Long time user

Austin, Arkansas

Hello George,

Just checking in and hoping you are well.

Jerry

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Arvada, CO

Absolutely great info! I have bookmarked this site for LOTS of future use! THANK YOU!!

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Washington State

Need info on The Original Bachmann Big Hauler Northern Express, complete in original box. My late husband bought it years ago. Would like to know when it was manufactured and what would be a good price to ask for it.

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las vegas

I've used your site for years the information is great have you update after 2003?

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Chico, California

Very well done, I spent some time on it.

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Springfield Ohio

I want to start a garden railroad and have a million questions but of all the sights I have visited this is the greatest one hands down. After I read all the info I will purchase my train. Thanks for you time and dedication.

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Oklahoma

super websight I find Im using it a lot here lately

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The County of Somerset, englan

Dear George,
I enjoyed reading about your trip round England by rail and I'm thinking of using some of the very well written paragraphs in my classroom. I must, however take up the cudgels on behalf of English food. Do you know that there is a revolution going on? English restaurant food, (especially in the major cities, but also off the beaten track, in the historic towns and rural areas), is gaining a worldwide reputation. Please encourage any potential visitor-friends stateside to seek out these places and "feed back" the information. British cooks like Floyd, Oliver et al are well-known worldwide. The British are ardent vegetarians - and we're not just talking lentils here. I know Southern California, having visited friends in Ojai several times. My experience of the amazing variety of Mexican and other ethnic food there is that the budget joints were poor or mediocre, but that if you go for the rather classier establishments the quality improved dramatically. May I suggest that if you are judging English/British cuisine on the basis of pub grub, budget hotels, eateries near train stations and the like you weren't sampling of the best. In the UK, as in the US, it pays to look beyond the bright (neon) lights.
Best wishes,
Tim Evans, Monkton Combe Senior School, Bath

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Romania

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LAS VEGAS

YES GENTELMEN, SOME LADIES LOVE TRAINS TOO! YOUR SITE IS VERY HELPFUL. THANKS

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Ind.

Great site for lots of useful information. Sure I'll be visiting often since I'm just getting started.

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Henderson, NC

I love live steamers and this is a great website.

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delmarva.....the maryland part

starin a garden railroad and loved the tips and suggestions...thanks

UK

Nice site

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california

Nice, thanks... Dollhouse http://www.minishop.com/

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Easton, Mass.

Great site!
I used it to check out what you thought of - the shay/climax/usagp9- just like to read all the things you have found and your 2 cents worth!
Was also wandering if you had any more update -the last looks like in 2003 ?
I like to go back once and a while to check on things.
Thanks!

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Sontag, Mississippi

The Big Hauler info will come in handy for me. I bought a "Gold Rush" set off ebay so the Yoknapatawpha&Bear Creek ry would have a passenger train. I've also got one of Bachmann's industrial moguls. Do you have any tips for them? I want to add a turn-of-the-century 4-4-0 to take over passenger service and a similer 2-8-0 to help the mogul with freight. The Big Hauler will then be used in work train service and pinch-hit for the American. I also have an Aristo 0-4-0 that needs a tender something awfull. I wonder why they didn't go ahead and make the little engines tank engines when they put out the starter sets? I'll get a slopeback tender /w sound and make the modification. The motive power dept. of the Y&BC is also courting a 2-6-2 and a HLW tank engine. My 6 year old has a couple of battery operated train sets that were bought at the dollar store. I wish there was a way to rig up a rechargable battery system that worked off of track power for these sets. The engines and cars are tolerable and they run on g-gauge track. One even has a remote! I'll check back often and see what's the latest. Thanks for the info.

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Mount Shasta, California

Looking for pictures of U.P. 6105 Dorm-Lounge,
U.P. National Progress and U.P. 6009 Dorm-Bagg.
Thanks.

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South Holland, IL

Great railroad. What a ride on the rail. Throughly enjoyed it. Was wondering though the size of it all. Mine is under construction and need some insperation to get steaming in the right direction. Great job.

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Missouri, USA

Nice website George.

Needing some info on how to increase the volume from sound generator in my 4-6-0 Big Hauler. Wanting to make the chuff sound louder.

Your articles on how to make a 4 chuff, offset chuff installation works good.

Keep up with the good work.

Bob

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Tennessee

GREAT SITE!

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Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share this valuable information.

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United Kingdom.

Great Web site.
I have a seven and a quarter 300ft railway in my garden and am visiting Fort Worth//Cleburne in Texas also Oakland in CA. this November can you advise of any similer railroads I could visit.
Many thanks Peter

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Fort Worth Texas

Where do you purchase hydrocal? No one I have talked to even know what hydrocal is. I would appreciate some info. Thanks.

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South Africa

I do not have a Garden train yet, but i am quick keen on building one. I found your site very informative, actually the best i have seen. I will be coming back here quite a bit, thank you for all the time you put into this site.

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Lexington, NE

Love the site, lots of help. I'm looking for a worn out/broken Bachman Shay for parts to help me in a scratchbuild, if anyone has one to sell, email me.
thanks, Jerry

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STANTON, CALIF.

YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WEB SITE. I AM A TYPICAL 77 YEAR OLD TRAIN NUT. I HAVE JUST COMPLETED A N GAUGE LAYOUT IN A GLASS TOP COCKTAIL TABLE. I ALSO HAVE A G GUAGE LAYOUT RUNNING AROUND THE WALL OF THE LIVING ROOM IN MY APARTMENT. MY FIRST LAYOUT WAS AN O GAUGE LAYOUT. MY BEST FRIEND WALTER COMBINED HIS TRAINS WITH MINE. WE BUILT THE LAYOUT IN THE BASEMENT OF MY FOLKS APARTMENT IN ST. LOUIS WE WERE BOTH 10 YEARS OLD.

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AZ

This is a great site

Thank you

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The Netherlands

A great site, specially the technical tips
It helps me to improve my G-trains.

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Woodville, Texas

Very good site,Great information, very helpful to Big Hauler fans. I am still wonering how you got the CRE-55491 to work with Big Hauler.

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Northern Illinois

A great site and a great help for a novice like me.
Thanks

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Reading PA.

I am a member of PA live steam

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Very informative site! I plan to access it often and will share information with fellow Tidewater Big Train Operators club members.

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Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

A great website, lot of interest, thank you

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Southport NC (previously Franktown CO)

A very handy source of usefull information and 'lessons learned'. Having collected Bachman and LGB rolling stock for the past several years, I am (at long last) about to begin layout design and construction.

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Normal, Illinois

I've been using your tech tips for many years and have always found them enlightening. I recently purchased a Lionel LS Atlantic and am currently memorizing your tips on the model. Really enjoy your work. Would love to have some updates! Best to you George. Mike.

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Texas

Tes, I'm about to go crazy with my G scale startup on how to wire turnouts or switches...Ten years ago I moved and was forced to put away my 370 feet of HO layout with about 60 turnouts but do you think I remember how to wire ta turnaround loop so that it won't short?
Mik Connor / miconpat@sbcglobal.net

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nebraska

just a thanks for all the info

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Washington State

My son and I used your bridge page for inspiration to build a toothpick bridge for an 8th grade science project. We settled on a slightly modified version of the Howe Truss. The only materials allowed were toothpicks and Elmers glue. The structure could weigh no more than 85 grams and the grade would be determined by the structures weight compared to the load it would bear.
Huge success! Our stucture weighed 15 grams. When the test load reached 38 lbs the teacher said, "No more! We're not going to destroy this one. It's going in the display case."
Thanks from both of us for your site.

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Miami FL

Really excited about the Atlantic project. Have one, has all defects you mention, Looking forward to fixing and detailing. Just bought 50 yds of dirt and 6 tons of rock to begin building RR

altavista

CA

Man this is the best Large Scale website i've ever seen! This has everything anyone ever needs to know. Espacially on big haulers. The sound tips were very helpful. You're the man. Thanks. Happy new year!

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North Carolina

I was looking for a good map of the British rail system and found it in your diary of your 1999 trip. Many thanks. Any idea where I can find a more recent map?

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San Martin, CA

I'm brand new to large scale trains ... first Bachman engine and 3' of track were given to me as a Christmas present. Now the work / fun begins. I've long wanted to set up a garden RR, and this site is full of information! I will be back many times in the future. Thanks!