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Re: general train question, resources
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Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:07:38 GMT
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Larry & All,

There are a LOT of resources, prototype railfanning is a hobby that • attracts
the detail oriented and packrats among us. It can be overwhelming... but • try
these links:

www.nmra.org - National Model Railroad Association. not strictly proto but
has a lot of links to proto info

www.kalmbach.com - Kalmbach is a leading publisher of ref material, as • well
as publishing TRAINS (prototype) and Model Railroader (models) which many
consider the finest US mags in the two respective fields.

www.railfan.com - Carstens Publications, their competitor.

Go to a hobby shop and get last years Walthers catalog. If you get this
years it is going to be 20 bucks but many have last years around for 4 or • 5
dollars. This several hundred page book is chockablock with model photos • of
structures, rolling stock, bridges, etc. Use it as a way to get ideas • about
what you want to build and what to explore further, but not as a final
reference.

Searching Yahoo is a good thing to get used to doing, too. Try, for • example,
this URL:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Transportation/Trains_and_Railroad
s/Railway_Enthusiasts/

Note that there is at least one site for every major rail line that ever
existed in the US, we're nothing if not detail oriented.

Don't forget to search HERE too, I think I've answered this question • before
and gave different links. If you have a specific question ask here, if • it's
interesting you can usually count on an answer pretty quickly from me or
James Powell or any of several others. James has a euro flavor, though...
:-)

I do remember that, too bad I could not retrieve my e-mail when I left AEI,
it just says it is corrupt. Thanks for the information, I would like to
build again, especially train stuff, I just spent most of the weekend
fulfilling orders and sorting. I am looking forward to GATS, even if I will
play a small part in it here in January. I will get that Shell station
built! Thanks for the information, Larry!

Scott S.
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Visit The Sanburn Systems Company
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