Model Forum / General / Railroads / June 2004

Hello, this is my first post here. I am looking for one or two (preferably)
RCMP car(s) made by Busch (in HO scale). If anyone knows where I might be
able to acquire them, I would certainly appreciate the help. Please respond
in the group, thank you.

The cat is finally out of the bag!
See http://eureka.m.bigpondhosting.com/ for the official news on
Eureka's 2nd release
Plus, The Thoughts of Chairman Ron in:  The Eureka Times!

   I'm going to start building an N scale layout with 2x2's and 2" foam
insulation.
1. What's the best meathod to build 'leg-less' benchwork?
2. To use a DCC system, are there any things I should do besides bus wires

Yes, and trains will drive into it ..

My railroad needs several cattle cars, as it is set in the
southwestern part of the USA, in Arizona.
Athearn has  scores of choices,   Box, Reefers, Tanks, Flats, misc,
but not one single Cattle Car.

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CB&Q 35560 (Box)
Bellows Falls VT

Below is an email I just sent to MR.  Since I suspect its
chances of appearing in the magazine are small, I thought I'd
post it here.
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Yup, we knew it wouldn't be long.
Here are the details from the railway preservation network.
CSX Joins UP ( Heralds )
I found this very interesting. They have 2 forms for you to fill out

A few questions regarding Tortoise Switch Machines:
1. I have lost the spring wire for a Tortoise Switch machine. What would
  make a suitable replacement? Where can I find it?
2. I'm considering using Red/Green LED's or bicolor LEDs to indicate switch

i have been looking for plans/information about how to rig a train board to a
winch arrangement in the garage.  i just haven't see any plans to make sure of
the type of steel, types of winches, etc before even trying to left a 5 x 9
layout that has to be heavy..

G'day all,
Austrains, premier manufacturer of Australian rtr HO locomotives, has
just updated.
Austrains is at: http://homepage.idx.com.au/austrain/

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We are celebrating our fifteenth year this month. There were 18 products
back then and now over one hundred.
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What is meant by the term "Reporting Marks" often seen in US magazines?  Is
it simply the Railroads' initials?
Thanks
Peter Cokley

Any advice on a good freeware cad program to be used for structure plans and
conversion would be welcome.
It seems there are a few to choose from. Or would a purchase of a better
bundle of software be warranted?

Folks,
   I did some running this last week at the club I belong to, and both the
locos I brought had problems staying on the track. One of the derailments
caused a short (!) that took some time to figure out. (The engineering dept