How would one calculate the scale speed of a locomotive? Model Railroader does this a lot, but they don't seem to provide a method or equation for calculating this.

How much does a table at a show generally cost?

Eh, in times like thesde I wish our family had cable...

Quote from: adari on November 01, 2008, 08:16:00 AM
One of the hobby shops i go to orered the set with th k4 in it a couple years ago. still havent gotten it! also bachmann had just shipped all new stuff about a month ago. lots of good stuff with that order but no k4 set

Start a new thread.

I wonder if they'll make kits like this for HO....

Looks nice! Very creative...

The copper tape does sound interesting, but I haven't seen it either. Has anyone here in the US?

Okay, if we take GG's guesstimate that it would take 3 years for things to quiet down enough for us to possibly get a cab ride, that'd make me 16...

As for starting to run railroads like elevators, it's impossible with the current technology to run anything other than remote-controlled yard switchers or elevated commuter trains with no grade crossings on the line. A much more realistic possibility would be one-man crews, which were considered for testing on the UP, but good thing the union highly objected....

They haven't yet determined whether or not the signal was functioning, so it's still quite possible that the engineer was operating the train safely, although he sent a text close to the action.
In fact, several of my friends' phones are messed up and don't transmit some texts until hours after you send them. If this was the case with his phone, the engineer could be innocent and the phone records would be incorrect.

Maybe he's not as guilty as the major media has already decided he is.

-Paul

My Spectrum light 4-8-2 with the "medium" tender will work on a 90' turntable, but probably not anything much bigger than that.... I've heard that the heavy 4-8-2 won't fit, so the light loco seems to be about the limit.

-Paul

Hmmm, not legal. Interesting.

Also note that the European coupler supplied with the Hogwarts are not Kadee - compatible or even compatible with X2F's.

If you need someone to upload the video to youtube, I'll be happy to.
I believe you have my email address.

If you run mostly passenger trains, you might just make an oval with several stations, a passing siding, and possibly a small passenger yard. You could also do what I did, and just lay down the main line, and work out the sidings later.

If you click on the link in the website for the "live video" of them attempting to set the record, you'll see a video of them sitting around a barbecue drinking beer.

I believe that Bachmann DOES offer Spectum HO scale F7's, but stangely enough, only in the New York Central roadname.

Gene,
I know you've probably mentioned this in previous posts, but is your layout DC or DCC?