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here a good one I did two days ago,I wait for a while,but I get my shot :-D http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=275826 Congrats on getting your first RP.net photo! It's my third one :wink: here the two others http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=257466 http://www.railpictures.net/v...

Montrealrail wrote:here a good one I did two days ago,I wait for a while,but I get my shot
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=275826

When I set up the train around the Christmas tree, I use Bachmann EZ track. It is high quality track. Not very prototypical, and I'd never replace flextrack with it, but for the first layout, or one what will be taken apart often, it is fine.

...with 22 inch curves 'cause I intend to run long passenger cars and a 6-axle freight locomotive. You may want to read up on radius requirements. 80 foot passenger cars will barely stay on the rail at 23", and I wouldn't recommend anything less than 30 or higher for 80' cars. There is an exce...

Which cartoon?

Safety On Rails Theater.

newyorkcentral wrote:Another RR show is extreme trains on the history channel but I think the host does nothing but act like a child.

Well, the location in his profile says Terrebonne, QC, which is kinda close to Montreal.

Considering the fact that the accident could have been MUCH MUCH worse if fuel had spilled or a major derailment could have occurred, they got off WAY too easy. I was waiting for someone to say something like this. The legal system does not take into account what could have happened, only what DID ...

They pled guilty to Felony charges and their records will be sealed:

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/app ... 9901310343

It's all part of the plea agreement.

I'm troubled by the idea of an e-zine being offered at no cost to the reader. Are there really that many accomplished hobbyist willing to write for free? Perhaps so but the feature article I wrote for a magazine recently netted me $600+ and these days I regard it as foolish to do so for free. CNJ99...

I quite enjoyed it. I thought it was well written and uses technology well. If you don't like the requirements for the software, then don't read the magazine.

I routinely hear CN from the Toronto area at my house (~100mi).

Non-railroad related, I have a CW conversation with someone in WI from MA (~1000 mi) one night a few years ago. That was on 1.25 m.

prediction: local news channels will carry this story every day for a week or so.. lots of clips of outraged politicians.. lots of shouting from politicians and clueless local idiots along the lines of: "the railroad should do something!" and "the railroad should build a fence!"...

Just to let you all know,if I am not mistaken I believe Micro Scale decals has FINGER LAKES RAILWAY decals now.. Otto can you verify this ? Thanks, Tom They do, but they're only for the lighting stripe locos, and don't have 2201 specific decals. http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Scre...