For Illinois Central Fans.( Celebrating over 1000 posts )

[waltersrails]

ac4400 like the pic. Hope everyone had a merry christmas.

[Anonymous]

the highlight of my Christmas was the Tech 4 260 power pack i got- the momentem is GREAT once you get used to it. If you're not used to it there are a lot of derailmentrs.
here's a link http://www.modelrectifier.com/products/trainSound/product.asp?ID=1298&Subcategory=Tech%204

[icmr]

Thats how I was when I got my Tech 4 260. I got used to it in less than a week tho.



ICMR

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[icmr]

Im going to hook up power outlets under my layout tomorrow and ballast some more.

I got a Powered and Dummy GP38 with Caboose painted for the ICG for Christmas. NOTE: the powered unit's shell has been modified to fit on an Athearn GP38 frame[;)].



ICMR

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[Anonymous]

is the powered/dummy/caboose set Life-Like? i may try to get a B-B SD40-2 IC powered/dummy set instead of a Genesis SD70--i'm starting to get used to the Tech 4 260 but when switching cars i turn the momentem off --ac4400fan i like that grain elevator and the covered hopper. I'll post pics of my homemade grain elevator when it's done.

[ac4400fan]

Sounds Great cant wait for the pics ,,BTW i have a adm grain already built this is the start of a hudge cement complex Valley Cement Walters

Carl...

[Anonymous]

i have a grain elevator question- How are the covered hoppers loaded? also what ,if anything, spans the tops of the silos i was thinking maybe an enclosed auger and then at one end it'd go down to another buiding (so it could bring grain up and into the silos)- i was also thinking of attaching the silos to a piece of plywood painted gray (to simulate concrete)

[icmr]

Yes the set is Life Like and I cant wait to see your elevator.



ICMR

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[Anonymous]

you can see part of the silos in my sig pic- just above the U33C- the barn shaped building and the small silo was scratch built by my grandfather a number of years ago. the building was built open on 1 side and the power pack for the inside track was in there.
near the back of this pic we see the small silo and the building where the power pack once was. the water tower is almost blocking the building

[ac4400fan]

Hi Guys ,,Man what a DAY!, ive been working on the layout since 9 a.m now its 9.25 P.M and still going ,im trying to accompil***he track work into the cement complex,Finalliy the com[lex is done.Now Just the track work ,,Want some so far pics?

Carl....

[icmr]

Yes we do!!!!! Im glad you got the complex done. Dingoix your elevator, from what I can see, looks good.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

check out this IC pic

[icmr]

GREAT pic dingoix. Thx for posting it.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

after finding many pics at www.caboosestophobbies.com i figured out how i can model BNSF & IC - BNSF runs through the Waterloo, IA area and an IC line was there -so on my layout both RR's can share tracks somewhere in Iowa and IC willl not have merged w/ CN. Then i can model BNSF in 2005 but still have IC. BNSF will be more prominent beacause i love modern diesels ( DASH 9, AC4400 ect.)

[Anonymous]

that is a great pic w/ engine #6066 i esp. like it if i "click to enlarge"

[icmr]

Im glad you found a way to model both of them dingoix. Thx for the link.



Victor

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[icmr]

I like it when I click to enlarge it also.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

CSH has lots of great train pics- i have used a lot of the BNSF ones--- the only disadvantage to modeling BNSF and IC is there is already almost 10 BNSF engines i want plus the Genesis SD70 DEATH STAR, Atlas GP40 DEATH STAR and the B-B SE SD40-2 DEATH STAR (which i'll have to find used)

[icmr]

I know how that is dingoix. There are a lot IC engines I want.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

check out this link http://www.geocities.com/redcnic/stlarea.html here's another link- http://www.johnsmurray.com/trainphotosclass1.html if you scroll down the page you'll find IC- that E9 w/ the DEATH STAR is COOL i had no idea there was such a thing

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: I know how that is dingoix.

and that's just engines- don't get me started on freight cars- let's see - 20-30 Athearn covered hoppers w/ the new BNSF logo - 20-30 Atlas t-man open hoppers - 20-30 IC covered hoppers (there was a link a few pages back) 30+ Athearn well cars that i posted a link to

[ac4400fan]

ill get em posted sometime tonight guys ,Dingoix i love it nice buid my friend!
Carl..

[icmr]

Well I lied, reconstruction of my layout has begun.[swg] Carl, take your time. Dingoix, there are a lot of IC freight cars arent there.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

there is a fair number of IC freight cars but not as many as i'd like - here's what i'm going to build up a fleet of http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/112-2055 --I'll probobly get a few 6-packs of open hoppers. Wathers has them and so does Athearn. The rule i am going to follow is "don't buy more than one of any freight car until you buy just 1 to ensure it's what you want"

[icmr]

That is a very good rule dingoix. I like that grain hopper. Here's another hopper http://www.discounttrainsonline.com/dto/item141-4262.html



Victor

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[icmr]

I started planning my new layout last night.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

i like that Genesis open hopper- i don't know how i never saw it on Athearns website- it's a little expensive but i might just have to get a few of them

[Anonymous]

check out this vintage Atlas engine http://tycotrain.tripod.com/atlashoscaletrainscollectorsresource/id6.html

[icmr]

I like it. Thx for the link dingoix.



Victor

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[Anonymous]

you could probobly find a vintage IC GP40 for a reasonable price- i got an old Atlas FP7 (also in the link) for $26 new in box- it has a HUGE motor and runs quiet