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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Joseph</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm mainly 2-rail O scale but a friend has got me interested some 3-rail, mainly old Lionel. That said, some of the Lionel scale offerings are really nice. I have an N&W round roof boxcar converted to 2-rail. Also have a number of covered hoppers, several PS5 gondolas, and even an 86 ft hi-cube boxcar to convert.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Sometimes when I just want to see trains run and have some smoke around, I run one of my older Lionels.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Last year I wrote an article for the NYCSHS e-zine New York Central Modeler on converting a Lionel PS1 boxcar from 3R to 2R using the new Kadee trucks and bolster. The e-zine is free for anyone to look at. It was maybe the summer or fall issue 2024 that it was in.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jim Kehn</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 06:50:13 AM EDT, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365"><div>Yes, Jim. No layout at home but am a member of a club. I have some 3 rail O as well.<div><br clear="none" id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<div>Joseph Congemi</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365yqtfd52037" class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365yqt7413603789"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 16, 2025, at 5:37 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div></div><div id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365yqtfd81621" class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365yqt7413603789"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;" class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp90d4ae75yahoo-style-wrap"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Joseph</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">O scale 2 rail?</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Jim Kehn</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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<div><div id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632"><div>I model 1951-1958 in O scale. Mostly N&W with some Southern and Virginian mixed in.<div><br clear="none" id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<div>Joseph Congemi</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632yqt23850" class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632yqt5044958515"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 16, 2025, at 4:40 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div id="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632yqt58528" class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632yqt5044958515"><div><div><div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Just a thought, I would be helpful to Jim to state what scale you model in too...</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I forgot to clarify that I model in HO, it was off the back of discussion of recent HO model release so that is my excuse...</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I'd guess most who gave eras were in HO also, I saw a couple of members call out O scale and Rudy clarifying he is HO reaffirmed my mistake.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>So to clarify: I model N&W and VGN in 1953-6 in HO scale.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Regards</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Martin </div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632gmail_quote">On 16 Jul 2025 19:26, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpe88f4fb0yiv1572737365ydp10037858yiv0309373632quote"><div>
I model 1976-1977 in HO scale.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div> Rudy Garbely<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><a shape="rect" style="font-size:12px;" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><p style="font-size:15px;color:rgb( 132 , 115 , 255 );padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px;">On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:04 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org> wrote:</p><blockquote><div><div><div style="font-family:'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
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