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Jim, I'm glad you made it out of the "black hole" alive. My dad is the only hard-rock miner. the rest of his family is coal in Paonia/Sommerset. Here is the rundown Grandpa: 84 (Deceased)- black lung; 57 years coal mining Sommerset-Bowie Mine Uncle Bill: Deceased ( black lung, cancer) 33...

Doc, I see that you can't do attachments to these, give me an e-mail address, and I'll send it to you that way.... this is all new to me, and I still do not have the bugs worked out. this thing won't even allow an e-mail address so use the one below w/o spaces Chris gallobc @ coastalnow.com

Doc, I have been searching (rather than working) for a picture of a muck train motor. This one was the only one I could find on short notice. Thanks to you, I think that I am going to try to scratchbuild one....wish me luck. and I wish luck to you as well. Chris ps. I think that I have attached...

my dad worked there for 28 years, and one summer (1979) he pulled some strings and got me a summer job as a helper on a muck-crew ( I operated a shovel ) for a a month until I got 'promoted' to driller. It accomplished two things, I was wet, underpaid, overworked. Secondly, it made me decide on...

Hey, doc, I grew up with mining (Leadville, CO) the only problem I see with modeling 'muck- trains" is that they all run on Trollies....sounds like a good idea, but a lot of work...post pictures when you do this

looks like you have done this before. :thumb: are you sure this is your first attempt?

I am currently installing an HO loop in a pediatrician's office. I have got a CSX SD-45 for primary tractive power and 10 cars of rolling stock, but the problem is now the doctor wants a horn to go with the loop. Does anybody know of a system for reproducing a Diesel air horn without having to...