Here i will be posting the Motive Power for the Modesto & Empire Traction Company. These are the real locomotives that serve the M&ET right now. For each Prototype locomotive, ill be doing a model of it for my M&ET layout.

The M&ET currently has a roster of the follwing locomotives:

Seven (7) 70-Tonners (#'s 600-604, 607, 608)
Two (2) SW1500's (#'s 1500 & 1501)
Two (2) RP20BD's (#'s 2000 & 2001)
Two (2) 70-Tonners (#'s 012/611 & 013/610) (future rebuilds and i will wait and see what they are before modeling them)

I am however modeling Ten (10) M&ET 70-Tonners, 2 of them have been retired in early 2009, and one was wrecked in 2006, but i feel they should still be included in my M&ET fleet for the layout....

Ill do a separate post for each locomotive/road number so i can post updates about it when i complete something new on them. Each and every loco will have to be custom painted, decaled detailed, weathered, and fitted with a DCC decoder.

Hope you guys enjoy this thread as much as i will enjoy updating it with new progress shots and details

Gone to ebay.

anyone know the size of a standard mail box that would have been fixed to a house in the late 50's or 60's ?

Here in Detroit, they have released the video from the Amtrak crash in Canton. It's kinda harsh, I hope it serves as a brutal reminder that you should never "try" to beat the train... you will lose.

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Hi everyone. It's been a while since I last posted. Not much was going on.
I thought you might get a chuckle out of this (I wasn't laughing).
The other day I got my first social security checks (YIPEE!!!!) Anyway I noticed one was missing.I get checks for dependent child.I went to the social office to find out what had happened and to my horror I found out that some idiot had punched in a wrong number for my bank account (I have direct deposit) and the check went to someone else's account. Talk about a royal screw up. Now they same it can take up to five days before I see the check.
I guess nothing is ever easy.
Bob

I'm attempting to get some variation in my rolling stock roster, and while at the LHS today, I happened across a Fox Valley Models MEC boxcar. Impressed with the quality of the car, I purchased it without really thinking of the era. Since I'm modeling 1953, I don't want to have a seriously out of spec car on my layout. I've exhausted my normal research channels, and have come up with nothing on this boxcar. Can anyone help?

MEC #31758

Since I have never won any major prize from a lottery, or anything else for that matter, I find it fun to pontificate on what I would do with the money.
The current Mega Millions jackpot is $325000000. What would you do with that kind of money?
Personally, I need more layout space. My family would be getting a new house, sitting on a large piece of land. I would have the layout building custom built.
My kids would not have to worry about college money, and they would get trust funds that payout after they have spent time in the real world. They would have to work for 5 consecutive years before they get the money.
I would not stop working. I would lose my mind if I did not have a job.

Matt

I've just recently moved my small HO layout to a different part of our basement. The layout fits nicely into this nook but the lighting isn't as good. I had used a fairly large desk lamp before but it's "on its last legs" and doesn't look that good.

So my wife bought me two small desk lamps from Canadian Tire but they're too small and don't give off enough light. After running the layout for 20-30 minutes, I often feel a little tired -- so I guess it's pretty obvious that poor lighting can cause some sort of fatigue.

I know that, in the UK, one manufacturer has developed some lights specifically for model railways -- but they cost a lot and I think this is a little OTT!

Just wondering what sort of lights other members use or recommend ... I'm thinking of heading back to Canadian Tire this weekend and simply buying a larger, brighter desk lamp that can swing over the layout.

Thanks,

Rob

Hello Everyone---I visited my good friend Doctor Wayne last night to do some raifanning on the EG&E.It was also a chance to use my new camera.After taking numerous still shots,we started experimenting with the different features,including trying the video mode.With the Doc at the controls,we tried a roll-by.Hope you like the results,with a little more practise,hopefully we'll improve the quality