Hi, I purchased a Mil-Scale gallows turntable kit about 1970 and built it for narrow gauge. A few months ago, I went to locate another and did not find any...
Hi, I have completed the instruction for the turntable. I think they are a good start. I have chosen two to help me out on the 65' turntable. I hope they will...
Doug The turntables sound like a great idea. I would be interested in a couple of the small ones for the Spartan HOn3 4-4-0s. Don Donald R. Hensley, Jr. 277 S...
Hi Don, I'm still kicking. Thanks for the referral for CDs. I have a few available. I'm trying for cash flow and kits can be repeat business, I located plans...
Its almost been a year since I last updated Taplines, a long delay that was mostly due to those darn addictive games on Facebook. I have finely gotten that ...
2011 ST. LOUIS RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELER'S MEETÂ Â The FIFTH ANNUAL St. Louis RPM Meet will be held on Friday, Aug 5th and Saturday, August 6th at the...
Gentlemen, Â The 2011 St. Louis RPM Meet, which was held this weekend (Aug 5th and 6th) at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, IL, was a was a...
Folks,  Photos of the St. Louis RPM Meet are posted at http://www.pbase.com/golden1014/st_louis_rpm_2011&page=all  Enjoy!  There's still much to do on...
Hi, I will be giving a presentation about the Gainesville Midland this month at the Southeastern Railway Museum. I will be there a week from Saturday...
Hi, When the City of Dunwoody was created about 4 years ago, the Camber of Commerce wanted me to start a Dunwoody Railroad Museum. I tried but due to diabetes...
Hi, For my family, the time from October 1 to January 1 is a big gift giving season. Birthdays are Oct 2, Nov 1, Nov 9, Nov 14, Nov 23, Nov 29 (two), Dec 9 and...
Hi All Recently picked up a 616 size negative of Virginia Carolina Fertilizer (or Chemical) #1 taken in Augusta Ga on Augusta 22 1935. Porter 0-4-0 saddle...
Hello Guys, and thank you to the moderator for letting me join. I live in Douglas, GA which is the former home of the Georgia Florida railroad shops. I am...
C.D., Â Â Are you aware of Al Langley's book on the God Forgot line? There is a picture in it of the shop area with both steam engines and diesels present. ...
That's an interesting story, but the time line I wonder about. I moved to Demorest in 1991. I used to visit Johson Railway's shops in Cornelia almost ever...
THANKS to everyone who has responded to this message on and off the board.I have obtained a couple different maps that show me the layout and location of the...
Chris, I am a TAG and a CofG fan and I know how hard it can be to find info on railroads that Southern took over. The CofG is not so bad because they were semi...
In the case of the G&F, the Southern purchased only the assets, not the corporation, so the records may have survived somewhere, if only because they were not...
It was pretty much mostly gone before my time, but looking back, why did Southern even buy the assets. By all accounts, they abandoned most of it pretty...
The word is Brosnan bought it to keep Tom Rice of the ACL from getting it. (Why Rice wanted it I'll never know, but apparently he had some ideas for it.) ...
I have no idea why the ACL would want it. I dont think they needed a shortcut between Augusta and Waycross THAT bad... especially by the time SOU bought it in...
i think brosnan's words were 'i'll be god-damned if tom rice is going to get it.' Â maybe the G&F inflated the level of ACL's interest to play to brosnan's...
I have been reading the messages on the G & F Railroad. I have been compiling and almost have finished a book on the Georgia and Florida Railroad in Coffee...
Richard, I have been very busy with work and home and have not had a chance to call you yet.Maybe this weekend I can finally get a chance to call if that's...
