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  1. rjthomas909 liked Karl's post in the thread Lyons, KS, MP 577.0.

    No method is specified, but I believe that we can say with some degree of certainty that the structure was moved on a railroad flat...

    Jul 25, 2024 at 6:04 PM
  2. rjthomas909 liked gjslsffan's post in the thread Quanah Acme & Pacific RY HO.

    Had a 3 hour op session today, running 60+ car trains on heavy grades, and not one single derailment. BNSF cant say that for the last...

    Jul 22, 2024 at 6:49 PM
  3. rjthomas909 liked Brad Slone's post in the thread Lyons, KS, MP 577.0.

    Admiral, Although I can't say in what capacity they where used for, the Frisco had 14 cars the in the 3800 series that where used...

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  4. rjthomas909 liked Karl's post in the thread Lyons, KS, MP 577.0.

    A serendipitous discovery provides the answer to initial question. During the evening of July 14, 1890, lightning struck the Midland's...

    Jul 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
  5. rjthomas909 liked KMRwyCo's post in the thread A (Non-Prototypical) Ellsworth KS Themed Layout.

    Whoever created that industry diagram was not very competent! Ellsworth in the 1970s had an active Frisco presence. At the very end of...

    Jul 22, 2024 at 1:35 PM
  6. rjthomas909 liked gjslsffan's post in the thread Quanah Acme & Pacific RY HO.

    Hi Bob sorry for so long in getting back to you on the question you have. A lot of my cut bars come from Plano model products...

    Jul 22, 2024 at 12:22 PM
  7. rjthomas909 liked Iantha_Branch's post in the thread Building the Frisco System 1980 - Construction Project Documentation - HO-Scale Layout.

    It's been a lot of work to get here, but we are almost to the end of this round of construction finally. After finishing the previously...

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  8. rjthomas909 liked Iantha_Branch's post in the thread Rapido U 25 B High Hood in B/Y.

    I've stated my distaste for ESU several times before on this forum, but I have a new experience that I want to tack on. Has anyone else...

    Jul 20, 2024
  9. rjthomas909 liked pensive's post in the thread Frisco at the RPM show.

    I attended the St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers show in Collinsville IL today, and took photos of Frisco models that I saw. Rich...

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