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Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.

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Building HO models of LIRR DM30's and double-deck coaches by AmtrakPhill629 - Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:14 pm	4 Replies 1213 Views	by astrosa Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:46 am
Necessity to evenly distribute wheel wear on HO trucks by mlrr - Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:47 am	5 Replies 1184 Views	by hoharold Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:39 pm
Walther's Bethgon Kits by NS59 - Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:50 pm	3 Replies 704 Views	by ANDY117 Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:45 pm
GM Fishbowls Coming Soon in HO! by BMT - Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:22 pm	10 Replies 2574 Views	by jmp883 Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:31 pm
LBF BETHGON COALPORTERS by NS59 - Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:49 pm	2 Replies 564 Views	by NS59 Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:34 pm
Lettering and detailing an Amtrak AMD 103 kit by AmtrakPhill629 - Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:36 pm	2 Replies 591 Views	by AmtrakPhill629 Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:04 pm
How to Clean Drive Wheels on Steam & Diesel Engines by viken - Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:20 am	5 Replies 868 Views	by viken Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:38 am
Atlas N code 55 track issues? by NellsChoo - Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:50 pm	4 Replies 2383 Views	by NellsChoo Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:43 pm
Scratchbuilding Metro-North ACMU's in HO? by ANDY117 - Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:49 pm	3 Replies 1024 Views	by ANDY117 Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:31 pm
Kitbashing an NW5 by Stephen - Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:05 pm	4 Replies 1298 Views	by Stephen Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:07 pm
Custom painters to do LIRR HO models by AmtrakPhill629 - Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:08 pm	1 Replies 609 Views	by scopelliti Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:07 pm
HO train crews, and handrail colors by ANDY117 - Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:14 am	5 Replies 935 Views	by ANDY117 Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:11 pm
Looking for Model Railroader Supplement by Benjamin Maggi - Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:46 am	1 Replies 584 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:10 pm
Model Power HO Sharknose by Phil Hom - Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:36 am	0 Replies 502 Views	by Phil Hom Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:36 am
HO scale C36-7 classification lights by TerryC - Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:04 pm	4 Replies 1110 Views	by ANDY117 Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:41 pm
Atlas HO AEM7 Pulling Power Performance Update by mlrr - Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:58 pm	12 Replies 6324 Views	by mlrr Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:26 pm
Anyone have problems with Walthers Pass. Car Coupler Height? by mlrr - Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:56 pm	9 Replies 1668 Views	by mlrr Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:20 pm
Airbrushes by ANDY117 - Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:15 pm	10 Replies 1637 Views	by ANDY117 Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:30 am
Looking for plans for Wabash 4 truck flat car in HO by raymond - Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:56 pm	1 Replies 565 Views	by Aa3rt Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:05 am
Do water tanks freeze in the northern states and Canada? by viken - Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:49 am	3 Replies 956 Views	by Steve Wagner Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:06 pm
Digitrax PR1 Decoder Programmer by Kevin MacDowell - Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:14 pm	2 Replies 1497 Views	by mp15ac Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:11 am
Weathering locomotives by TerryC - Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:18 pm	9 Replies 2302 Views	by M630 Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:51 pm
ER Model's Sharks... by Komachi - Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:36 pm	13 Replies 2412 Views	by RS112556 Wed Feb 16, 2005 8:31 pm
Scenery on the Santa Fe by snowplough - Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:52 pm	1 Replies 534 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:09 pm
Microscale Decals suppliers? by HO Jct - Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:18 pm	2 Replies 1145 Views	by keeper1616 Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:09 am
New to airbrushing. Which paints to use? by Kevin B. - Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:44 am	3 Replies 969 Views	by HO Jct Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:14 pm
AMI roadbed versus others by ANDY117 - Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:03 pm	12 Replies 1818 Views	by acelaman Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:10 pm
Help marking out track center lines on the layout by trandell - Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:47 pm	12 Replies 1664 Views	by CIOR Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:46 pm
HO Spectrum F40 vs. Walthers Trainline F40 1 2 by ironhorse - Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:03 pm	20 Replies 6332 Views	by astrosa Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:30 am
Lower shelf couplers by ANDY117 - Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:50 pm	2 Replies 875 Views	by ANDY117 Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:28 pm
N scale Turnouts by keeper1616 - Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:43 am	1 Replies 580 Views	by SRS125 Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:24 pm
WARNING: Proto 2000 GP-38-2 Issues by Mike Roque - Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:26 pm	4 Replies 1350 Views	by Mike Roque Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:55 pm
WHO'S GOING TO THE BIG SHOW IN SPRINGFIELD, JAN. 2005? 1 2 by Otto Vondrak - Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:41 pm	25 Replies 3804 Views	by Xplorer2000 Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:55 pm
What happened to LBF? by M630 - Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:43 pm	7 Replies 1354 Views	by Xplorer2000 Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:46 pm
KATO AC44 shell by Joe - Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:58 pm	4 Replies 953 Views	by Chuck Walsh Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:59 pm
1 1/2" Scale Equipment by livesteamer - Fri May 21, 2004 10:19 pm	3 Replies 3619 Views	by livesteamer Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:27 pm
Atlas AEM-7 by ANDY117 - Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:54 pm	5 Replies 1540 Views	by Mr Met Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:08 pm
Coal empties heading west by CIOR - Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:06 pm	2 Replies 1141 Views	by CIOR Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:55 am
Contact info for Precision Scale Company by snowplough - Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:58 am	1 Replies 699 Views	by astrosa Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:02 pm
Best landscaping sets to make complete model railroad? by NJTRailfan - Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:10 am	5 Replies 1003 Views	by CNJ999 Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:20 am
DCC system by ANDY117 - Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:55 pm	1 Replies 1295 Views	by keeper1616 Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:57 am
Electric MU commuter trains in HO scale by green_elite_cab - Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:58 pm	10 Replies 2506 Views	by green_elite_cab Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:19 pm
Various questions on HO detailing projects by ANDY117 - Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:06 am	10 Replies 1503 Views	by ANDY117 Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:14 am
Walthers commuter car/amfleet interiors by ANDY117 - Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:19 pm	5 Replies 997 Views	by ANDY117 Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:07 pm
Visiting a train show . How do you shop at a show? by stuart_iowa - Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:57 pm	6 Replies 1352 Views	by SRS125 Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:30 pm
Kitbashing an AHM/Rivarossi "Blue Goose" into an N by Cosmo - Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:07 am	0 Replies 642 Views	by Cosmo Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:07 am
RIX HO Scale Overpasses by WANF-11--->Chaser - Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:24 am	4 Replies 1124 Views	by CIOR Wed Feb 02, 2005 5:04 pm
SP and UP maintenance vehicles by designkat1969 - Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:29 pm	2 Replies 746 Views	by designkat1969 Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:43 am
Ahtearn SD70M Locomotives by LIRR272 - Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:22 pm	0 Replies 655 Views	by LIRR272 Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:22 pm
Clearances for new Walthers Autoracks by Kevin B. - Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:52 pm	2 Replies 730 Views	by green_elite_cab Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:03 pm
Canadian Style Ditch Lights in HO by ANDY117 - Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:38 pm	3 Replies 867 Views	by ANDY117 Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:16 pm
Track planning software by stilson4283 - Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:52 pm	3 Replies 943 Views	by Tom Curtin Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:49 pm
Atlas sound! by stilson4283 - Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:00 am	3 Replies 861 Views	by ANDY117 Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:44 pm
Maximum grades on HO layout by Colorado GW - Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:36 pm	6 Replies 1236 Views	by CRail Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:09 pm
Ditch lights on an HO Athearn GP40-2 by trainiac - Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:55 pm	2 Replies 969 Views	by trainiac Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:03 am
Layout environment 1 2 by thrdkilr - Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:58 am	19 Replies 3494 Views	by trainiac Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:32 pm
"The best" model companies? 1 2 by Colorado GW - Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:09 am	15 Replies 2891 Views	by WANF-11--->Chaser Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:47 am
Comming Soon Kato N scale SD70M by pgb - Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:21 pm	3 Replies 1114 Views	by ANDY117 Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:14 am
Homasote or cork 1 2 by cb&q bob - Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:47 am	15 Replies 4178 Views	by Espeelark Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:24 pm
Are basements becoming a thing of the past? 1 2 by snowplough - Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:15 am	24 Replies 5157 Views	by bentnosewillie Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:58 pm
NWSL wheel set replacement for Athearn diesels by Kevin MacDowell - Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:55 pm	0 Replies 863 Views	by Kevin MacDowell Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:55 pm
A few new pictures from the layout by CIOR - Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:41 pm	6 Replies 1621 Views	by Komachi Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:05 am
Getting the dust off... by MTASUPT - Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:01 pm	2 Replies 892 Views	by Mike Roque Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:12 pm
Lionel 05 Catalog by Lehigh Valley Railroad - Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:54 pm	0 Replies 1559 Views	by Lehigh Valley Railroad Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:54 pm
Hornby to purchase Lima, Rivarossi by Chuck Walsh - Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:53 am	1 Replies 978 Views	by usa4624 Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:10 pm
Cleaning track 1 2 by Colorado GW - Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:55 pm	18 Replies 3054 Views	by jmp883 Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:07 am
Comments on Intermountain's N scale SD40T-2 by pgb - Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:22 am	1 Replies 689 Views	by mp15ac Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:06 am
On-line source/store for Atlas and Kato Locomotives by Kevin MacDowell - Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:39 pm	10 Replies 1936 Views	by Kevin MacDowell Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:01 pm
Con-Cor "retirement" update by Chuck Walsh - Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:03 pm	2 Replies 1122 Views	by pgb Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:23 pm
Alone in the forum 1 2 by fleet621 - Mon Mar 15, 2004 3:09 am	16 Replies 5931 Views	by denis Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:13 am
MTH Trains by dkgrubb - Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:51 pm	2 Replies 2297 Views	by Kevin MacDowell Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:59 pm
Looking for Athearn repowering kits by mc367 - Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:31 pm	3 Replies 1213 Views	by retired grouch Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:21 pm
Lionel Can Motors by dkgrubb - Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:17 am	2 Replies 2073 Views	by Lehigh Valley Railroad Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:55 pm
Coming Soon: RAILROAD.NET Layout Design Contest 1 2 by Otto Vondrak - Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:35 pm	24 Replies 5136 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:26 pm
Life Like fire in their Baltimore foam warehouse by Phil Hom - Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:00 pm	1 Replies 799 Views	by Otto Vondrak Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:22 pm
NJ International now AZ International? by Otto Vondrak - Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:32 pm	1 Replies 715 Views	by Phil Hom Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:58 pm
Twin Forks Chapter of the NRHS goes to Allentown by BEDT16RMLI - Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:30 pm	1 Replies 712 Views	by Mike Roque Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:30 pm
HO Mantua 4-4-2 by kevinknobl - Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:21 pm	4 Replies 1307 Views	by Chuck Walsh Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:57 am
Track Planing with Auto CAD by stilson4283 - Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:33 pm	3 Replies 1215 Views	by CIOR Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:30 pm
How can I chop-nose my HO SD-7? by Lake State ALCohaulic - Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:48 pm	4 Replies 1547 Views	by JDFX Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:13 am
MDC HO "Critter" by Trackmobile - Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:21 pm	5 Replies 1853 Views	by joshuahouse Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:09 am
IHC in trouble? by scopelliti - Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:29 pm	9 Replies 2008 Views	by scopelliti Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:55 pm
Allegheny Midland HO models by Otto Vondrak - Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:45 pm	2 Replies 942 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:52 pm
How do you install working HO ditch lights? by TerryC - Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:41 pm	4 Replies 2046 Views	by trainiac Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:59 am
Correct horn location on UP SD50 by Kevin B. - Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:21 pm	1 Replies 752 Views	by trainiac Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:44 am
White backrounds for inventory photos by CRail - Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:56 am	5 Replies 1385 Views	by CRail Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:10 am
NEW HO Bachmann Amfleets Now Available by mlrr - Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:01 pm	14 Replies 3210 Views	by mlrr Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:33 pm
Looking for HO scale mechanical reefers used to haul beer by Bond007 - Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:55 pm	12 Replies 3387 Views	by VCRail Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:27 pm
Need help setting up Marklin HO display by Scott - Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:51 pm	3 Replies 941 Views	by Scott Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:43 pm
Wants LIRR HO scale P-72/P-75 coaches! by thrdkilr - Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:47 pm	8 Replies 1599 Views	by mp15ac Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:15 pm
best deal you got at train show or on ebay by stuart_iowa - Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:23 pm	9 Replies 1804 Views	by dinwitty Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:58 pm
Ballast now or later? by XRails - Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:43 am	12 Replies 2294 Views	by dinwitty Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:52 pm
Need advice on planning first HO layout by billjo4 - Sun Dec 19, 2004 6:26 pm	7 Replies 1555 Views	by dinwitty Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:30 pm
MILW structure and ballast colors... by Komachi - Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:50 am	2 Replies 765 Views	by Komachi Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:20 pm
N scale Amtrak by capltd29 - Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:25 pm	5 Replies 2044 Views	by jmp883 Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:12 pm
Looking for a suitable HO roundhouse for the Atlas turntable by stuart_iowa - Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:50 pm	6 Replies 2162 Views	by Komachi Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:59 am
Bachmann Climax in HO? by Aa3rt - Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:20 pm	5 Replies 2178 Views	by sjl Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:35 pm
Headlight LED color by Kevin B. - Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:43 am	2 Replies 943 Views	by astrosa Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:03 am
Value of an Original set by sullivan1985 - Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:59 pm	1 Replies 1695 Views	by dkgrubb Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:11 am
Looking for HO scale NYC-style third-rail shoes by Acela82 - Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:33 am	8 Replies 2013 Views	by Xplorer2000 Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:38 pm

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