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Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2019 14:14:26 GMT -5
Road dimensions always make my head spin slightly, especially when it comes to things like local variances. I see this a lot near me as it's an old town area. Totally unrelated (unless you're doing turn of the century streetcars), this photo is about 1/4 mile from the photos I took for that article. Incredibly wide for the early 1900s.
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Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2019 4:05:46 GMT -5
I did a short article on the road dimensions where I live, technically this is a village but this road is considered a state highway as this little road runs from the forks of Long Island all the way in to Queens. It opens up quite a bit in parts, but this part is definitely village-like!
It's a start for you! John
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Post by Admin on Dec 20, 2019 1:56:35 GMT -5
Friday, December 20, 2019
Milwaukee | CNW Heavyweight Passenger Collections 10 Cars, One Of Each Body Style
Christmas is the only time of year you can sit in front of a dead tree eating candy out of socks while playing with trains.
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Post by Admin on Dec 13, 2019 2:05:15 GMT -5
Friday, December 3, 2019
64’ Trinity Reefer - Buy One Single Car, Get One Single Car Free!!! Purchase the -1 road number of any of the offered road names and get the -2 road number free.
That warm feeling isn't just the Christmas spirit. I think you left the locomotive controller on!
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Post by Admin on Dec 6, 2019 0:27:53 GMT -5
Friday, December 6, 2019 AZL's Black Fridays continue with Burlington Northern special pricing on loco packages and freight packages!
This holiday season let us treasure what is truly important in all our lives, Z Scale Trains!
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Post by Admin on Nov 29, 2019 1:44:37 GMT -5
Friday, November 29, 2019 AZL's Black Friday specials are kicking off the season with a loco BOGO: Buy a PRR GP7, Get a free PRR GP7 Buy a C&O GP7, Get a free C&O GP7
Ho, Ho, Ho... Not a bad way to start the season!
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Post by Admin on Nov 24, 2019 18:37:00 GMT -5
Really enjoying that more Z scalers are doing videos, liked these video, thanks Rob!
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Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2019 2:10:46 GMT -5
We are aggressively working on this now, your understanding is sincerely appreciated!
John
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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2019 3:18:48 GMT -5
Yeah, they're really killing us, I'm on that one too! Looks like it's going to be a busy season... trains and web work. Thanks!
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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2019 1:02:07 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
I was trying to keep this to a minimum and get it done quickly but our web host really raked us over some nice, toasty coals. Working back and forth with them for files as well as getting the site rebuilt on a new host with updated (fully responsive) store software. I was hoping not to even send out that email blast Jeff mentioned but the whole process was (is) taking longer than expected. Apologies for the outage, just working hard at now making it right.
Thanks! John
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2019 1:41:23 GMT -5
I have GOT to get back to building scenes
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Post by Admin on Aug 16, 2019 0:14:25 GMT -5
I wish it were mine, I saw this over on YT and wanted to share it... most anything with the classic 8800 or 88051 Marklin locos always makes me happy, and I thought this one was particularly clever.
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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2019 2:31:05 GMT -5
Finally the proof is here. We've ALL been doing steam power incorrectly in Z scale!
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Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2019 12:40:30 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on May 20, 2019 18:13:29 GMT -5
Scranton, PA. Big Boy 4012One of the best preserved Big Boys I know. There are 8 in existence. 3 of the photos were taken exactly two years ago during a visit to Steamtown National Historic Site. My first visit to Scranton was back in 2002 and the photo that shows the whole locomotive was taken then. Today with the rumors about bringing one Big Boy back to steam, this could be the candidate. Currently 4014 in Los Angeles County is the preferred locomotive. Los Angeles, CA. Big Boy 4014Since I was in LA when I wrote the Scranton Big Boy post, I just had to take the trip to see how 4014 was doing. The locomotive is part of an exhibit in the LA Fairgrounds out in Pomona. It is owned by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Southern California Chapter. Unfortunately the locomotive is somewhat hidden by other locomotives which makes a photo shoot challenging. Also, if you want to get close, only the 2nd weekend of each month is available.
The 4014 does not look its best at the moment, but that is due to an ongoing inspection by Union Pacific RR. As you can see from one of the photos, a yellow maintenance rig hovers over the Big Boy. As a railroad enthusiast (aren’t we all) I truly hope that one of the Big Boys will be steaming again. It could very well be 4014. If it happens, I wonder if UPRR will opt for oil instead of coal? Several Challenger locomotives were converted to oil burners, but the Big Boy was tricky due to a special design of the firebox. One unsuccessful attempt was made with the 4005. Hans
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