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    The Whiskey River Railway

    In typical tradition, it's been a little bit so it's update time. I ended up buying the house, which had a wonderful space in the basement for a train room. The Whiskey River Ry now has a 19' x 22' room, with a nicely modified track plan from a 1970's RMC (I would post it, however it doesn't...
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    Oldies but Goodies. The Old Stuff.

    Here's my insanity, there's eight Varney Casey Jones's in the workbench picture in various states of disrepair. Mostly taking the good parts from which ever to make (hopefully) four runners, maybe five. Included with my insanity is figuring out how to can motor these the most effectively and...
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    The Whiskey River Railway

    Wow, yeah this deserves an update. Approximately a month and a few days after my last post here I lost my job at the railroad. I made a error while kicking cars in the yard, ended up crossing drawbars on two lumber cars that caused a small derailment. Even though it wasn't anything scary, it...
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    Eastern Tn logging on the DG CC & W RR 1928

    Bill, I'll be relocating here again. I know I dropped off the radar for a while, and I'll make a post on my Whiskey River Ry thread, but in 2019 I lost my job at the railroad. I did gain employment with a hotel as their maintenance guy but pay wise was lacking, so I packed up everything and...
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    Eastern Tn logging on the DG CC & W RR 1928

    Good to see you're making progress on older projects. I didn't realize that I had so much to do, with many new projects that have come up... seeing how I started #12's progress eight years ago and the furthest I got was installing a LED headlight. Life gets in the way sometimes. Tyler
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    The Clarksville TN. Model Rail Road Club

    Bill, I like your glue shell theory but being as frugal as I am I have seen another method in which is similar to this but recycles something you would commonly throw away. I can't recall where I saw it, otherwise I'd give credit where its due, but instead of using plaster soaked paper towers...
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Thanks Frank. I base a lot of why I model what I do off of history, not just local to my locale but also railroads that would be similar in size and around the same era. My railroad is fictional but has many ideas and certain cues from the Green Bay & Western (region), Soo Line (region and type...
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    The "Original" Kittom Lumber Company. Part #2

    No problem Doc, I still am grateful for your contribution to my steam addiction.
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    Rivarossi Loco's

    It's actually in the third post on this thread :noteeth:
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    Rivarossi Loco's

    WRRy #10 is a Rivarossi 2 truck Heisler that Doc Tom had graciously donated to me along with a IHC Mogul.
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    The Clarksville TN. Model Rail Road Club

    Too bad I can't see any of the new club other than a handful of bridge pics. Bill has told me that it's nowhere near as fun anymore due to the lack of steam and... diseasels roam the model landscape.
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    The Whiskey River Railway

    Already with the updates... moreso clarification. WRRy #49 is a MDC Mogul that has the 51" square counterweight drivers. This was the last iteration of the kit before they went strictly to RTR. From a acquaintance on Facebook in which I trade parts and such with he found in his stash a Mantua...
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    Building a complete 1841 Depot. roundhouse, shops, train shed and station.

    Glad I came back when I did, this is amazing work. On my Whiskey River Ry. I plan on having a roundhouse that was half upgraded over time in my big city of Merrick. Four stalls will still be the stone, as-built in the 1880's part while the other 4 or 6 stalls (haven't decided yet) will be of...
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    The "Original" Kittom Lumber Company. Part #2

    Doc, Good to see you're back to logging. Your former Caseyville & Scouttown Mogul may be wearing new clothes but she's still earning her keep on the Whiskey River Ry. Now #44 she sits on the workbench finally getting that sound decoder she's been asking for. She will also be getting a spoked...
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    Eastern Tn logging on the DG CC & W RR 1928

    Great progress Bill, and as always I'm a fan of your rockwork.
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