes vienna sausage. Put whatever you like. I just chop them up and throw them in. salt n...
Aug 19, 2026
Evening folks, the site was a little finicky for me last night and earlier today but it's finally playing nice for me (for now)...
Aug 19, 2026
Used to see ZZ Top, and Steve Miller perform at free anti-war concerts at Lee Park in Dallas in the 1969-1971 time frame. Those were the...
Aug 19, 2026
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