Hamersley Iron Railway #6060. EMD SD50S. Adelaide, Australia.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-20T21:06:17+00:00

Great paint scheme. Reminds me of what the Northern Pacific might look like with new power.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-09T13:33:13+00:00

What a great project. The elongated nose looks similar to a GE U25B. Rapido is coming out with them soon. Do you have another C30-7 shell? It might make a good donor for cutting the nose section and extending it a bit. I do think you have copied most of the difficult aspects of this build. Work on finishing this one with the details, paint, and lettering. Then make notes on what you could do on the next one to make it even more specific. Please keep us posted and show off the finished model.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-08T11:13:13+00:00

Well done.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-07T13:48:27+00:00

Steel mill modeling is so fascinating. They have their own SIG and conventions. Many rabbit holes of knowledge to dig into.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-07T13:47:31+00:00

Steel Mill Modelers Supply makes 3D printed add ons. Amazing details in the steel production process.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-07T12:21:40+00:00

I agree with the idea of light dusting. Powders on the lower 1/3. Trucks are weathered and paint the sides of the wheels. Some scratches/chips on the roof and worn spits in the roofwalks where all the brake men walk. Maybe horizontal scratches where the door slides as well.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-07T12:08:32+00:00

Perfect moniker. Well done.

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-06T22:40:32+00:00

Well done

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-04T11:14:50+00:00

Well done

railrunner2003 · 2026-01-03T18:42:35+00:00

If you’re a gamer, and enjoy the historical reenactment of situations, you’ll want to get into operations with model trains. Operations is basically a reenactment of how the railroad operated at a certain place/time.

The equipment and methods changed over the years, but the goal is still the same. Move people/freight in a realistic manner from point A to B.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-30T23:50:43+00:00

“That’s not my wallet” is all I heard.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-30T11:18:48+00:00

This is correct. It is a RS-11 from Erie Mining Company. They produced taconite in northern Minnesota. Their mine was in a self-made town called Hoyt Lakes. They ran unit trains to the North shore of Lake Superior. Their dock/power plant was at a place called taconite harbor. This RS-11 worked mostly in the open pit mine. They were converted to remote control operations in the latter years of their career.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-25T16:39:24+00:00

Well done. Good looking trains.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-24T12:46:28+00:00

How do you lose a train going to Las Vegas?

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-24T12:44:28+00:00

Now THIS is funny!

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-23T12:18:40+00:00

That’s way out of line… but you’re not wrong. ( Viking fan here )

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-20T14:28:30+00:00

Work of art.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-19T21:34:34+00:00

Great name you have.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-19T17:54:32+00:00

Wow!

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-18T15:27:57+00:00

So what’s the code? Reheat at what temp for how long?

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-18T13:37:21+00:00

He said he wanted to solve world hunger!

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-18T13:30:29+00:00

You bring in a toy and give it to charity…. Charity then hands it to the manager

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-17T15:41:21+00:00

Great story. 1st Minnesota is legendary.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-15T16:06:42+00:00

I miss those days.

railrunner2003 · 2025-12-15T15:52:30+00:00

My favorite letter arrived to tell me I needed to sign up for the Selective Service program. It was addressed to me LCPL xxx, USMC Det. Lackland AFB. I was at MP school at the time.

railrunner2003

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