Tonight I was on my way to my first op session (Yes it was fun) when i was stopped by a crossing signal.  A CSX train was coming out of the port of Manatee and in it was the "Hand of God" car.  Pretty cool to see something reported here first.

Model animation—bringing models to life—adds enormously to the interest and enjoyment of any layout or individual model! This entry demonstrates the use of a different type of LED lighting that most people likely have not considered. It also may be the smallest scale model animation ever?

Waiting to Complete the Last Move of the Day

Howdy MRH forums!

I am attempting my first custom detailed locomotive build and have hit a wall.  On the sides of modern day locomotives there are several information plaques and tags i.e. fire extinguisher inside, caution high voltage, etc.  However I cannot find a common placement guide or what is required by the FRA.  I have compared UP, CSX, NS, BNSF, and several shortlines. All of them are different, and some appear to not have any!  The locomotive is a GP38-2 for my freelance railroad.

Can anyone provide any insight?

There is a serious effort to rebuild a portion of the narrow-gauge Silverton Northern, running north out of Silverton Colorado to Howards Fork.  They're looking to raise $10,000, and have about $3800 raised so far.

More details are in this article:

http://www.silvertonstandard.com/news.php?id=660

If you'd like to help, there's a crowd-sourcing project where you can donated located here:

https://mainstreetcrowd.com/SJCHS