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Hello all, After coming to the point that I am done with my R/C racing career, I am now going to jump back into the R/R hobby again. I have a few questions about N scale, I am sure some of you can help. First, I would like to know what is some of the better companies that make N scale...

60103-Thanks for the info on the book. My buddy lives in Natrona Ht, about 20 north of Pittsburgh. I lived in Pittsburgh back in the late 90's going to art school. During that time, I fell in love with the city and the landscape around it. That is why I picked to model around Pittsburgh...

Thanks for all the posts! I am going to start looking at the links tonight. What I am looking for is a line that is running by my buddy's house that lives up in PA, about 20 minutes north of Pittsburgh. It is a NS line and from what he is saying that it is pretty much a single main now. Which...

Sorry, I am new to the hobby, and as far as railfaning and the terms used, I am in the dark. My basic question was where can I find maps for that area around Pittsburgh on the internet. Jerry

What do you mean, what it is called?

It would be North along Rt 28. Jerry

Hey, What I am looking for is a map of the NS line out off Pittsburgh. Also, if anyone knows, where did that lead to? I am planning a point to point, but I am new to the hobby and don't have all the lines down. I plan on modeling that line in the 70's, when Conrail had it, any good websites...

Thanks for the info guys, keep it coming. I plan on modeling the time period when Conrail took over Pennsy, the very beginning of it. That way I can have some nice "new paintovers" for the Conrails, and still have some Pennsy locos going as well. I have changed my benchwork a little to...

I posted there as well. After doing a little more measuring, I am going to build a 4X8, and cut it in half. My father-in-law and I built one for our nephew this past X-Mas, and found that you can put alot in a 4X8. I will have my main line and a yard and branch lines to service three parts...

Hello all, After what seems like forever planning a small switching layout, I have found the room in my house for a bigger layout. As of right now, we are renting our house, but are talking with the home owners about buying. There my be a chance that I may move out from here, I don't think...

Yes we do. Right now I am having a good time playing in the dirt. With summer coming up, a new season is coming up at my home track. Looking forward to it, but it takes time out of my R/R time. Winter is when I do stuff with trains. Once in awhile, I will run 12th scale. I have two nice...

Now that is a good picture, or a bad one if you are the little guys. Great idea, I love it! Jerry

Cadillac_SD9-This will be a HO layout. I am only making yard to play with for the most part. I do not intend to have a oval layout. I just want to do some swithing here at the house. I love racing trucks. As you can tell I am a Losi guy. Have been since '89, no turning back now! Jerry

Hi all, I got alot in for modeling this weekend. Finished weathering my new GP15Ts-CSX. I am getting back into the hobby since the 90's, and I thought that doing a good weathering job was going to be tough. Well, it wasn't, very happy with my work on them. Sunday, loaded them up and took...

Nice picture. Jerry