I remember seeing that train in operation once. Lot's of smoke and lot's of noise. I was 5 or 6 years old on a Sunday drive with my grandfather and father........being short of time we just watched th

Hi Fred, If I'm not mistaken, the NPRR #40 is the center cab switcher that is still sitting in Micaville today. David

I would be interested. Email is notelvis2@... Thanks, David

Hi Bryan, Thanks for your information.......do you remember how long the boxcars were stored before they were hauled out to Kona? Sounds like they did make a last movement later than I thought. David

Very easy access.......the engine is in plain site from Highway 19E as you go through the Micaville Community in Yancey County......it's about four miles out of Burnsville on the right side of the roa

Yes......the tracks beside NC 80 were part of the Bowditch Branch from Micaville up to the Hickory Springs plant. It's also amazing to me that so much remains in place. That little railroad was alread

That locomotive has been sitting there unused for almost 30 years now. The old Black Mountain Railroad (which was owned primarily by the Clinchfield) sold that 13 mile railroad to local interests in t

Is Bachmann still accepting pre-orders? I'm ready to do some On30 modeling and a Tweetsie ten-wheeler or two plays a significant role in my plans. I've already ordered a kit for a 2-stall engine house

I would be thrilled to have the full 2-minute clip when you have a chance. Thanks, David Pressley

Wow - that's outstanding artwork! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for this little present and thanks Chris for your dedication to keeping Tweetsie great. I loved coming to ride #12 as a child and now my daughter does as well. Having just turned 3, she'll have

This is interesting. Might be one way Elizabethton can keep it from becoming a trail. � David�

I just added a photo to the 'Miscellaneous' album of an On30-sized enginehouse produced by Deerfield River Laser. This would look fabulous with #'s 11 and 12 hanging about. David

Every Time With No Complaint looks fantastic. I particularly enjoyed Dale Roberts' photographs taken in August 1967. Dale was, at that time, working with my father on the music faculty at Mars Hill Co

Hey, 33 inches......36.....that's close enough for those of us who are just in it for fun! David

In the words of.....was it Don Rumsfeld......"Sometimes you don't model a railroad with the infrastructure you want, you model a railroad with the infrastructure you've got!" What I've got in place at

Good points - I'm using a series of 5 hollow core doors currently for an N scale layout that's been in place for 7 or 8 years now.....Of course N scale isn't very heavy...... David

Apolgies to all - I was in a hurry and thought I was emailing Jerry privately. If you enjoyed my ramblings great. If not, my bad! Have a great weekend - David

Hey Jerry, I'm not a modeller..........just a tinkerer. I've collected lot's of N scale doodads over the years and, as you've seen, our house in Mars Hill finally gave me the place to spread them out.

Would it be fair to say the 'Southern Appalachian' is as confusing to a Korean as Korean is to us? � David