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  1. P&LE

    Reversing loop turnout help?

    I think you're having a polarity problem with your return loop (if I read your post correctly), assuming you're running DC (as opposed to DCC). Correctly wiring reverse loops has always intimidated me, so I've avoided using them on my previous layouts. However, it certainly can be done, they...
  2. P&LE

    Gp15-1

    Larry, I LOVE the old F units!! Is that an F7? Great pic! PLE
  3. P&LE

    Railroad memorabilia for the train room

    Everyone, Just wanted to share a pic of the latest piece of P&LE (the railroad I'm modeling) memorabilia that I've acquired for my train room.. It's an original stock certificate for 10 shares, from 1925. I love the artwork on it!! I got it off eBay for less than $4 shipped. It's going to be...
  4. P&LE

    WPF August 27 - Sept 2

    M T S, That is a great looking gas station/ grocery store!! I seem to recall plans for a VERY similar structure in an old issue of MR, I think from the 70s?? I even gave very serious consideration to building it. Is your structure possibly based on those plans?? I'd like to find out...
  5. P&LE

    Gp15-1

    marriedshades, I looked this unit up by road # when I got home. I can normally recognize some sorts of locos, but the GP15-1 wasn't one of them. I know some of the locos used by CVSR just because I've looked over their roster online and I get to see them on a fairly regular basis. PLE
  6. P&LE

    Gp15-1

    bnsf971, LOL, I was all of 6 years old when this loco first saw the light of day. Maybe old is the wrong word? Perhaps vintage? Or experienced? lol PLE
  7. P&LE

    Gp15-1

    Wanted to add, 1420 was built for Conrail in 1979 and originally wore #1643. It is on lease to the CVSR. PLE
  8. P&LE

    Gp15-1

    While out hiking today, I also caught LTEX 1420, a GP15-1, crossing a bridge, bringing up the tail end of a passenger train on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Always a great day to photograph old locos. PLE
  9. P&LE

    ex-CP RS-18u in Akron Ohio today

    I was out hiking with my better half today in a park that borders the Cuyahoga Scenic Railroad line near downtown Akron. Caught CVSR unit #1822 crossing a bridge, pulling several passenger cars. According to what I've read online, #1822 is an ex-CP unit, an RS-18u. Beautiful day to see an old...
  10. P&LE

    B&O coaling tower still standing in Akron Ohio

    That's a really cool pic Grande!! Better get the others photographed while you can, they are a vanishing breed. PLE
  11. P&LE

    Beginning (again) to model the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR

    As I have posted before (recently and in the not too distant past), I am planning to model the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. If you're not familiar with it, Google it, it's a fascinating railroad and definitely worth your time to read about. For my first attempt at modelling the P&LE, I've decided...
  12. P&LE

    B&O coaling tower still standing in Akron Ohio

    Thanks BNSF!! Looks better now. CSX_road_slug, I'll be back over in that area probably this week, I'll try to get some more photos if you'd like them. PLE
  13. P&LE

    B&O coaling tower still standing in Akron Ohio

    Not sure why the pic is sideways, it looks correct on my computer screen before the upload. Don't think there's a TT remnant there, but I'll have to go back for a closer look, now that you mentioned it. It's located on an active CSX line, so looking around is difficult. PLE
  14. P&LE

    REintroduction

    Thanks Trussrod. The main reason I'm planning on using the 4x8 is portability (the room has to usable for other things) and I also REALLY like the Virginian 4x8 from MR. I think it will make a great P&LE coal branch layout and I can always add additional modules and staging. PLE
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    B&O coaling tower still standing in Akron Ohio

    During some recent online research into something different, I came across some notes on a blog about a B&O coaling tower still standing in Akron, Ohio. Finally got around to finding it. WOW, what an impressive beast! I've been around trains a lot for most of my life, and this is the first...
  16. P&LE

    REintroduction

    Hello (again) everyone, I've posted here in the past, but life events have taken me away from the hobby AGAIN for several months. Now I'm back (hopefully for good) and ready to get started again. As I've posted in the past, I will be modelling the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, probably on a 4x8 to...
  17. P&LE

    Coffee Shop XXXIX-9/21/2013

    Hello Gents, Haven't posted on this forum in months, but I've been lurking and reading quite a bit. Today started with light rain and now we have 2+ inches of snow, with 5-8" expected between now and thanksgiving. It's a nice, fluffy snow too, my favorite. I love to watch the dog run and play...
  18. P&LE

    going to get back into it, its been a while

    Welcome back to the hobby ad356, I too am just getting back to it after a very, very, very long absence. Unfortunately, here locally (NE Ohio) it seems that the local hobby shop scene is pretty dead as well. Or maybe I just haven't found the right place. There is one shop in my area that...
  19. P&LE

    soooo whos got snow already

    A few flurries twice already here (Ohio), but we've also had very warm days lately. It was in the 60s, near 70 this past week. The wind was howling today though when I was working in the yard, so winter is on the way. P&LE
  20. P&LE

    A model with a Middle Earth theme

    Wow, as a disinterested bystander reading this post, I am amazed at the vitriol leveled at the original poster. The guy came here seeking advice about something that may be slightly "off the reservation" when it comes to model railroading, but some of the responses leveled at him are beyond my...




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