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    Running Bear's August 2022 Coffee Shop

    Gotta love that heartburn! In other news, I purchased an NCE Power Cab starter kit as well as a Fox Valley N SD70ACe NS Heritage - Penn Central. Snagged the starter kit for about $200 and the loco for $110 including shipping. Already has a Digitrax decoder installed as well. She ran just fine...
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    Running Bear's August 2022 Coffee Shop

    I’m not sure whether you meant the return ofFrenchman Christian a good thing or a bad thing, but regardless I’m happy to be here lol. I do have some exciting news that may be a potential life-changer for me. So I’m currently 24 doing good old fashioned construction like my father taught me...
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    Running Bear's August 2022 Coffee Shop

    Good morning folks! Hopefully I'll be finishing up a part of a multi-phase project at work. Currently doing some contracting work for "Old Carter Whiskey" getting their warehouse ready. I don't know if any of you guys have heard of em, but I sure haven't which makes sense when its over $200 for...
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    To double deck or not to double deck? That is the question.

    Yeah I like the more train per square footage deal. I'm sure I'll probably go HO once I get my own space and keep the N layout on a smaller scale. No pun intended lol. That is an impressive layout for sure especially with the amount of space. To be honest I might not really be sure what I want...
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    To double deck or not to double deck? That is the question.

    That never really cross my mind tbh lol. It's not a bad idea. Thank you for the warm welcome and feedback. I think I've settled on just a reversing loop for now. I think you're right that a second level is a bit much of an approach for a first go around in a space that isn't permanently mine. I...
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    To double deck or not to double deck? That is the question.

    Hey guys, my name’s Christian and I’m new to the whole model railroad gig and I want to get started with my first layout in my garage. I’ve worked for NS here in my town as a conductor for a while and while I enjoyed the job the lifestyle was so bad. We were constantly being called right off of...




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