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    wish i was a kid in 54

    I was surfing the ebay trains and saw a 1954 western pacfic box car mint with the box, box was also about mint auction started at 9.99 nr finished today for 1625.00 :eek: all the bidders had high bidding numbers so i guess they know what it was worth, seems like alot of money for 1 boxcar that...
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    new layout

    ok people heres my layout, i have 24 by 9 in witch to work with, the squares are 1ft, the track is o guage and i am using 6by20 on this layout, was thinking the mainline would be higher than the frieght except on the front where the main siding is, this is my first layout so run it through the...
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    ballast

    was looking at a ballast supplyer, brennens o guage supply has a crushed granit product that looks cool, comes in a 5lb bag for 15.95 question is how far would that go on 3rail atlas track thanks jeff
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    traction question

    on my 2 8 4 only two of the 8 have traction tires, can i change more of the drive wheels to use more traction tires, are they available or do i turn them down on a lathe, im looking to cheat on the grade rules. :D jeff
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    O gauge Lionel or Mth ?

    Hello all, I have decided on O gauge trains, have a 7yr old son who has shown an interest in trains & i think this will be a great hobby for both of us. Ive done alot of reading on mth & lionel, going to start with a starter set, but confused on which manufacture to buy, if i buy one can you use...