Posted by Joseph Antosiak
A friend sent me this, apparently copied from a British publication. (quote) MODEL RAILWAYS PROMOTE SEXISM AND ARE AS ADDICTIVE AS COCAINE! A recent American study has concluded that as many as a million people, worldwide, are highly addicted to playing with model railways...
Posted by Peter Wehrhahn
My free Calendar 2014: Logging in the West Thu, 2013-12-19 12:26 — Peter Wehrhahn Same procedure as last year! I like to share my free downloadable calender available at my modellcom-blog. Sorry, but the site is only in german, but you may use the translation function...
Posted by marty makarick
Holiday Depression , First of all I apologize but I have no where else to share this. Here we are and the Christmas Holidays are upon us once again time just moves too quickly, this used to be such a great time of year but only when I was very young and quite frankly I'm not prepared and I ne...
Posted by G Scale Outlaw McGraw McGraw
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Posted by marty makarick
PENN CENTRAL INFORMATION alco FILE Details for painting and decals.This information was found on website- http://pc.smellycat.com/pics/equip/diesel-alco.html FA1'sNYC contributed three FA1s to PC, but they were all out of service by the end of 1968, and were never repainted into PC colors....
Posted by marty makarick
Why do trains play such an important role in my life? On another forum I wrote this to my friends , Jim had some problems and it really made me stop and think. I'm Really Glad Someone Could Help him Out. Jim,I am glad someone stepped up to help you ,that is in a position t...
Posted by Scott Olson
Had myself a pretty good run home tonite from Centralia to Galesburg.We made it into the yard in just under 11 hours. This is the first trip in 8 tries that I even have made it north of Beardstown or over the Illinois River for a little perpsective, let alone all the way. We actually had...
Posted by Scott Olson
Good morning from the train Mecca of Centralia IL. I finally madde my first trip from Galesburg to Centralia on the new long pool. The waters were parted for us yesterday when we left so to speak. No trains had been ordered out of Galsburg for almost 12 hours when I went to work an...
Posted by Peter Wehrhahn
Where are your model people buying the gas for all the cars on your layout?Do you like to get a really fine model of an authentic US-prototype gasstation?The german cardmodel-designer Godwin T. Petermann makes his design available to everybody - for free! Thanks to Godwin. It is easy to build....
Posted by Joseph Antosiak
I've often heard parents complain about their child's fascination with trains (real or model). When I hear "I just don't know what to do with him," I always feel compelled to tell them my story. I was fascinated by trains since before I can remember; my mother told me that when she asked m...