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Here is how it is looking now.
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* In response to the post by pumpers » Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:16 am, about additional tracks this post was made. Ref; “The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Bulletin 88” page 151. Fourth Paragraph.; “Another phase of the New Jersey Company’s construction program was the adaptation Of various s...

*DO IT YOURSELF. learn from your mistakes. Build your world, a bit at a time. This world we live in isn't perfect. Maybe you can make one. If your 300 sq' is the interior of a walled room 20 X 15, that's a ok room for Ho scale and for N scale a big layout.Here is a project of mine. A part of a termi...

Here are two photos of it as finished.
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I do know who made this locomotive and when. Here is another photo of the loco with its new drive and tender.
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Here it is once I got a drive in it that worked. Then a tender that I felt would also work.
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here is the second photo of it. I changer the drivers.
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Here is a locomotive that is a hard one to put a name to. When I got it, it came with no tender and two of the 6 driver wheels were broken. here is what it looked like.
frank

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As to the start at Westmoreland- Parmelee intersection, you can only go 2 blocks and the then RT 208, a 4 lane highway blocks your way north. 11th street is midway in this section. I'll park there and walk the 2 blocks. The only other obstacle is the ole Erie railroad and a short detour a few blocks...

Well, Ho model trains and bicycle-riding are my pastimes, I am looking to go up north here in Jersey and Bicycle ride the right away. When seeing it on Google maps it appears to be open enough for one of my 5 or 8 miles out and back rides. At 71 my hamstrings are nowhere near they use to be, and I d...

The NJRR&TCo.second terminal is said to have opened in 1857. This info is from the report from the Directors to Stockholders dated 1857. A beautiful drawing of the New Terminal was attached to this report. This is the Terminal the PRR seems to have said they had built. Everything I read says the...

Has the N&W been paying its taxes on the property. If not then it how can they control it. To own property taxes must be paid.
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Does anyone here have info of the operation of the CRR of NJ prior to opening of their first Jersey City Terminal. Back when they used the NJRR cut to access the Hudson. question Did they share the NJRR ( New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Co.) 1st terminal, or just go to the river, and stop, an...

I forgot why I don't come here often. Thanks to the horrible adds I have been reminded of the problem here. Well the 2 paragraphs and the photo of the drawing of 567 wont be posted here. Nor the photos of the completed model locomotive. Why you annoy the people doing the posting with advertisements,...

NEW YORK LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN 1886 2-6-0 camelback

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