John Mateyko asked: "When heavyweight baggage cars and mail storage cars were used in Fast Mail service, could a train have had an express boxcar or express...
John Colley suggested that express reefers and express boxcars in mail trains would " More likely [be] right behind the power for quick switching out." Not...
In the March 2006 MR, Editor Terry Thompson argues that the learning curve on building a layout is too long and deters people from taking up the hobby. He says...
... That's a purely financial issue. The Layout Police shouldn't be in a position to say, "you didn't do enough of the work on your layout, so you can't ...
... 1. I find that Thompson seems to be really pushing the RTR market, which is fine, I buy cars and engines this way, but end up changing out wheelsets, ...
Most of the people on this list (I suspect) looted dice out of Risk games to randomly determine which car was supposed to come off at the siding on each lap....
... I agree that there is a long learning curve on layout building, even for the "beginner's layout". Carpentry, electronics, assembling small bits into a ...
... From: "Patrick LaTorres" <duhnerd@...> ... ======================= And therein lies the rub. You said "I wouldn't have the arrogance to put myself...
If they don't have the time to build the layout, where do they find the time to setup/stage the layout, do car maintenance, plan the ops, produce what ever...
Charlie Comstock
trains@...
Feb 1, 2006 5:26 pm
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... If they have the money why not? There are a number of custom layout builders who would gladly do it for them. The problem here is folks who want instant...
... Maybe MR should post some ideas (dice systems, tab-on-car, function cards, whatever) to show the potential for fun in even the smallest layout. Robert ...
How about posting it to the files section at the extended group? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OPS-INDfiles/ ... Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life...
If one studies the ads in MR and other related magazines, there one can find everything from preformed plastic layouts all the way to design-build custom...
... Dave, What I was trying to say (and possibly not too well), is that having someone else build the actual model RR is not in and of itself a bad thing....
You can have plenty of enjoyment doing it the prototypical way if you accept that a facing-point spur just can't be easily switched. Cars heading to it get ...
... Once again, I agree completely. I know EXACTLY what kind of model railroad I want - I've spent 20 years researching it. I only wish I had the money to hire...
I read this yesterday and knew it was going to come up... I suppose one doesn't need to be Psychic to figure that out. ;-) << In the March 2006 MR, Editor...
... Very well put! :D -- David Thurman (Central Illinois) The West Presence Gateway Railroad We Are N-Gauging Transportation In Illinois http://www.wpgrr.com...
... suggests, but that's not really what the hobby is about (at least from my perspective). Lionel has been doing it that way for nearly a century. The basic...
The point, exactly! One may have a deep knowledge of railroad operations and know absolutely that they are not a carpenter and/or an electrician. Does this...
They did on New York Central's #13 mail train back in the 1960's. Near Christmastime they could even have regular boxcars in the consist, full of mail of...
It is not necessary for the new owner to know anything about railroads or their construction or operation if they hire a knowledgible contractor to design and...
Charlie Comstock
trains@...
Feb 1, 2006 10:59 pm
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... In this respect model railroading is like military miniatures, and war gaming. Two different but related hobbies. Some people painstakingly research the...
Inspiring "good-looking layouts" ready for the new model railroader to experience often DO exist--as clubs, probably the best places to start learning a lot of...
B Bond
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Feb 2, 2006 1:04 am
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In a message dated 2/1/2006 4:12:08 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, trains@... writes: in the market for a o house o fully operational model railroad Gosh,...
W-a-a-y back when Bill Rau was Ass't Editor of MR, he wrote an article about a small layout in Philadelphia whose operations kept him intrigued for hours. It...
Yes, but those of us who enjoy the journey needn't begrudge those who don't . They actually let of us have more of the fun, at least as we perceive it. Another...
... Yes, I guess it was about that far back that they ran the last "Pike sized passenger trains" article. Cheers Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway ...
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