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    The Canadian

    With respect, a consist from 60 years ago is totally not relevant to his question, which is about the make-up of the train today. The consist of the train stayed pretty consistent through the 1970s, up until VIA took over. In those days the standard consist leaving Toronto was a baggage-dorm...
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    What is a MU car

    Generally "MU Car" refers to a self-propelled passenger coach, usually electric, that can run in multiple sets. Similar types of equipment would be Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs) and DMU (Diesel multiple units). MU stands for multiple unit and refers the the ability of diesel and electric engines to...
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    Weekly Photo Fun 3-27/4-02

    I notice that none of the cars in the photo have any sort of numbering or markings whatsoever. Kinda hard to actually use those in freight service and actually route them anywhere.
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    Why Red?

    I believe it was because the brownish pigment used for the paint was very cheap and common. They didn't quite have the range of artificial pigments we have now, and whatever natural pigment (iron oxide maybe??) that was used to get this colour was inexpensive. By the time steel boxcars came...
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    Weekly Photo Fun 2-6/2-12

    My point is the original number should be patched over. It currently has two numbers on the cab.
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    Weekly Photo Fun 2-6/2-12

    Why does this engine have two numbers? If your L&A renumbered it, the old DRGW number needs to be completely removed. Either that or keep the original number but put your railroad's reporting marks next to it on the cab.
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    dual operation of turnouts

    Eric, You said you're using motor type machines. Are they stall-motors that stay on continuously with power, like a Tortoise? How is the DPDT wired, like a track reversing section? If the answer to both is yes, the switches could very easily be chained together in that case (you wouldn't...
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    signals/control boxes

    http://www.oregonrail.com/items.html has kits for working "searchlight" type signals using 3-colour LEDs.
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    leasing company name

    Note that if those are the reporting marks you're considering, CLSX=Cargill (Salt division), and I've never seen a 5-letter reporting mark like CLLPX. I like the name, but stay with CLLX for the reporting mark.
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    Track Warrants

    On the shortline railroad in my city they have a "paddle". It's literally a piece of a cut down canoe paddle with the railway's initials engraved into it. Whoever has possesion of the paddle has control of the line. If there is a second train on the line (which is pretty rare but can happen) the...
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    Need help with operations

    There are several ways you could set up a simple waybill system for your layout. Make a car card for each car you have, noting it's type, roadname or reporting marks and number. Make a pocket on the car card that you can slip a waybill into. Then make a bunch of waybills for your...
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    Algoma Central Railway - Agawa Camp Car

    The Algoma Central was purchased by the WC in 1995, and CN took over the WC in 2001, so they now operate the line. All the original AC engines went to WC. Some of them are still around, but only in full WC colours. There's no engines left in the original AC colours. After WC took over in 1995...
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    Photography Game?

    B&O F-unit 4487 is the middle unit in this consist.
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    What type of road bed do you use?

    Our layout is located in an insulated (kinda) but unheated (except when we're actually there) quonset hut - so it behaves basically like a really big shed. With the heat and humidity swings that are possible out there between frigidly cold winter and boiling hot summer we don't want to even risk...
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