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Advices on pre-weathered rail
Seb J
Hi guys ! Any advices on Micro-Engineering pre-weathered rail, related to hand laid track, turnout construction, wheels electrical pick-up, does it solder easily to copper ties, and so on !? Would look nice I guess, but I wonder if the chemical process can be an issue regarding to quality of operations ? Thanks for your advices. Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! Sebastien -- Cordialement Sébastien Jubault Vice-Président AECFM - Chemin de Fer de Rillé
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Re: Blackstone C19 tender modification question
Len, I bought the water tender version of the western rails tenders and the quality is superb. lloyd lehrer, MANHATTAN BEACH, CA (310)951-9097
On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 7:49 AM LenTRaley via Groups.Io <lentraley=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: Tony: --
lloyd lehrer
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Re: Blackstone C19 tender modification question
Tony:
What did you use for the oil tender shells on your CB&Q #536 and the C&NWR #64? Great looking models. Thanks and be well, Len Raley
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HOn3 Locomotives and rolling stock for sale revised list 11
Brinton Jones <bmrjones@...>
ALL BLACKSTONE ARE IN ORIGINAL BOXES BLACKSTONE LOCOMOTIVES D&RGW NO 462 K27 2-8-2 Royal Gorge herald green boiler P.N. B310105-S $350.00 Plus shipping D&RG NO 345 C19 2-8-0 MOVIE SCHEME P.N. B310208-S ORANGE & SILVER, $360.00 Plus shipping All locos have about two hours run time. Most Blackstone cars are new never run 30’ BOX CARS D&RGW 30’ Box car Flying Grande herald NO 3468 P.N. B34018 ORANGE CAR SILVER TOP $55.00 Plus shipping D&RGW 30’ REEFERS D&RGW 30’ Reefer Royal Gorge Rout herald NO 43 P.N. 340808 $55.00 Plus shipping D&RGW 30’ FLAT CAR D&RGW 30’ Flat car Weathered D&RGW NO 6057 P.N.340310W $35.00ea Plus shipping BRASS CAR PFM D&RGW Pagosa Junction car Factory paint Car No 215 Blackstone trucks $200.00 Plus shipping UNBUILT KITS PRECISION SCALE D&RGW 30’ REEFER Plastic kit w brass trucks $20.00 Plus shipping GRANDT LINE D&RGW 30’ Flat car Hon3 KIT #5186 $20.00 Plus shipping Campbell #357Coaling Station $45.00 Plus shipping Campbell #404 Quincy Traveling crane $20.00 Plus shipping PHOTOS ON REQUEST NO PAYPAL Check or USPS Money Order only BRINTON JONES bmrjones@... 30993 HUNTWOOD AVE # 206 HAYWARD CA 94544-7000
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For Sale PFM K-27
Doug Boudakian <dboudrrtrain@...>
PFM K-27 2-8-2 custom painted D&RGW 453. Has Sagami can motor. Has original box with new foam. $250
Pictures on request. Shipping extra. Send private reply if interested. Doug Boudakian dboudrrtrain@...
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Re: D&RGW NG Signals
Ah, cool. Thanks for filling in some of the details, Earl.
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SOLD: MINE PLANT by Tillison
Mine Plant has been sold. Darryl Huffman darrylhuffman@...
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For Sale: MINE PLANT by Tillison
I have a copy of MINE PLANT by Tillison. Excellent condition. $40 plus $5 for Media Mail postage to anywhere in the USA. The $5 shipping is for Paypal payment. Please wait for an invoice from me to pay with Paypal. If paying by any other method the shipping is $10 by Priority Mail. If interested, please contact me OFF list. Darryl Huffman darrylhuffman@... You can find my Youtube Channel of Model Building Videos Here: You can follow my blog here:
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Re: D&RGW NG Signals
Earl Knoob
This was a standard practice on all railroads who dispatched trains by timetable and train order. There were two types of train orders issued. First one was called a "Form 19" that gave a train right to run over the road with meets with other trains and other
instructions as needed. If any additional orders were issued that did not contradict with existing orders, new orders could be handed up to the trains on the fly (aka "hooping up orders"). If a new train order was issued that contradicted or changed something
on an existing train order, the new order went on a "Form 31" train order. These orders had to signed for by both the engineer and conductor, requiring the train to be stopped. In which case, the agent would put the train order signal to stop.
From: HOn3@groups.io <HOn3@groups.io> on behalf of Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 4:07 PM To: HOn3@groups.io <HOn3@groups.io> Subject: Re: [HOn3] D&RGW NG Signals The East Broad Top used similar signals (also called order boards) to indicate whether the train needed to stop for orders or not.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 5:53 PM Jeff Young <jeff@...> wrote:
Someone might be able to provide more accurate info, but as I understand it the signal (called an order board) indicated whether or not the conductor needed to stop at the depot to pick up new orders or not. -- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: D&RGW NG Signals
Mark Rosche
Hi All,
Many thanks to those of you who answered my query!!! Regards, Don‘t take life too seriously...no one gets out alive anyway....
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Re: D&RGW NG Signals
Russ Norris
The East Broad Top used similar signals (also called order boards) to indicate whether the train needed to stop for orders or not.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 5:53 PM Jeff Young <jeff@...> wrote: Someone might be able to provide more accurate info, but as I understand it the signal (called an order board) indicated whether or not the conductor needed to stop at the depot to pick up new orders or not.
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Re: D&RGW NG Signals
Someone might be able to provide more accurate info, but as I understand it the signal (called an order board) indicated whether or not the conductor needed to stop at the depot to pick up new orders or not.
Cheers, Jeff.
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D&RGW NG Signals
Mark Rosche
Hi All,
I have noticed in a few old photos that some depots had semaphore signals installed but could not decipher their actual use...I have searched far and wide for more information on the subject but have found nothing on signaling on the narrow gauge portions of the D&RGW...could anyone in the group provide some insight or references on how the semaphores (and any other types of signals) were used on the NG lines? Many thanks!!!! Regards, Don‘t take life too seriously...no one gets out alive anyway....
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For sale D&RGW books reduced prices
Doug Boudakian <dboudrrtrain@...>
Chama/Cumbres with a little Chili. By Richard Dorman. First Edition . Vol. 3 of 5. Hardbound like new with plastic protective cover. $31.
D&RGW: Durango to Alamosa and Salida . Rocky Mountain Railroads Vol.2. The Collectors Edition. March 2005. Like new with plastic protective cover. $31. In Quest of Colorado Narrow Gauge 1950-51. By Robert MAC Donald. Softcover. 2002 first edition. Like new.124 pages. $12. Never on Wednesday the first decade of the Rio Grande Zephyr. Has plastic protective cover. Dust cover has a few small tears. 1980. Has past owners name inside cover. $10. Rotary Snowplows on the Cumbres & Toltec softcover by Joseph Hereford jr. . Like new. $10 The Rio Grande Pictorial by Sundance. 1971. Hardcover . 216 pages. Some where along the edges. $15. Trails Along the Columbine A Colorado high country Anthology. By Sundance Publishing 1986. Book covers the D&RGW Silverton Branch. Like new with plastic protective cover. $31. Please send private reply if interested. Shipping extra. Doug Boudakian dboudrrtrain@...
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Re: 705 mount with a K36 plow
Mike Conder
Thanks for the clarification. Mike Conder
On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 5:27 AM Dusty <Dustburm@q.com> wrote: I used styrene.
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Re: 705 mount with a K36 plow
Dusty
I've made some improvement by allowing the shank to pivot slightly. I douched the 705 with Neo Lube also.
After watching 705s couple with 714s a bunch of reps I wonder if moving the/a pivot point closer to the coupler is the geometry needed to get more consistent results. In the past I've cut down brass rectangular tubing to accept N scale coupler boxes for engine pilots. This plow opening is too small for that. Dusty Burman 623 261-8707
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Re: 705 mount with a K36 plow
John Stutz
Dusty
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It may be possible to add coupler centering, depending on the internal size and the length of your extension tube. If you cut the shank of the coupler off square, and add a spring loaded block behind the coupler, this will tend to hold the coupler straight. The block needs to be able to move freely along the tube, and be long enough that it does not twist and jam when the coupler's shank's corner pushes the block back. Centering force is roughly the product of the spring preload and the width of the square face of the coupler shank, and centering may require a fairly stiff spring, possibly an old style truck spring. or consider building up the shank width. Kadee makes a dozen sizes of small light coil springs for their various couplers, and one of these might be suitable. If the block is big enough, put the spring in a slot or drilled hole in the block to save length. Just a suggestion, as I have not tried this. John Stutz
On December 14, 2019 at 5:58 PM Dusty <Dustburm@q.com> wrote:
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Re: 705 mount with a K36 plow
I mounted 705’s on the pilots of my 6 brass HOn3 loco’s. I took the couplers out of the Kadee draft gear boxes, nipped off the back of the coupler, and drilled a .020 hole in the shank. Some of the engines had scale coupler pockets that I could insert the coupler and drop a pin in to secure it. Others I installed a short piece of K&S square tubing with a hole in it and pinned the coupler. All my tenders have 714’s, and I run DeadRail, so short circuits are not an issue. Coupler alignment is done with a pick, so sorta prototypical.
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Re: 705 mount with a K36 plow
Dusty
I used styrene.
Dusty Burman
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Re: Wiseman Model Services New Web site and new e-mail address.
Russ Norris
OK here on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 10:06 PM Keith Wiseman <kwiseman9961@...> wrote:
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