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And this is what I've been waiting for. Backed.

Good instructions. Simple and clear.

Nice work. Your Atlantic looks great, love the passenger car, and the boxcar is pretty good too.

Very nice well cars. Good frame work and they fit all sizes of containers.

Nice late model GP 7. They are classic second generation diesel locomotives and you did a good job modeling it. Innovative use of cones for the radiator bulge.

Great looking locomotive. You've captured the look and feel rather well.

Here's the latest on my SD70ACe. First, the extender cable did the trick on making it easy to run two motors on one channel. With the open channel, I managed to install front lights. Next, the L motor upgrade has been completed. It was done in conjunction with an upgrade from the AAA battery box to the AA one. This makes the motors connect directly to the ends of the battery box. The frame has stiffened considerably. It hauls 8 cars around without issues, but I usually run it with only 5 well cars. I have run it once with 14 cars and it slowed a bit in the corners. Finally, the fuel tank, sides of the trucks, and prows were changed from light bley to dark bley.

Nice work. There seem to be a lot of well built Big Boy locomotives pulling freight around here lately.

Yes, that will work perfectly. Once you get some switches out on the market, then I'll make an order. That's the big thing I'm holding out for. After that, I'd be willing to try some of the electronics. Oh, and the decoupler.

Exceptional work. If that's constrained, I'm impressed and don't care, it's that good.

The upgrade makes it even better. Keep up the good work.

You've really got my attention with this. If you can manage to make the entire system run from a tablet only, then we'll talk. I'd love to be able to take this on the road for shows. Being able to control everything from one tablet is great and would make life so much easier. If you add in double crossovers and remote control capabilities for them... the sky's the limit.

Nice EMD you've built. Good detail work on it.

Very cool little switcher. Good use for an old SD40 frame. You MOC looks great and I love the way you powered it.

Nicely done. Well detailed and the size is about right.

Ingenious, love it.

Nice pair of cabooses. The BN looks great and the Freedom is definitely patriotic.

Very nice. The shelves and products are nicely designed.

I store them in clear plastic 20 litre tubs. I found a bunch at the local discount store for cheap. With a cardboard divider, I can stack two levels in one. The smaller cars fit the short direction and they hold quite a bit each.

12 Volt, the UP SD70ACe has been posted before. As to the Maersk trucks, I found them complete except for the minifigs together in a bin of used LEGO I purchased.

This RTG crane was built to give me a second intermodal option, one not tied to a specific location. In this case, I have it with the current rail yard setup, but it can be used anywhere. As seen in the rail yard pictures, it can load double stack containers, yet is still wide enough for two 6 wide trucks to pass underneath. It's based on the Kalmar RTG crane, but scaled to fit LEGO landscapes better. More information is available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_tyred_gantry_crane

Looks great. It reminds me of watching trains rolling across the American Midwest when I toured it back in 94.

Thanks. Yes, the 7 and 1 are switched and I have made the correction. As for the text, it's a cut version I use on another site as well. I will probably link it next time here.

I think you should consider a step back in time. The Orient Express would be a good starting point. The colors on the early 1900s cars in their dark blue with gold trim would look excellent. The level of comfort from such a setup would be on par with the standards expected in the Friends world. Give it a good steam locomotive and you'd have everything you need.

The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's innovative concepts. During aerial reconnaissance missions, the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outfly the missile. The SR-71 was designed with a reduced radar cross-section. The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. A total of 32 aircraft were built; 12 were lost in accidents and none lost to enemy action. The SR-71 has been given several nicknames, including Blackbird and Habu. It has held the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft since 1976; this record was previously held by the related Lockheed YF-12. The SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft throughout its career. On 28 July 1976, SR-71 serial number 61-7962, piloted by then Capt. Robert Helt, broke the world record: an "absolute altitude record" of 85,069 feet (25,929 m). Several aircraft have exceeded this altitude in zoom climbs, but not in sustained flight. That same day SR-71 serial number 61-7958 set an absolute speed record of 1,905.81 knots (2,193.2 mph; 3,529.6 km/h), approximately Mach 3.3. SR-71 pilot Brian Shul states in his book The Untouchables that he flew in excess of Mach 3.5 on 15 April 1986 over Libya to evade a missile. General characteristics Crew: 2: Pilot and Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) Payload: 3,500 lb (1,600 kg) of sensors Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m) Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m) Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) Wing area: 1,800 ft2 (170 m2) Empty weight: 67,500 lb (30,600 kg) Loaded weight: 152,000 lb (69,000 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 172,000 lb (78,000 kg) Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) Aspect ratio: 1.7 Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous-bleed afterburning turbojets, 34,000 lbf (151 kN) each Performance Maximum speed: Mach 3.3 (2,200+ mph, 3,540+ km/h, 1,910+ knots) at 80,000 ft (24,000 m) Range: 2,900 nmi (5,400 km) Ferry range: 3,200 nmi (5,925 km) Service ceiling: 85,000 ft (25,900 m) Rate of climb: 11820 ft/m (60 m/s) Wing loading: 84 lb/ft² (410 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.44 Information taken from www.wikipedia.org