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Posted by ccaranna on Friday, November 20, 2009 11:54 AM
You drive hours from home just to visit model railroads.
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Posted by steamage on Friday, November 20, 2009 12:09 PM

Railfan your favorite prototype railroad so to build the model railroad, now only railfan by taking layout pictures because that prototype railroad doesn't exist any more.  

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Posted by tbdanny on Friday, November 20, 2009 7:46 PM

You plan to visit the location of your railroad when on your honeymoon...

(Hey, it's probably the only time I'll be in the States)

The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon
The Year: 1948
The Scale: On30
The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com

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Posted by analog kid on Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:29 PM

Or be like me and sit in history class when my teacher asks a random question out of the blue:

"If an electric train is traveling at 95 mph and has a head wind of 95 mph, which way will the smoke blow?"

And in order these things come to mind:

What kind of electric train? GG1? E-33? Or a one of those massive Milwakuee Road units? Acela?

Why are you going 95? Clearly there must be SOME sort of speed restrictions.

Where was the train? Was it like in Alabama or something, considering a 95 mph wind is hurricane force.

And then, finally, i think out loud "Electric trains don't make smoke!!!"

Now im quite famous, for giving everybody the answer.

As surely as the day is long, I am the Analog Kid. (Don't believe me? Ask me how many vinyls I listen to in a day...)

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