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EMD FTs and drawbars wjstix replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by tstage	5	2212
Santa Fe Double Heading 2-10-2s or 2-8-2s? dti406 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Trainman440	7	1994
Boxcar lettering questions ATLANTIC CENTRAL replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by SeeYou190	16	4388
PRR 250FXX Tenders? Trainman440 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Trainman440	5	6551
Amtrak 80s-90s -- Amlounge and dinette on same train? Autonerd replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Autonerd	2	1405
Last use of C-630M and M-636 on CN? PRR8259 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by PRR8259	1	1207
Lumber cars NHTX replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by kasskaboose	22	5102
how were chains used to lay curves? PRR8259 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by gregc	24	4741
Thunder Basin Coal Co locomotives dehusman replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by corsiar	2	1130
Does Anyone Know If Alco RS's Cabs Were Cold in Winter? mvlandsw replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by OT Dean	7	2071
Center passing siding on a steep grade BroadwayLion replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by carl425	14	2031
Coupling RDC units together SeeYou190 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by SeeYou190	5	1773
NYC Roundhouse in Anderson rogerhensley replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by rogerhensley	1	1239
A one man railroad? CGW121 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by xdford	7	2280
Found a great scale drawings websites for modern RR equipment (locos and cars)! mbinsewi replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by BNSF UP and others modeler	3	1525
Erie E8s as freight locos (at least plausible?) garya replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brammy	32	6116
Freight Car Part Manufacturers dknelson replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Erie1951	13	2114
High Steel - The Bridges of Campo Creek doctorwayne replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Ray Dunakin	5	1839
MOW service flat-cars with permanently attached ISO containers? chutton01 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by chutton01	4	2055
EMD GP2000 IA and eastern replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by IA and eastern	24	5954
Original 1937 Southern Pacific Daylight Jones1945 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Jones1945	3	3647
Switcher Suggestion trolleyboy replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by corsiar	14	2455
PRR Yard Components BRAKIE replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by NS6770fan	4	1702
Waukegan IL Coal Power Plant OldEngineman replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Outsailing86	3	1593
Modeling A CWR Train Outsailing86 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 6 years ago by caldreamer	7	4836
UP locomotive colors OT Dean replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by corsiar	2	1132
Best way to learn about modern railroads NS6770fan replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Nevin Wilson	14	1828
Single Signal NHTX replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by BroadwayLion	3	1113
Amtrak Phases nealknows replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by joe323	6	1345
Milwaukee Hopper Color Assistance ATSFGuy replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by FRRYKid	4	1083