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  1. conrailmike

    Trains and Locomotives on tonight.

    FYI - For those of you that get the RFD channel on DirecTV or Dish Network. Trains and Locomotives is on at 6pm EST. It looks like it's about the Dennison Railroad Museum.
  2. conrailmike

    Interview with Tony Koester (Part 1 of 3)

    Interview with Tony Koester (Part 2 of 3) Here is part 2 of the interview with Tony Koester. The link is here also for part 1 if anyone did not get to hear it. http://www.photographybymjb.com/march2008tonykoester.mp3 http://www.photographybymjb.com/april2008tonykoester.mp3
  3. conrailmike

    Goodbye to the V&O

    Not sure if any of you heard about this or not, but the legendary V&O (Virginian and Ohio) that was built by Allen McClelland is no more. This would be the second version of it, the one the book was written about was dismantled back in 2001. On this months Scotty Mason podcast he interviews Tony...
  4. conrailmike

    Tropicana

    Anyone notice the little blurb about The Juice Train on the sides of Tropicana cartons lately? I just noticed it recently.
  5. conrailmike

    Going through changes...

    Ok people, how many of you out there that switched from HO to N had a difficult time adjusting to it? Like, do you really miss the amount of detail that can be had in HO? I only ask because the layout space that is being planned is 28x24 and I'm thinkin' that N scale maybe the way to go if I...
  6. conrailmike

    Chi-Town Union Station

    Any of you here in Michigan been to see this layout in Commerce Twp? They're open this weekend and I was thinking about checking it out. Apparently it's around 5000 sq. ft. in size and is the biggest O Scale layout in the country. It's in an old grocery store and there's videos of it on youtube...
  7. conrailmike

    Great Train Expo Show Novi, MI

    The Great Train Expo Show will be in Novi, MI at the Rock Financial Showplace on February 23-24 2008. More info here: Great Train Expo See you there!
  8. conrailmike

    Custom MOW Trucks

    Don't know if you guys know about this place or not but I thought I'd throw it out there. Looks like some pretty decent detailing on them. It appears to be only HO Scale they deal with. Custom Mow Trucks, Maintenance of Way, HO Scale, Maintenance of Way HO Scale Happy Modeling! Mike
  9. conrailmike

    Attention Conrail Modelers!

    Mods, if this is in the wrong place, please move. To all you Conrail modelers out there. I don't know if any of you know about this or not, but I found this huge resource of Track Charts, ETT's, Interlocking Charts, Maps and other documentation which could be helpful in railroad operations...
  10. conrailmike

    Hello to everyone here!

    Just thought I'd introduce myself to everyone, glad to be here, and I hope to learn from everyone here and maybe even help someone out. I model Conrail in HO Scale, before the breakup. It takes place somewhere in the central midwest - Chicago line area. Right now I just do diorama stuff, hope to...