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WINTER RAILROADING
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 6:44 PM
Winter has finally arrived in Romeoville Illinois and a couple of workers are clearing the switch on the mainline before a double stack train arrives. I like to model the BNSF as you can see . There wasn't enough snow to bring out the plow but it still made for some fun photography . When these shots were taken it was 3 degrees outside . My wife thought I was nuts but I did it anyway . and and
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:05 PM
Hello from Macomb IL.

Nice shots.

Sorry to tell you, but your wife is right[:I]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:10 PM
She's always right , you know what I mean .
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:46 PM
QUOTE: blue aster Posted: Today, 19:10:16
She's always right , you know what I mean .


Yes I do!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:15 AM
THEY are right 99% of the time?????Ben
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:48 AM
Only 99%?
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Posted by bman36 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:08 PM
Hey there,
Thanks for the pics! My RR is buried in snow and ice now. No chance of the shots you have done here. Oh well...Spring will come soon. Later eh...Brian.
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:11 PM
For a minute there I thought I had clicked on the Rochelle webcam!

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 31, 2004 8:26 PM
Snow, snow lets talk about going to the beach for a surf because this is where i'm going right now.


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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 2, 2005 8:34 AM
Hi Brian
One of the 16mm guys in Norway built a snow plow for that problem[}:)]
sounds like you need too as well dont forget the two house bricks as well to give it the required weight[:D]
regards john
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Sunday, January 2, 2005 8:53 AM
Great photos, the lighty is perfect. "railfanning" COOL

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

Long live Outdoor Model Railroading.

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