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Northern Ron, Sorry to hear your Northern didn't pan out. I followed thru the comments at the Bachman site and it sounded like they were on to something but I don't blame you for sending it back. In my opinion Bachmann's engineering is right on the mark but I think they must have some...

Z Scale SmolderZ, Well........thank you for my first good look at Z scale. Incredible!!! I've seen adds for Z scale engines and stuff but your thread introduced me to Z in a BIG way, so to speak. Your new SD looks fantastic and I look forward to following along as your layout develops...

Thanks! Gentlemen, Thanks for the appreciated comments. This is, without a doubt in my mind, the best of the forums. The A & T is a continuos source of fun and diversion for me and on some occasions fellow model rails. And while the A & T is pretty much a completed railroad my lists of...

Your Coaches Absnut, Thanks! I left some comments about N steam at your coach bashing thread. Those cars are REALLY SOMETHING! Excellent workmanship. The neat thing is now you have something VERY unique. The truss rods added the final touch. :D :D :D

Your Coaches Absnut, Beautiful cars, nice bashing project! I have a MDC 2-6-0 on order and N scale supply has some under certain road names. I've had a MDC 2-8-0 for over a year now, THAT is an EXCELLENT running engine. As you can see at my "A Day on the A & T" thread I did add some...

Steam Thanks for the comments guys. Tyson, Check out a picture of the "Power Unit" here, http://www.nscalesupply.com/KAt/KAT-11-106.html Like I mentioned it's just a little bit longer than an ore car, it's tiny. It runs good but has a pretty high starting speed. I lightly lubed it...

Bachmann Commuters Davidstrains, I found them all on E-Bay for anywhere from $4 to $6. They were all different roads but I stripped them, painted and lettered them with Micro-Scale S.P. heavyweight passenger car decals. I have 10 of them at this point. I need to get MT trucks and couplers on...

Thanks Arlaghan, You know I thought the same thing, I guess it's the frame. Alas, I'm not handy enough with a computer to angle it and put it on an easel but it's a cool idea. Tyson, I got that Kato "Power Unit". It is about the size of an ore car but not as tall. It should make a...

Notification Shaygetz, Eh-uhm.............the B&MC management would be ill advised to send Hyram and Billy Joe Ray Bob (how many people is that?)down to Alpine. A & T employees have proven to be fiercely loyal to steam.;)

Arch Bars? Fifer, The A & T is ALL steam 1920's, but Catt has a good idea. I think I have a "modern" car or two laying around and I could letter it for the "future" A & T. Might be fun!:)

Arch Bars? Fifer, Are Arch Bar trucks legal for interchange service on your layout?

Keep That Generator Catt, The way things are going with the airlines today you had better hang on to that steam generator. ;)

Clubs I'm in the El Paso & Sothwestern Modular club that went all N scale last year. Good guys and minimum of politics. I'd like to do more club work but time and work really get in the way don't they?:(

Sorry Sorry, you guys got me all worked up..................very nice pictures and a clever background set up Roryglasgow.

Good Running Steam Roryglasgow, Shaygetz and Racharg, Guys, realiable, good running and good pulling steam is HERE! Kato 2-8-2, Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0, MDC 2-8-0 and now Model Power's 4-6-2 and 2-8-2. I've had many friends run diesels on my layout and I can honestly say that the new...

T-Turn Passes The Terlingua Turn has reached the mine now. As the Turn passes a couple of cowboys have stepped out on the rear platform of the Drover’s caboose to get some air. They raise their hands in a futile greeting to the still undisturbed Scale Men. Almost noon now and shortly things...

Loads for MTY's OT-1's Conductor offers a wave to the Scale Men, who remain unimpressed. In the cab of No.6 2-8-0 the Engineer couples up to the loaded ore cars which he will swap for the empties he brought. He will also pick-up the empty gondola that delivered coal a few days before. The coal...

OT-1 Arrives OT-1 has reached the “Cat Pause” as the fireman smokes out the locals, the engineer gets ready to drop the caboose and work the mine......................

TP-1 TP-1 has overtaken OT-1 and is now drifting down grade past a couple of unimpressed “Scale Men” at the “Cat Pause Mine”..................

Continuing a “Day on the A & T” finds all three of the daily (except Sunday) trains out on the main. At Alpine the Southern Pacific East and Westbound passenger and freights have respectively drop off folks and freight headed for points South on the A & T. So, OT-1 (the Southbound ore train) is...