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Did the roadnames share (for lack of a better word) the cars back then as much as they do now? I am assuming that the majority of rolling stock behind the big boys & challengers were UP owned. If there was "sharing" going on, was there any geographic location this was more predominant? For...

Thanks for all the replies, this is exactly what I was looking for. And GeorgeHO, thanks for the magazine info, I will check those out and see if I can get copies of some of those, they sound very interresting to me. shaygetz - do you know any other road names of reefers that might have been...

Forgive me if this has been answered already, I tried to search but couldn't come up with anything. I am getting back into the hobby after a 10 year hiatus and building my first major layout. I currently have a Riverossi Big Boy (bought around '92) as well as a Athearn Genesis Challenger...

Here is the updated track plan. I took away the double mains and shortened the overall layout area a tad bit. I also divided the track plan up into levels to make it easer to see what I am trying to accomplish. The basic goal of this layout is to have one where I can run multiple trains and have...

Thanks for all the helpful pointers, I did end up cutting down the reach (and the overall layout size to have better access to a closet in the room). Hopefully I will have a newer trackplan with all the suggestions up soon. When that is done, I will be able to better explain my thinkings on...

I was thinking allong the same lines, but thinking about RFID technology where it could tell different items apart from one another.

Here is a more detailed plan I came up with. The minimum radius on the mainlines is 24". Most of the places, it is in the 26 - 30 range (I believe 1 turn is 24). The turnouts are Peco Large (code 100). As with some suggestions above, I have moved as much as I could down to a 2' reach. I plan on...

Thanks for your suggestions. I was thinking of enlarging the opening as much as possible. I want to keep room for a small yard and industry around the base level. As soon as I had that basically designed, I was going to enlarge the opening as much as possible. As for the door, the room has...

First a little background on what I am attempting to do. I have been brought up with the hobby by both my father, uncle, and grandfather. Through college and what not, I have lost touch with model railroading and finally find a time in my life where I can get back into the hobby. I am 29 now and...