Recent content by Jay Gould

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    Chevy, Ford, or Mopar?

    Ever since the Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 came out, I have decided to go completely steam, because the Spectrum ran so incredibly well. Besides a few Spectrums, I have several Kato Mikes (great), older version ConCor Hudsons (great) and recent Model Power Pacifics (not bad). I especially recommend...
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    Atlas Shay

    The DCC version has been postponed or maybe, sort of, cancelled. There have been some people who are quite disappointed by this. In my own case, it doesn't matter, since I don't intend to go DCC. I suppose you can convert a Shay to DCC on your own, but I haven't paid attention to any...
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    Kit Review

    I think it'll be cool to have a model of a Sears home. It must have been interesting in the old days when people ordered these homes, and then put them together when the shipment arrived (a lot like what we do in N, only we're not living in them). There was a Sears house down our street in my...
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    Atlas Shay

    In response to Camelot: from bumper to bumper, not including couplers, the Shay appears to be just shy of 3 1/4 inches, or about 8.2 cm.
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    Atlas Shay

    I got one of the Shays the day before Christmas. I wasn't planning to get one because I don't do that kind of "railroading," but it only takes a few moments' weakness to reserve one. (Also, though, I'm inclined to buy almost any steam engine that gets manufactured, if nothing else, to reward...
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    MDCRoundhouse rolling stock?

    MICRO-TRAINS is made in USA One thing to keep in mind about the expensiveness of MT cars---they're made in the U.S., so payrolls are a lot higher than they are for Atlas, for example, which has their cars produced in China nowadays. I just mention this because it might help people to...
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    O&W cabooses

    I meant 4-8-2, of course!
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    O&W cabooses

    Now that I have an O&W 4-6-2 on the way to my railroad, I have a caboose and decals ready (the caboose is a LL Northeastern, which I guess is close enough for now). What I'd like to know is, what shade of red were they, and did they have black roofs? Any information would be greatly appreciated!
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    Erie in N scale

    Chris---It was nice to read your post, and by the way, that conveyer on your layout from the recent post is a really beautiful piece of modeling. As for steam vs diesels, steam represents the golden era of railroading---that's one plus. Second, with the driving gear, steam engines are more fun...
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    How do you go about posting pics to these forums?

    Don---Thanks a lot for responding to my question. I did as you said and everything looks pretty straightforward, so pretty soon I'll be posting a few pictures myself! Sincerely, Jim W.
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    How do you go about posting pics to these forums?

    I ask this question because not only am I fairly new to this forum, but to computers as well. Any advice would be appreciated!
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    Differences between Am. Locomotive, Baldwin, and Schenectady 2-8-0 prototypes?

    Ed--my opinion, for what it's worth--my chief interest has been the Erie, so even though I would have bought one under any circumstances, I looked at my RR books and the Bachmann seemed a pretty good match for ones I saw in the books. I'm also interested in NYC and DL&W, so I got 2-8-0s for...
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    Erie in N scale

    Matt P. Thanks for the welcome; also the suggestion that I include pics---that'll motivate me to upgrade my skills! I only started using a computer less than a year ago, and I don't have the wherewithall to send attachments yet. But my son has a digital camera and a scanner and tons of...
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    Erie in N scale

    I'd like to add my voice as one more who, more or less (mostly "more") models the Erie Railroad. I grew up in Deposit NY, right at the foot of Gulf Summit, the Erie's steepest mainline grade. On the other (west) side of this climb, 12 or so miles away, is the great Starucca Viaduct. The Erie...
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