Interested in an ARR passenger car, and some AK real estate combined? There's a former ARR whittle shuttle car for sale on Ebay, used as a coffee shop on the...
Hi Here is the link. Only $285,000 for a piece of history and some property. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15825&item=2904052588 John...
So I've got a stupid radio scanner. Well, my car and scanner are incompatible, anyway. I like to leave the scanner hooked up in the car. But if I leave it on,...
Hi there, Don't know if you already got the answer for your question from somewhere else, but it looks like the Amtrak numbers are 241, 245, and the 315. I...
http://www.adn.com/business/story/2434877p-2483163c.html The Alaska Railroad plans about $77 million in capital improvements this year, with some of the...
I went to the ARR projects open house in Fairbanks last night. It was interesting to see all that they had planned. Someday I'd like to figure out if the...
MATI TRAINS OF THOUGHT The Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, Inc. in Wasilla extends this invitation to individuals interested in developing a...
Life Like is announcing an HO scale GP38-2. What is interesting, to me anyway, is that they are listing Milwaukee Road units in the first release due this...
You can get this same caboose in Walthers Trainline brand at House of Hobbies on Spenard for $9.95. I just picked one up there last week. ... From: arrphoto ...
Looking for photos of HEP-1 which was the prior number of P-30 back in the early 1980s. This is for modeling purposes. Any help would be apprecaited. Thanks. ...
I agree. I don't know if the Walthers version even has a prototype, and I think the Athearn is based on either a Rock Island or DT&I caboose. Atlas would...
Paul, curious as to where you purchased your passenger cars? I know Bachman makes a McKinley Explorer starter but they only include four in the set. I...
To All, Roof is wrong on all three, windows are not correct, body's too short, side sill is incorrect among other things. The end rails are right on the Atlas....
Michael, I found the cars on ebay as a starter set without the box so I only have the 4. I didn't know they made more. I would like to change the couplers on...
... box so ... Although this info is a little dated, it should still be good: McKinley Explorer Ultra Dome Cars can be purchased directly from Grayline of...
Paul, I believe I used the Bachmann equivalent of the Kadee #5 couplers on the Explorer cars that didn't come with them. Thanks, Bob Garner ... cars...
John, First of all the cars weigh about 6 oz and they should weigh approximately 8-8 1/2 oz. so they're a little light. Also, on some cars, the needle surface...
The current run (with the trainset) of Bachmann's All domes come with a kadee compatible knuckle coupler. Previous ones had a tyco style horn hook. A...
Thanks for the tips on the Mckinley cars. I bought a Mantua F-7 B- unit at the hobbyshop the other day..I will make it my first attempt at painting in the ARR...
If the colors are really bad I use ELO paint stripper. It is made by the same company that makes Floquil. Sometimes I just paint a gray color over the shells...
Most manufacturers use inks rather than paints, and in the hobby people frequently interchange the terms. I doubt any manufacturer, under normal production,...
On Thursday, January 23rd from 4:30 to 7:00 PM, there will be an Alaska Railroad Project Open House at the Lake Lucille Inn, 1300 Lake Lucille Drive in...
For those in the Fairbanks area a representative of the ARR will be on KJNP TV Channel 4's "Closing Comments" program Thursday 22 Jan. The show airs 9 PM - 10...
Hello all I have just about finished the Nenana Depot and would like to model the Mears Memorial Bridge leading into it. I realise that I will have to use...
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