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Maybe it's just me, or pure Nostaligia (as before 2009, I never took a renaissance car) but I've always felt that these old Steel cars are more comfortable. Dunno why. Still, good pics you took there! It's not just you....I've spent a lot of time in both types of equipment (in coaches and sleeper f...

Great report, thanks for posting that! A few comments: -I was quite impressed to see how quickly the track work on the Newcastle Sub got underway. I was through on the Ocean in August and then again in October, and the amount of work that had been done was substantial. The speed has actually already...

Great report, thanks for posting that! A few comments: -I was quite impressed to see how quickly the track work on the Newcastle Sub got underway. I was through on the Ocean in August and then again in October, and the amount of work that had been done was substantial. The speed has actually already...

you can do that but not all colors will print good. If you want a custom decal, contact Jim at highball graphics. I've had him do custom stuff for me on signle runs, no need to order huge lots of decals. I can second the recommendation for Highball Graphics. Jim does fantastic work, really high qua...

very nice work..it's on my plans to make one,staring from a Rivarossi coach car,by using a dremel,I will cut the Panorama section straight trough the roof and body,but I'm looking how I can draw the green paint on,and do the windows support Thanks. The easiest way to make those windows is to get a ...

I know they had had something similar up there a while back when it was first suspended, and I think there was something if you went poking around for info specifically about that train. The SCFG was apparently optimistic that VIA could resume service to New Carlisle in June, as they have completed ...

I wouldn't make too much of the "currently in progress" line. VIA has effectively been saying exactly that since this all started, so it's not any indication that things are getting any closer to happening. Yes, the cancelling of the train (first scaling back to New Carlisle, then to Matap...

@CNJ999 That photo is superb! With the added explanation of how you took it, it's even more impressive. Here's VIA SW1000 #202, one of only two switchers left on VIA's roster, switching cars on the Dartmouth Model Railway Club layout. Loco is an Athearn I detailed to better match the proto, while th...

I think this was rumoured for a while now, but Walthers has just announced that they will be upgrading their Superliners to the Proto line. This will include some added details (such as the awesome window gasket detail like on the Amfleets), and they'll also be available lighted. Have a look here: h...

Awesome photo, thanks! It is really difficult to find many photos of those switchers, so I had to do an awful lot of digging just to get every angle on 202. That photo there effectively shows off a lot of the mods I made on the model, while also showing a few that I didn't (if you're keen-eyed enoug...

How does the westbound Ocean access the bridge? Does it now use the east leg of the wye track between Joffre and Charny?......then backs out through the wye into Triage Joffre before continuing west? If so, I believe the Ocean would be the first passenger train to regularly use the east leg of the ...

These were originally supposed to be done by Industrial Rail Services (IRSI) in Moncton NB, with the interiors provided by another company (can't remember who). Unfortunately the IRSI bankruptcy meant that only one car got done there, so VIA has set up new shop facilities at the MMC to handle the wo...

I just took the Ocean Halifax-Montreal and return last week, so I can confirm the new practice. The train does indeed cross the Quebec bridge over to Ste-Foy, but it actually goes across the bridge forwards both ways, and backs out across the bridge to return to the main. The eastbound train goes in...

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timberley Amazing work! I like the modifications & enhancements you've done it really makes the switcher look as real as one can get. Not to nitpick but doesn't 202 have a speed recorder on the left rear truck on the last axle? Thanks! And yes, you're absolutely right. I didn't have a speed rec...