Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2005

Just a quick one. Is the october AMRM out yet?
Brendan

I am fine tuning my layout design before starting to lay track. I am
planning to run 5 coach long trains so need platforms 5 ft long (in
OO). I want to put points at the end of a platform for a siding but I
am tight for space. If I reduced the platform to just over 4 feet and

I have added 2 new pages to my web site. The first is an XL spread sheet
which calculates dimensions for track in crossings, with relation to the
wheels you use. It also gives comparisons to prototype clearances and
suggests wheel dimensions. It is suitable for any scale and gauge. ...

No I've only got septembers issue and its not yet out in stores either.But I
do have octobers issue of model railroader and its in stores.I get both...
Brock RBailey
Victoria BC Canada

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Does anyone have any ideas where I can find on the web, SR signs such as "Do
not cross the tracks" etc. So that I can download and print them?
Thanks
Rob

i have discover collection of toy train from my grandfather,
there is a lots of stuf, some Marklin and Hornby all gauge 0.Great stuf.
I dont no much about trains, modeling, etc.
But i had find all information on internet i wanted to now, except about

Has anyone received the subscription issue of RMC 2005 yet?

Does Anyone know where I can get the following engines in Monon Colors (Freight: Purdue Gold/Black Passengers: Wabash Grey/Red). I'm looking for either HO or N Scale
 a.. FM
   a.. H10-44
   b.. H15-44

I need some advice... I need to cut some curved track sections (Hornby
track system), which cross baseboard joins at an angle (i.e. the rails
are not at 90deg to the baseboard join at the point of crossing).
I was going to get one of those fancy shearing rail cutters, but have

sorry for a test message, but my replies don't appear to be showing

I was in my Linux class Friday night. The lesson was on desktop and
OpenOffice (a MS Office clone for Linux; does MS formats). We also had
to work with photo software that was native to the Gnome (pronounce the
G) desktop. It's called The Gimp (GNU Image Manipulator Program). ...

I have a PROTO 1 unit, that lost the chugging sound when using my Lionel ZW
transformer.  I also can not get the chugging sound any longer even with the
MTH Z-4000 transformer.  HOWEVER, I can get the chugging sound with the MTH
Z-500 transformer.

After evaluating several different software packages that provide support
for image galleries, I have decided to go with the Gallery project from
SourgeForge at "http://sourceforge.net/projects/gallery". To access the
image galleries go to:

In the American southwest, was uranium ore typically transported by rail
?  If so, was it in open hoppers like othe types of ore ?  Also, can
anyone point me towards any photographs of a uranium loading facility ?
Thanks in advance