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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
QUOTE: Originally posted by tpaulsen [br In honest truth, there are no undesireable railroads anywhere in the world, just misguided railroad executives that have abandoned the use of steam locomotives, ice loading refrigerator cars, and heavyweight Pullman passenger equipment. Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
QUOTE: Originally posted by howmus (Disclamer: The above post is not intended to nor written with the idea of insulting any of the fine people in this great hobby. The above remarks are purely a form of humor and should not be misconstrued as factual. Howmus does not nor has ever truely disliked the UP or SF railroads since he has never actually been to that part of this great country that has those specific above mentioned organizations known as UP or SF. The writer does not take sides in the ongoing disput concerning licensing of trademarks or lawsuits pertaining to the use of said corporation trademarks. Nor does the writer actually own any rolling stock, locomotives or other items with the above mentioned trademarks in any scale including but not limited to HO, also known as 1/87 and Horribly Oversized. The fact that the writer does not own any such rolling stock, locos or other items afor mentioned in this disclaimer should not be misconstrued to be meaningful in any way in reguards to the posting of this message at a forum of Trains.com) In other words: this post is meant for Chip only! But enjoy! [:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse I'm closing in on my 4th month of model railroading and I am becoming a snob. This week I thought it might be fun to build a little 2x4 N scale switching layout. So I started swimming through the great eBay looking for bargains on N switchers. I had no care really what road name the switcher was as long as it was a bargain--or so I though. I would see a Conrail or NS or B&O and those were okay. Burlington Northerns and Erie Lackawannas were passible. And I simply gagged at the thought of a Union Pacific or Santa Fe ad clicked off immediately. But BNSF was okay if not desirable. I have no logical explanation for this. What is happening to me?
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainluver1 We down here in the south don't run your railroads up there in the north
QUOTE: It's looking more and more like what I want to do is going to be tough. The prelinary reports I'm getting is that the steam switchers are stalling in turnouts and I'm looking to build a switching intensive layout. Something has to give--and so far I don't like the compromises I'm coming up with.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse If it makes a diffference, I can't stand New York Central either--but I think it's because I hate the Yankees.
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainluver1 Now come on guys... We down here in the south don't run your railroads up there in the north down. This is my home down here and SP, UP, SF and BNSF are and have always been a part of our culture just as much as your railroads are a part of yours. A lot of people are bitter toward UP for buying everything up, but most of what they bought was in financial trouble in the first place (sorry SP but it's the truth). As for UP and SF being thought of as toys. That's because the toy makers chose to produce railroads that were the most well known and popular... Sorry if you think I'm being overly defensive, but you struck a nerve. trainluver1
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Don Gibson 'Hippity Hop' QUOTE: The problem is the money already spent on HO. And the spectrum that my son will suddenly want to run his Hogwarts-...space mouse QUOTE: "This week I thought it might be fun to build a little 2x4 N scale switching layout. So I started swimming through the great eBay looking for bargains on N switchers - space mouse So where's the problem? Build an Atlas layout for the kids and whatever you want for yourself . If you are less than enchanted with your preset layout, FIX IT! For starter's put #6's into those 'Crossover's'. 'Love Will Find A Way' (song )- Eubie Blake
QUOTE: The problem is the money already spent on HO. And the spectrum that my son will suddenly want to run his Hogwarts-...space mouse
QUOTE: "This week I thought it might be fun to build a little 2x4 N scale switching layout. So I started swimming through the great eBay looking for bargains on N switchers - space mouse
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse ...And I am beginning to like diesels more and more. My two favorites are the PRR S1 and Atlas GP-38 Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
QUOTE: Originally posted by howmus Ooo, ooo, ooo! I forgot NPR and LV (OMG), not to mention B & M!
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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