Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2007

Another thread got taken over by trolls.
Clearly Amtrak's time has come and gone (some would say with Nixon).
There is now way $1 Billion US Taxpayer money should go to this
sinking ship.  The trains are late.  The staff grumpy.  The fares sky

A quick question if I may.   I have just picked up a couple of second hand
Fleischman electric decouplers that are built into the n gauge rail.   Am I
right in assuming that they run on 12 volts DC and am I OK using a bog
standard on/off switch or is there anything different I ...

TWO AMTRAK WOLVERINE TRAINS HAVE NEW EASTBOUND
SCHEDULES: Lake Michigan is less of an impediment to
travel between the Milwaukee and Detroit areas,
effective with the semi-annual Amtrak schedule change

I find it rather surprising that my name is still being mentioned
after being out of business for over 3 years. Anyone that still has a
beef with me may contact me via E-mail. BTW, I'm not Curt.
Mark Mason

I built a bridge on my 1 sq ft diaroma, and thought I was building a
Warren Truss bridge.  It seems, however, I left off the vertical support
members (perpendicular to the bridge deck.)  How critical are they to the
Warren Truss style?  Is there another style that doesn't use ...

In the 70's I recall reading an article in a model railway magazine about
what was thought to be the largest model railway in the US/world.
I think it was HO scale, American outline of course, and featured huge
rugged mountains and canyons and loads of sweeping curves, viaducts, ...

God wants to know whose a.s to kick more.

Just a plug for the Show and a reminder that advance ticket bookings are
available.  Look forward to seeing you there.

Oh they are lovely ....LMS Black will be mine !
http://www.mremag.demon.co.uk/hpsite/news/newreleases.htm

You are all c.nts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are all ...

Hi All, wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Sunny
New Zealand!
To Mark, I hope it rains on your Christmas.
Regards,

What options are there for underlay. The proprietry brands that produce it
in rolls are fine, but expensive. What does everyone else here use?
shane

Steve Caple was bad enough.  Now we have a true Satan Worshiper here
running full speed and nobody say anything to him and thinks it is
funny?!
Is that what this train board has become not only God Haters but

I see our friend "SPENDER" is back as "BOB OFFICER".
Don't be fooled they are the same person and a troll.
What other fake names are they using as well?
Chairman Cow?

OK, so I'm actually starting build something. Not a layout per se, but a
big diorama; I'm experimenting with stuff. And of course, since any good
layout has to have elevation changes, I've got some grades.
So my question is this: what is the steepest grade that a guy could get