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    do you engineers and crew see nice scenery

    always wondered if you get to see some awsome scenery that you otherwise would miss on the highways.have you ever been flashed or anything funny like that
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    hey engineers and crew

    how does it work.say when you leave you home yard do you run a certain area or do you go all over tin buck and back again?is it true that you areexpected to work up to 20 hours at a time?how often do you get home and how long do you get to stay home before leaving again?im so interested in how...
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    how do they decide what engines to use

    man great info you guys rock.its funny how you can love trains so much and know so little,ive been fascinated with trains my whole life but doesnt make me an expert as im finding out,i need railroad operations for dummies book or video
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    sd-45 a piece of junk?

    i love the looks of them
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    Historic Steam Footage

    boy thats when men were men,man those guys had it rough but if you were to ask some old timer about those days he would say those were the glory days of railroading
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    how do they decide what engines to use

    i know that was probably a stupid question as there are a ton of experianced railworkers on here but i was always wondering that,to be honest i figured the number of units had something to do with weight,grades or even adding extras just to have more braking but i thought direction had something...
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    sd-45 a piece of junk?

    wow guys thanks for this info it was very helpful.thisengine does fit my timescale and i like the looks of it alot,especialy the flared version so this will be fine for me to usethanks guys
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    sd-45 a piece of junk?

    im starting a model railroad and was thinking of using theese as my main source of unit train power(fits the timeline im doing,theese and the 40-2s)anyway someone told me the real lines scraped them because they were junk,is this true
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    how do they decide what engines to use

    how do the railroads decide which engines to use and how many,and how do they decide what engines are facing which direction.for example if you have a manifest train going to wherever usa there might be fourengines and onemight be facing one way the others another way how do they decide this?is...
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    best looking paint schemes

    im partial to southerns tuxedo but the santa fe warbonnet man its timeless.also like the cprail
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    best looking paint schemes

    show who you think has the best paint shemes
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    where to buy detail parts for deisel locos

    new to this stuff,i know what i want to do now just have to resource so where do you guys get your engine detail stuff
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    modeling southern railway

    hey smoke im wondering if you cutom paint for members or customers,or do you only paint your own models?wondering if you could custom paint southern paint sheme on locos for me.
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    modeling southern railway

    ok thanks.hey smoke i sent you a pm i hope you dont mind.it never even crossed my mind i could get what locos i want to use and have them painted southern scheme im not trying to be exact anyway
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    modeling southern railway

    thanks for the info,and let me say one more time its so nice to be a member here
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    modeling southern railway

    thanks alot guys i remember as a kid visiting my family in oneida tn there was a small drop yard or classification yard of some sort,it was the oneida and western from the old steam o&w anyway i remember southern trains flying through there all day and all night,big trains with lots of power...
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    modeling southern railway

    i tried the search button but i either missed it or didnt see what i was looking for so sorry if this is a common question.im new this is my first day with you all and im very excited to be with you.my question is that im wondering if anyone here is or knows anyone modeling the southern railway...




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