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Wish everyone Happy Holidays. Not doing anything at all buy lying around. Wish everyone a Healthy New Year. First time since 1958 haven't bought a train for Christmas. Old age setting in. Jim H

Welcome landplansbyrf@... to our group . Browse the photo albums , some nice work in those . Again welcome , Henry H. moderator

The Polar Express!! Jeff jppellas@...

Merry Christmas to all & may your wheels all stay on the tracks when visitors are looking at your trains during these holidays!! Richard Ferrara "In God We Trust!"

Hello How has everyone been? Over the last few months I have referenced Dans Yardbird website to a couple of people wanting to buy Mantua Parts. They have written back to me stating their phones calls and emails are not being answered. Is Dan okay? Is he still selling Train Parts?

Fallen Flags.org [railroad photos site c/o Geo. Elwood] Has Steam Loco drawings , 10 wheeler 2024 , President P7 4-6-2 5300 , P7c 4-6-2 5314 [this drawing is close to Mantua's Pacific , S class 2-10-2 6206 , A BL series 2-8-8-0 , an EM1 2-8-8-4 , EM1's tender , last but not least B&O EA unit #51 . This weeks listings , scroll down to the bottom you;ll see them . Enjoy ! Thank you for sharing Mr. Elwood . Henry H.

Thanks for your wonderful reference site . Happy New Year ! Henry

Merry Christmas! http://www.ebay.com/itm/271123863117?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 A very different looking drive train. You know about this, Jim? Denis

Merry Christmas everyone. And as a side note I received my wonderfully restored Mantua 0-4-0T chassis from Dan today & it's running as good as ever. Richard Ferrara "In God We Trust!"

Rare model, and look who's imported it http://www.ebay.com/itm/110991562445?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648 Denis

Hey everyone, haven't posted in a while or threw in any pics, haven't left the group. My old lady's mother recently passed away from cancer and that's consumed a lot of time along with my grand parents back in central pa not doing to good. But I have still been tinkering with my trains a lot. Never did get my 2-8-2 running right so it's been sitting. I think it needs a whole new drive train, running gear, has a bad bind. I'm actually looking to move to a house with a decent basement so I can throw down some big time layout. I've had an 0-6-0 laying around that I ran last Christmas. Needing a switcher I need to convert itmtoma can motor, FCC, and put a belpaire firebox on it. Yardbird trains used to have a John English correct prr casting for an 0-6-0 but I don't see it listed on his website anymore along with his can motors. Maybe I missing something. Checked our an open house last week for a rr club here in Columbus. Poor guys are paying $1000' a month for a little building to put their setup in. Felt bad for them. Mostly retired and no funds. Gave them a small donation. Anyways I'll get back to adding photos at some point, of my work. Take care. Jerry

You all are dead right. This fellows asking price is simply of the chart. Oh well...... Richard Ferrara "In God We Trust!"

Welcome , mph261@... to our group . Browse the photo albums , good works and how-to stuff in there . Again welcome to the group . Henry H. moderator

It has been a while since I posted this message , so here goes . Since our primary purpose is the exchange of info . and occasionally parts ? The group has a photo album you can list stuff in .You can list what you have , and the particulars [price / description ?] Then conclude by e-mail off this site ? There you go everybody ! Clear , simple ? Henry H. moderator

I posted a couple of items for sale in photos Fleischmann F unit also frame made for rebuild with Athearn drive. Cary FM switcher, brand new. $15 each plus shipping Ron Christensen

Hello Group, I would like to know if Union Pacific ever owned any of the Front Range Spine Prototypes? Thanx, Eric

Then look at the price! HO, HO, HO! What does "1862" mean? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251204920067&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en 251204920067 Walter

May the Good Lord Bless and Keep you ! Best wishes for a Healthy Happy time of it next year . If your health is passable , the rest will take care of itself ! [Amen ?] Henry H.

Hello list, I've added Digitrax decoders to several Bowser engines. So far, I've worked successfully on a K4s, L1s, and H9s (the model now represents an H10s, but that's another story). I set aside an I1sa project because the resin tender I tried was giving me fits, but that's not a Bowser problem. I haven't had a situation (yet) where the DCC installation itself caused problems with pulling power....I haven't had to cut away boiler weights in my installations so far. I have found that adding electrical pickups to the pilot truck of the Bowser K4s (and also the Mantua Pacific) really helps....I didn't get as big a benefit when I tried to add pickup to the lead trucks of my H9s and L1s. In general, DCC-equipped models do better with additional pickup points. As far as starting voltage and maximum voltage, I haven't changed any of the settings on my Digitrax decoders....their manual has directions for changing Configuration Variable (CV) 02 (starting voltage), CV03 (acceleration rate), and CV05 (maximum voltage) amongst others. Perhaps your decoder is set for a lower maximum voltage? I uploaded photos of my L1s Mike as fitted with a Digitrax DZ125 decoder to the photos section in a file titled "Doug Kisala's Kitbashes." You can also try the direct link below...you may need to copy and paste it. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yardbirdtrains/photos/album/725275325/pic/list On my I1sa project, I purchased an aftermarked resin tender to replace the Bowser (nee Varney) 32 foot tender which had worked well for me. In this case, I could not get the resin tender to reliably pick up electricity, so I'll be reverting to the less accurate, but dead reliable Varney tender or perhaps a Bowser 130F82 tender in the future. Doug Kisala