Finished the Chicago Land mini-kit this morning. For those who didn’t attend, attendees received some very nice resin castings and some super decals. Jim Singer of 5th Ave Car Shops sold the donor

Clark -- I don't think I've ever seen a similar layout; the weedy branch and small ag towns are unique in my experience, and the scenery is perfect. Plus, those freight cars aren't too shabby

All- A number of us in the Burlington Route Historical Society are working on the origins of some cars that came from the Pacific Short Line / Sioux City & Western / Sioux City, O'Neil & Western / GN

Thanks for sharing. Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I’ve watched the video several times, and it provides the motivation I’ve lacked to start working on my branch line scenery. Well done, Clark. Nelson Moyer

KTM is a great publication. Hats off to those involved in putting together the articles and putting it out to us modelers. Bob Allan Omaha

Track seems a bit slippery – probably weeds on the rails. Have you had any trouble with static grass getting into your loco bearings/drive train? I appreciate the multiple bulk oil dealers and

Clark Propst wrote: Nicely done video, excellent scenery rendition. Thanks for sharing the video, Clark. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Clark, Great video and layout. What especially caught my eye is the beautiful way you did the backdrop, really exceptional the way it blended off into the distance. Also glad you had a PRR

In addition to the excellent execution, I found about half a dozen mini-scenes I could replicate that otherwise never would have occurred to me. Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

 Hi Pete, Eric, and List Members, Great work Pete, espeically the original thinking regarding the coal load and speaker arrangement. Very enjoyable reading material to go with my Monday morning

Andy Bottles can be refilled for 10 years before they need to be re-certified. Normally you exchange them at the local welding supplier. The gas in the tank will have no humidity it. That can be

Folks, The Autumn 2018 issue of The Keystone Modeler (#106) is now available at the PRRT&HS web site: http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/newPRRKeystoneModeler.htm Regards, Bruce Bruce

Pete Hall shares upgrade techniques for a Proto2000 0-8-0 on the Resin Car Works blog. These USRA yard locos are great for working your freight car fleet.

Thanks for sharing Clark. Very inspirstional. Bill Parddie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Gordon, Actually, the MEC single sheathed Dairy Products cars were rebuilt from double sheathed milk cars, not from boxcars. A photo of one of the cars prior to rebuilding was published many years ago

Very nice, Clark. Track seems a bit slippery – probably weeds on the rails. Have you had any trouble with static grass getting into your loco bearings/drive train? I appreciate the multiple bulk

Tom Hood (who started C-D-S) had an extensive collection of freight car slides. Years and years ago Ken Goslett introduced me and my friend Arnt Gerritsen to Tom and we spent an enjoyable day in his

The lack of water vapor makes it ideal for use in auto tires. Nitrogen filled tires don’t vary much by ambient temperature. My atmospheric air- filled tires, normally 36 psi, showed 30 psi during

Nitrogen constitutes about 78% of average atmospheric air, the rest being about 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases and water vapor.  As Mark said, bottled, it will be dry, ie humidity content of