Hello -- I'm a member of several mr websites. This one is the most active and has the most useful and helpful info of any of them! I love it! And the B&O Modeler is incredible, too. ;o) Carl Barna Emm

I started with C&O/B&O on July 1 1976 and went to work on the Western Division (former St. Louis, Toledo-Indianapolis, C&O Cinci-Chicago and B&OCT) Engineering Corps. In February 1977, this newbie was

B&Oers....................... Here's a question from my friend Brady McGuire, who models the PRR in Pittsburgh, with some B&O "on the side". Can anybody help out with his dairy-related questions? Let

Hello group, Curious about branch line Roundhouses. I have one on my model railroad. This was scratch built by a man who just liked building craftsman railroad structures. He had to downsize because h

Hello Folks, I hope everyone is healthy and staying as sane as possible during this time. Modeling and gardening have been a saving grace for me. I have a few questions for the group: 1) Did all of th

B&Oers............ I had a bit of a dry spell, but I'm back at it again. Here's my latest Pandemic Project a coal dump from the B&O's Standard Plan book. Tom

I noticed there were a few locomotive models on ebay listed by seller chatizna which are listed as "The locomotive was modeled by a very skilled model railroader, who also installed DCC and sound". I

The e-mailed photo file is nearing 700 photos since we moved to Groups IO. They all go into an e-mailed photos album in Photos. Once there, they cannot be moved into any of the subject albums in the P

He has not responded to my communications. Is he alright? Crew Heimer

As far as I know, it’s just the fruit exchange and it is located nearby NA tower if I recall. It is a very nicely done brick building I wouldn’t be surprised if not designed by E. Francis Baldwin, not

I am looking for a formula to paint the “depot buff” color on a post war interlocking tower. I painted a station a number of years ago using a formula which was 1 part Floquil depot buff; 1 part Floqu

Group; With the advent of this recent virus, over the past few months there has been a flurry of beautiful photographs of structures from many of you. I'm asking that you resend these photos to ME, al

By the way, for readers interested in this Q-3 upgrade project, they might get some value and save some wheel reinvention by reviewing Jonathan Vogel’s article on upgrading the Bachmann USRA 2-8-2 in

My rebuild, repower, and repaint of the Akane light USRA Mike into a Q-3 continues. Thanks to all that have offered advice on what mods need to be undertaken. I have replaced the smoke box front, relo

Structure colors Room lighting and color balance setting on your digital camera can make big differences. Structure on left is the discontinued Mountaineer Precision “small office” in Depot Buff, weat

Contact me off-line if interested: Safety cabooses - C3771 Tan C3774 Green C3025 Red C3035 Light Blue C3017 Purple 90310 Yellow C-3027 Chessie C-3708 B&O pool blue C-3000 B&O pool blue EA #52 with sou

Hello Group, I noticed a post on Facebook this weekend about Seventeen Mile Grade . I was very interested in this. I was able to purchase the magazine, don’t ask how much I paid, original 1945 price 2

My knowledge of copyright law is such that anything prior to 1923 is no longer applicable, but afterwards IS, in most if not all cases. The Trains Magazine in question is not a particularly rare one,

Ben, I saw this announcement and did some research to see if I could use one on my September 1956 B&O Shenandoah SD layout. These “Phase III” models were manufactured from March 1955 to June 1957 (htt

https://www.nmra.org/library Shared via the Google app Hello Group, I imagine this site would be helpful in obtaining copies of the “Trains” article. Thanks,Barry