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What would the HO size be of a football or soccer field?

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Why does the Reading & Northern seem to have so many covered hoppers?

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What are the duties and responsibilities of a trainmaster?

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What tools and glues do I need for kitbashing a vehicle?

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Why do some of the major railroads use concrete ties while others don’t?

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Were water barrels on platforms used on wooden trestles or steel trestles? How were they kept filled?

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What’s the difference between HOn3 and HO scale?

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Bending and soldering track feeders to your rails

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How can I find an older article on adding a DCC decoder to a Bachmann HO scale 2-8-0?

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What is the best way to clean rails and engine wheels?

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Where do I find a specific article/video you did on building an American Model Builders N&W caboose?

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How do you preorder a specific locomotive or freight car in certain paint scheme?

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Is Soo Line Mikado 1003 a Heavy or Light Mikado?

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Consisting DCC locomotives to run together

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Trains Magazine
What is the purpose of the round, concave metal discs located on the frame of locomotives?

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How do you remove a locomotive’s shell to replace couplers?

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How do you renumber Union Pacific and Southern Pacific steam locomotives?

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Trains Magazine
After the air horns were removed, what is that part on the Union Pacific GP9’s roof?

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Speed matching DCC locomotives for better consisting

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Which Trains Magazine issue has an article on the Kansas City Southern line from Kansas City to Shreveport, La.?

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