Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2004

HO diesels for sale, wife says I got too much toys
All are new in the box
Paypal accepted
If interested contact me off list

For those interested, here is the NYT's second article re UP crossing
deaths:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/12/national/12RAILready.html?th
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I was rereading some saved posts dating from January 2003 regarding Mark Mason
and his RR Custom Paints business.
As I recall, when one RMR poster and RR Custom Paints customer called the
Kansas District Attorney's office, he learned there already were three

All,
   I got an Email form Bachmann about the new HO Dash 8-40CW. Didn't Atlas
either just announce or release one of these or was it an Dash 8-40C. From
what I have heard here about Bachmann diesels they don't run so well. Anyone

Hopefully, the following is enough information for one of the experts here to
help me.
I have some old Tri-ang coaches which I would like to re-wheel.
Currently they have plastic steam-roller wheels with a metal axle that needs

July 8th 2004 Salem Oregon
Since 1993 in Salem Oregon 29 pedestrians have died trying to beat the
trains. They don't even bother to use cars to out run trains up there. Are
these just tough and rugged folks or could it be something in the water? The

LBF apparently is irate that bankruptcy rumors are floating around
about it financial state. They are offering a $1000.00 (in lbf
products) reward for information about whom is responsible for
starting these rumors.

I've been dumping clippings, in an effort to simplify my life. Hah!
Anyhow, I found a 4-page NMRA Bulletin article on how to build trucks.
Date is August 1966. Technique is shaping and soldering brass parts,
including wheels and axles. Hoo hah!

I am about to start electrofrying my points.  Although I have DCC I
actually rather like the Hornby style sliding contact switches inna
frame stylee, so I intend to use those driving mostly Peco point
motors.  I intend to build a mimic diagram for each frame using LEDs;

I have a  OO gauge Lima  green livery Deltic loco, one of the carbon motor
brushes is missing can anyone point me in the right direction to obtain a
set of new brushes.

Model train fans steaming mad at UP
Union Pacific Corp. says it's just protecting trademarks, but its push to
collect a 3% royalty fee from model-train makers has generated large-scale
anger among hobbyists

Aldo is overcharging again - £99 for a hornby 50!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47436&item=5908676991&rd=1
Exactly how rare are these models??

The group alt.binaries pictures military has some photos of US Army
railway stuff being used for d-day - Only looked at one (Im on pay as
you go), decent size and detail.
Regards

The article linked appeared in the Sunday Kansas City Star - reprinted
from the NY Times:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/9126733.htm?1c
Interesting.  Another indication of the change in corporate culture in

             I have recently acquired my first "kit," a South Eastern
Finecast LSWR "H" Class. I thought I would start on something small and
simple?
There are allot more parts in there than I anticipated however.