I'd like to introduce the NCIOG - North County Interchange Operating Group.  The North County Interchange Operating Group is a model train club focused on the construction and operation of our own personal home layouts.  One of the things I really like about the group is it's "loose" rules - here's a sampling:

The Train Room aka The mother in law room.  This room is 11.5' x 19.5' built on the back patio of the house.  The owner before me used it as an art studio.  I used it for storage at the time of the photos.  The room has no climate control and 2 doors with 2 types of windows on the East (Glass Door Sliding Door) and West (Normal Door) walls.  The north wall (Finished at this time) is a 2x4 stud wall with the back yard on the other side.  The south wall is the the house (Cinder Block wall).  You can see the slope in the ceiling fr

Joe has done a great job on explaining using eBay.  As a long time eBay buyer and seller I would like to emphasize:

DOUBLE CHECK PRICES AND AVAILABILITY!!

Some eBay sellers/dealers consistently price items above the MSRP or "street price".  Other sellers describe items as "rare" or "hard to find" that are listed as "in stock" at online dealers or manufacturers sites.  Also, beware of auction fever bidding prices too high.

I've been looking for sources of loco & train sounds to use with my videos to add realism much like Charlie's excellent videos.  Since I model the 1960's and 70's the loco sounds would need to be something that would be around during that timeframe.

I'd love to have "totally free" sound tracks that could be used without cost of license issues; however, I'm willing to purchase "royalty free" tracks if necessary.

Anybody know where I can find such tracks?  Thanks in advance.

Rick