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Is there a track plan published anywhere showing the logging line?

Thank you Bob! The short answer is yes and no. I ordered sleeve bearings to center the cylinders in the dummies. I also started on the push rods for the brake cylinders but I've determined that cutting threads on them with a die won't cut it, so I'm going to have to learn how to cut threads on my la...

Are those the ones that are for sale on DLS? What's the operational lifespan been on the O-Rings? Have they ever let go without a train separation?

Just pre-clean the kids with a swimming pool...

Aww man, I wish I was half as good at finished carpentry as the work you're doing mike!

Fascinating. Does it have to lay down some kind of solvent ahead of the brushes in order to clean properly?

What's the advantage of a track cleaning car in our scales?

Semantics are overrated, changing one term can make a very nuanced but significant change in the meaning of that statement. It happens all the time on the law, where such assumptions can become 7 figure or decades' long mistakes. Don't write a statement off to semantics until you've at least explore...

I never met Lee but he's the main reason I care for attention in 1/8th scale as much as I do. Seeing his Husky Stack inspired me to get into intermodal equipment, I was going to build black multi-purpose cars before that. His site has been gone for what, going on 2 years now? How did you find this t...

That's to encourage people to stay out of the truck's blind spots!

Is feed water going to run through that heater box?

On the subject of maneuvering, is the back truck on the loco going to be a swing bolster?