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EMD/UP DDA40X? 6900? Centennial? All of the above? (Questions about the DDA40Xs (aka Centennials, aka 6900s) NHTX replied to this thread 23 hours ago Posted 18 days ago by NWP SWP	18	875
Gotham Stock Express GSX DSchmitt replied to this thread yesterday Posted 2 days ago by JusTrains	2	276
Modeling the Present but love streamlined passenger cars? dknelson replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 4 days ago by Harrison	5	403
Caboose on flatcar (image fixed) jeffhergert replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 14 days ago by PED	18	1035
Braking Differences: Dynamics vs Non-dynamics Canadian Big Boy replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 10 days ago by FRRYKid	17	1174
1950's method for transporting sugar, molasses, flour to an industrial bakery and/or candy operation BRAKIE replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 10 days ago by owen w in california	14	673
Reporting marks longer than four letters? And reporting marks for the NWP-SWP System NWP SWP replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 12 days ago by NWP SWP	21	901
Quintinshill Rail Disaster gmpullman replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 5 days ago by BigDaddy	9	357
Clinchfield 311 Ghost Train - info please snjroy replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 6 days ago by stokesda	3	341
Transporting steel coil dti406 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 11 days ago by BigDaddy	9	522
Your Layout Is Silly, That Would Never Happen In Real Life. wjstix replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 8 days ago by BATMAN	21	1172
Union Pacific Fire Train peahrens replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 10 days ago by maxman	1	383
NS SD40-2 Question zugmann replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 13 days ago by alcofanschdy	7	410
Bellows Falls and Saxton River Railraod cowman replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 13 days ago by Bering	3	336
Where to put cork roadbed...? hardcoalcase replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 14 days ago by BNSF UP and others modeler	11	573
Yards. Not back lawns. Railyards. Need some rules of thumb zugmann replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 17 days ago by BNSF UP and others modeler	21	1675
Some Good Rio Grande N.G. Photos at Shorpy OT Dean replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 15 days ago by gmpullman	1	274
Delaware and Hudson Challengers Ron High replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 17 days ago by PakunaMatata	2	360
Who's at the Throttle When a Special Runs on Another Road's Rails? BigJim replied to this thread 15 days ago Posted 29 days ago by Attuvian	18	1010
Found this today, I'll just leave it here (Coal and Logging Shortline) BigDaddy replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 17 days ago by BMMECNYC	1	366
Identifying air horn for EMD F2 gmpullman replied to this thread 17 days ago Posted 20 days ago by tstage	24	940
Avalanche Light gmpullman replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 18 days ago by BATMAN	5	351
Railfanning BRAKIE replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted one month ago by countryman	4	343
Lighting an Industrial Area gmpullman replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 20 days ago by FRRYKid	8	596
N scale defect detector Little Timmy replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 19 days ago by Model Trains and Railfanning	1	234
Train Photography NWP SWP replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted 19 days ago by josephbw	2	298
Southern Pacific locos on the east coast dehusman replied to this thread 19 days ago Posted one month ago by alcofanschdy	28	1758
Video railfan wars MapGuy42 replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 20 days ago by BigDaddy	1	302
dock leveler nypeterbilt379 replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 21 days ago by nypeterbilt379	2	451
Rail Load? for War Mill Gondola PRR8259 replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 26 days ago by peahrens	16	860