Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2004

If not aware of it by now note that many P2K engines will have sound in
their next release.  See the German "All American Trains" site for listings.

Does anyone know of a source of plans for a drover's caboose?  I can't find
anything in the all-time index and would love to scratchbuild (not kitbash)
one.

Here is the text of a fax we received from Horizon today:  We are unable to
fill your request for Athearn parts at this time.  As you know, availability of
Athearn parts has been scarce to say the least.  We have a logistics team in CA
attempting to solve the distribution problem.  ...

Greetings all,
My neighbor's son was recently introduced to model railroads by one of
his Boy Scout leaders and wants to get started, so I'm looking to put
a nice 'starter set' together for him for his birthday next month.

I am looking for some curved rerailers for tunnel track with no
straight-aways.  Does anyone know of a source for curved rerailers in N
scale?  The ones I have are terminal tracks, but they don't have to be
terminal tracks.  harrym

Does anyone know if there is a commercial product that will fill the large
hole in the pilot of a Lifelike Proto1000 DL109?  Also, the side skirts that
were on some models of these engines?
Thanks

Hate to drag up the subject of trains in this group, but first
pre-production shots of the new SD40-2 are on the web site. I know they are
pre-production, main problem I see is the number of grab irons on the right
hand side of the rear end of the hood. If anyone more knowledgeable ...

Can one of the more informed historians on this group tell me when the date
when Freightrail was formed (early 1990s ??) and when it changed officially
to Freightcorp.
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 Can anyone confirm whether the rooves of NSW goods vans were painted PTC
blue during the Shirley era?
I'm modelling an MB van and want to know whether the roof was painted blue
or not.

Does anyone know where I can buy Track Pins in Bulk ? i.e by the 1/4 - 1/2
pound ? instead of these plastic packets with a couple of dozen in.
Preferably in the UK ?
Thanks

I've been looking for underfloor power (more or less) for my soon-to-be
interurban fleet. The SPUDs are over $75, which is too much.
I finally got wise and looked at N scale for my power needs. I think I might
have found it. A switcher, I believe a Plymouth MDT (?) might just be the

See above.
-John

Walthers/Shinohara turnouts are being reworked and will be
DCC-friendly with an isolated frog (and not power routing).  The #4s
and #5s and a few curved ones came in stock at Walthers this week and
the rest of the line will follow.

Have been laying track on my new layout- code 55, Atlas.
All my engines have wheels that are low enough profile...except my Kato
mikado. All the drivers and tender wheels are fine, but the trailing tuck
under the cab has wheel flanges that are too large. The result- bumpity

Can anyone direct me in the direction of which edition on the AMRM that
dealt with and had pictures and from memory had a data drawing of a 60 ft
turntable.  Also where can i get a copy of that article including diagrams
and drawings.