I recently bought a United Models Santa Fe 1950 class 2-8-0 and decided to model a freelance Santa Fe branch line set in 55/56 in Louisiana or Missouri. I will be using Accurail 40' cars.
I have studied several on line photos of 55/56 and had mixed results..My own 1956 railfan experience is questible at best since as a eight year old I was more interested in taking photos of PRR fading steam and shiney new diesels. A sad trend that would follow me several decades of my railfaning.
So,my plans call for a end of the branch line switching layout complete with station,water tank and house track/team track with three other industries of which one will require inbound loaded reefers(Santa Fe,NP and PFG). 
So.... Should I use a combination of wood and steel cars or all steel?
Been decades since I modeled a steam era layout and to be honest I'm a tad beyond my dieselized ISLs experiences..

When he operated my layout for the first time, my friend complained about my industries not being well identified.  I solved the problem by installing simple plaques with the name of the industries along sketches of the tracks.

   

   

   


I hope this will make future operators of the St-Henri Junction happier.

GP10 7560 and MT4 slug 1007 work the Mannheim Yard.

Bruce

   

Does brass require any special prep prior to painting or "take" one type of paint (e.g., water- or oil-based) better than another?  I've never used brass before and am expecting delivery of Tomar's Hayes bumpers soon.  If yes on either or both counts, details appreciated.

Thanks.

got by B.E.S.T. order today and there was a flyer in it , they now have a extensive  line of metal detail castings  at a reasonable price  http://www.besttrains.com/products_4-0000.html

I recently assembled two Proto 2000 Automobile Double Door 50' Steel Boxcar kits. I want to paint and letter them for the GTW.  What was the color of the under frame and truck? I made a search on the Internet but found no clear photos of the prototype. In the same era, CNR boxcars were some Boxcar Red all over, body, under frame and trucks. What about the GTW?

I see some RTR models with Red under frame, other with Black one, all with Black trucks. But every modeler knows that even the best RTR are not always prototypical.

Micro-Mark used to carry a camera you could mount to a flat car and a receiver that hooked directly to a TV or monitor, no laptop or cell phone required but has now discontinued it and won't share who their supplier was. Anybody know where this or a similar product can be bought?
Thanks, Mike

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I am a French speaking Canadian so English is my second language. I know that more than one goose are geese. What about more than one caboose? Cabooses or cabeese? I am seeing both on the web. What is the correct word?