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I am working on my train web site ( work in progress) and What I would Like to do is add a section that is password protected. so that people who I give a username/password to can go to a section not available to the general public. I am using AOL's (AO HELL) web space... (hey it is included in...

I am looking into either buying some of these or scratchbuilding some (or at least try to) as I am always seeing these things around here. Does anyone have any info on these????

Anyone know of any good spots to rail fain in the Sarnia Ont. Area? I may cross the border as the port huron yard left much to be desired :(

The county commisioner fulfilled one of his much anticipated and criticized campaign promises this week. Jones Rd. has been resurfaced with a fresh coat of black top. Local buisnesses helped fund this major project and have updated their parking surfaces as well. Rumor has it the county will...

Today me and the family decided to make a day of rail fanning.... It started with a train ride on the Michigan Transportation Museums Alco Switcher... were we caught some unusual pictures... of course the train ride cuts through an Air National Gaurd base... huh since I am military looks like...

I am playing with this new camers... what I am trying to do is get a blurred motion night shot with streaming lights... so far I can only get the lights doing what I want... have yet to get the loco to appear... any suggestions????????? thanks for any help

After numerous attempts at stealling the precious cargo and several malicious acts of vandalism... the local freight yard decided enough was enough!! The straw that broke the camels back was the last spraying spree that left a few cars noticable tagged with popular gang slogans

Here is an attempt at printing a sign on plain paper sanding the bugger down and gluing it on very careful.. hehe

COMMERCE, Calif. (June 20) - A line of train cars broke loose in a switching yard and rolled 30 miles toward Los Angeles, picking up speed before derailing and hurling tons of lumber onto trackside homes Friday. The noon wreck demolished two homes and damaged two others, and left a massive...

construction has started on a new gas station in my little yet to be named N-scale layout :) Now al the vehicles ( all 2 of them) :D :D Have a spot where cheap fuel can be had. The owners of "name to be announced" gas station warned area citizens that fuel spills may be hazardous to our...

Today I went out and added my first LPB's!!!!!!!!!! woo hooo... so I had to start my hardcore pretending... is it normal to make your lpb's talk to each other LOL j/k..... anyways farmer pete is haggling with old man johnson over the price of hay.. in the back ground you can see farmer...

I am thinking about making my freight yard a little bigger so I can put an intermodal crane. The bad thing is I cannot find a good close-up picture of one for me to study ao I can scratch build one. Can anyone help me out and hook me up with a couple nice close ups so I know what kind of...

With limited space and being my first layout I wanted to kep things a bit simple.. that and those darn turnouts cost some money when you have a huge yard. I wanted to have concrete because I figured I could maybe switch it to intermodel easier if I so decide in the future. besides it is my story...

I just snagged a vac-u-form off of e-bay. while surfing the web in research for scratchbuilding I seen a site that said these things are the cats meow for making stuff outta styrene. has anyone ever used one.

hehe ok so don't start calling me Dave Letterman yet.... today I was bored so I decided to try and make my buildings a little better by changing the roof... here is how I did it...... I started with black acrylic and texturizing medium.... I spread it thinly over a plain sheet of...

My attempt at a small sand servicing and track maint. facility

Well today I decided to go get some styrene and test my scratch building skills.... It is not finished yet.. I have to get some more styrene and modiy the layout so it fits right... but here is my first attempt... a trackside exchange Oh yeah I decided to name it after the inspiration :)

Wooooooooooooo HOoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! I have finally marked progress on my layout... I am a newbie that has been lurking around and skimming info for a couple months.... hopefully I can post these images properly... let me know if I screw it up... and please please give me constructive...