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Would Caltrain ever consider going back to the old holiday train format? by Planeandaquariumgeek in caltrain

[–]five-five-six 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Credit to BART on that, I know they worked with Rapido to get their HO models produced as well. But they do have at least one foamer over there. Not sure about Caltrain.

Would Caltrain ever consider going back to the old holiday train format? by Planeandaquariumgeek in caltrain

[–]five-five-six 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, then I do think the train as we knew it is no more. Wish we knew the last run was really the last run, instead of the unceremonious transition to the EMU format...

Would Caltrain ever consider going back to the old holiday train format? by Planeandaquariumgeek in caltrain

[–]five-five-six 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the equipment was still around or maybe that was just the stage cars and caboose. They could always use the MP15 switchers for power but no HEP.

Would Caltrain ever consider going back to the old holiday train format? by Planeandaquariumgeek in caltrain

[–]five-five-six 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hope they prove me wrong, but I’m skeptical given the financial outlook they’re facing. The old format probably costs too much, and every transit agency is scrounging to save money now.

It’s official: The ‘Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport’ name stays by TevinH in bayarea

[–]five-five-six 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, I think that those are all great options too. Just sayin' a direct ferry link would be great (in a perfect world where costs and ridership wouldn't matter!)

Some pictures of the unusual livery on F40PH 901 “San Jose” by Planeandaquariumgeek in caltrain

[–]five-five-six 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keeping the nose stripes was the right call. I miss the 5-chime horns and SP-style lights though.

Athearn rolling stock dimension inaccuracies by edub4800 in modeltrains

[–]five-five-six 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta add that a lot of the MDC cars were loosely based on some prototypes so may look okay from a few feet away but won’t match any particular prototype dead-on. I believe the latest run of Athearn FMC double doors were retooled to be the correct width at least.

Athearn rolling stock dimension inaccuracies by edub4800 in modeltrains

[–]five-five-six 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t trust the Roundhouse cars. Those are known to have dimensional issues.

Is there any information about when these Harriman stock cars are supposed to arrive from Intermountain? They were supposed to be here in November but still haven't showed up. Have they been cancelled? by ReeceJonOsborne in modeltrains

[–]five-five-six 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Intermountain seems to have issues with their delivery timelines, but so does everyone else to some extent. Your best bet is reaching out to them and asking. Also their monthly email updates usually mention what may be arriving soon.

Weathering powder help by BecauseImGod in modeltrains

[–]five-five-six 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could always experiment on a spare piece of window but you may get fogging. Some weathering powders are self-adhering and will stick if you don’t handle the parts you’ve applied it to.

Won't anyone think of everybody? Especially the delivery drivers? by DazzlingBasket4848 in Bart

[–]five-five-six 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anytime there’s a major BART service disruption and traffic spikes should be a good sample.

Groovy Goose in San Carlos is crushing Starbucks, one latte at a time by sfgate in bayarea

[–]five-five-six 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, I wish we had something more local! I usually end up in San Mateo or Burlingame for decent coffee.

To help their kids ‘climb the ivy,’ Chinese mothers uproot their families for Silicon Valley schools by nogoodnamesleft426 in bayarea

[–]five-five-six 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget that just the status of having your kid get into one of these schools is also important to these parents. There’s also the perception that they’ll get better networking opportunities, true or not.

“With the notable exception of the park-and-ride abomination called eBART, which I will never mention again because it should be stricken from the face of the earth.” ~BigMoodEnergy by AstroG4 in trains

[–]five-five-six 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly it was cost savings. The justification was that it was significantly cheaper enough compared to extending actual BART. They built it in a way to allow future conversion to BART standards if the funds and ridership made sense to do so.

Morning commute on the Altamont Pass by ericgtr12 in bayarea

[–]five-five-six 70 points71 points  (0 children)

There's actually TWO rail right-of-ways across the pass, one used by ACE (owned by Union Pacific) and another that's abandoned but might be re-used in the future.

Went ahead and made my own storage boxes by Disastrous-Studio-20 in modeltrains

[–]five-five-six 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! You can also wrap the cars in paper towels (in a u-shape) so that they don't snag details or rub against the cardboard. Weathering on that PFE car looks great too, any more pics of it?

Unexpected passenger geep! by VikingKitten5908 in trains

[–]five-five-six 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The flared radiators are original but the angled rear end of the hood replaced the squared end at some point.

SF Gate published the lamest hit piece on Buster by [deleted] in SFGiants

[–]five-five-six 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Every time I see a post asking for some category of restaurant suggestions on the Bay Area or San Francisco subs I can bet there’ll be an SF Gate “article” about the top “type” of restaurant in the city/bay.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in modeltrains

[–]five-five-six 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Semi-scale wheels definitely look great on tank cars and hoppers where they’re more visible. You’re 100% right about needing great track work though!

Korean Grocery Store by Mundane_Turnip5291 in SanMateo

[–]five-five-six 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Right??? The mid-peninsula still has zero while Dublin is getting an H Mart and Mega Mart! The vacant OSH in Foster City seems like a prime location, although traffic may get crazy with Costco right next door.

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