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Q: I have an N scale Model Power 4-6-2 steam engine whose tender derails on my Atlas code 55 turnouts.…
Read moreQ: I have an N scale Model Power 4-6-2 steam engine whose tender derails on my Atlas code 55 turnouts.…
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Q: I’ve heard about a freight train the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe operated in the early 1970s and earlier…
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Q: My layout will have four lumber mills and a planing mill. Where do I get real HO scale lumber…
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Q: I have a Bachmann stockcar whose couplers hang down so low that the pins catch on turnout closure rails,…
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Q: What weight of rail (pounds per yard), does Code 83 represent? Maybe you could publish a table of weight…
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Q: I recently saw these bright orange boxcars parked near the Canadian National Woodcrest Shops. They have CN reporting marks,…
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I have a tip that I think other modelers might like: a fast and easy way to make a terrific…
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Q: What exactly is a switchback and how does it work? I originally thought it was a switching move backwards…
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Q: When building benchwork for a model railroad 24 inches deep by 6 feet long, how far apart should the…
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Q: I am a fan of the Penn Central RR. While visiting my local hobby shop, I saw a model…
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Q: I have a couple of questions about the benchwork construction of your Spartanburg Subdivision. How large did you cut…
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Q: When I run a unit coal train of Bethgon Coalporter gondolas, should the colored (rotary) ends face toward the…
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