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Here's two pictures of the Denver Rock Island Railroad running alongside Packinghouse Road in Denver. From late Thursday to early Saturday of last week(December 6-8, 2018), I was in the Denver metropolitan area while working my trucking job. I got to visit the "Caboose"(formerly Caboose Hobbies) model train store in suburban Lakewood, Colorado last Friday. Caboose is the largest model train store here in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! http://www.railpictures.net/photo/637266/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/667178/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Congratulations, Ray! I am looking forward into seeing your article in the MR magazine. Wendell Idaho, USA

2019 NATIONAL N SCALE CONVENTION IN CHICAGOLAND!!! Over here in the United States, we are having the National N Scale Convention in Rosemont, Illinois next year. The convention will take place from June 26th to the 30th in 2019. Rosemont is a suburb of Chicago next to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. I am planning on going to this convention next year if everything falls into place in my personal life. Chicago is a true railroad city and a international city. I just want to spread the word out to everyone. https://www.nationalnscaleconvention.com Wendell Parks Idaho, USA

Ray, you have done a great job modeling New York City/Newark. You have captured the spirit of a inner city in miniature and in detail. Keep up the good work! Wendell Idaho, USA

Yannis, you are doing a good job capturing the spirit of Southern California. Pasadena can be an interesting place to model due to the fact that the Santa Fe Railway(including the Super Chief) and Amtrak's Southwest Chief used to run through Pasadena. Colorado Boulevard(Historic U.S. Route 66) is a major street in Pasadena and is home of the annual, world-renowned Tournament of Roses Parade every New Year's Day(January 1st). Today, the LA Metro Gold Line light rail train runs through Pasadena. Wendell Idaho, USA

Nice locomotives for your proposed layout. I am looking forward into seeing your track plan. Arkansas and Mississippi are two states that have some beautiful country scenery. Wendell Idaho, USA

Here are two more pictures of Utah Transit Authority's(UTA) TRAX light rail train in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have been in the Salt Lake City area the last two weekends with my job as a professional truck driver. On the weekend of November 2nd-4th, I had went joy-riding on UTA's FrontRunner commuter rail train and visited two model train stores. I visited "The Train Shoppe" in suburban South Salt Lake, Utah and "Hobby Stop" in suburban Orem, Utah in the first weekend. In this last weekend(November 9th-11th), I went to a NMRA model train show in suburban Sandy, Utah. I had purchased a N scale Southern Pacific locomotive(gray and red) at the show. To all of you soccer fans: Sandy, Utah is the home of the Real Salt Lake team in Major League Soccer. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/671491/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/581260/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Nice old-school picture of New York City. Wendell Idaho, USA

Nice picture, Mike! Wendell Idaho, USA

Here is another picture of the Valley Metro light rail train in Phoenix, Arizona. The train is running down Central Avenue(a.k.a.- Zero or "0" Street) in Downtown Phoenix. I have been in Phoenix for about the last 36 hours. The reason why I am in this area is because I have a career as a professional truck driver. Yesterday, I had visited a model train store called "An Affair With Trains"(www.aawtrains.com) in the northern part of Phoenix and I went joy riding on the Valley Metro light rail. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/462069/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here is a picture of the LA Metro Blue Line light rail train running at night in Long Beach, California along its namesake boulevard. Long Beach is a big, beachfront suburb about 22 miles(35.2 kilometers) south of Los Angeles. My hometown of Compton, California is about midway between Los Angeles and Long Beach. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/509424/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here are a couple of pictures of the Lake State Railway. The train is in Alpena, Michigan running down 10th Avenue. Alpena is near Lake Huron; about 240 miles(384 kilometers) north of Detroit via U.S. Highway 23(US-23) and the Interstate 75(I-75) freeway. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/250703/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/247945/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here is a picture of a Canadian National train running down Parmalee Street in Newberry, Michigan. Newberry is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Lake Superior. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/554471/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here are some pictures of a CSX train in Marietta, Ohio. The train is running down Harmar Street. Marietta is about 165 miles(264 kilometers) south of Cleveland via the Interstate 77(I-77) freeway. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/662448/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/248464/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/193410/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Martyn, over here Stateside, there are many passenger train cars(mostly light rail) that have two pantographs per car. Wendell Idaho, USA

Here are some more pictures of the South Shore Line commuter rail train in Michigan City, Indiana. The train is running down 11th Street in the snow. Michigan City is about 40 miles(64 kilometers) west of South Bend and about 50 miles(80 kilometers) east of Chicago. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/562664/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/562691/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/580706/ Wendell Idaho, USA

I know that this is an another picture of Jack London Square in Oakland, California. I had to share a 2005 photo of a Southern Pacific SD-9 locomotive in the old-school "Black Widow" scheme. I am a huge Espee fan! http://www.railpictures.net/photo/90349/ Wendell Idaho, USA

More pictures of the Muni light rail train in San Francisco. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/349750/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/144435/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/75201/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/75232/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/588327/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here is a "before" and "after" picture of The Embarcadero in Downtown San Francisco. In the first picture, the San Francisco Belt Railroad is doing some freight switching back in 1977. The S.F. Belt ceased operations in 1993. In the second picture, the S.F. Muni(San Francisco Municipal Railway) light rail train is now presently running up and down The Embarcadero. The Muni runs underneath the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/48132/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/504387/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here are more pictures of LA Metro's(Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) Gold Line light rail train traversing the 1st Street Bridge in Los Angeles. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/478350/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/400018/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/304221/ Wendell Idaho, USA

More pictures from the Los Angeles area. These are pictures of LA Metro's Expo(Aqua) Line light rail train. The train is in Santa Monica, California running down Colorado Avenue. The Expo Line route is 15.2 miles(24.32 kilometers) long and it runs from Santa Monica to Downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica is a beachfront, suburban city on the Pacific Ocean. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/577271/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/623375/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/583746/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Mick, those are some nice video clips. In the first video, I am familiar with Renton, Washington(suburb of Seattle). The BNSF does street-running for a few blocks in the downtown part of that city. I have been through Renton a lot of times as a over-the-road truck driver. Wendell Idaho, USA

Those locomotives would make a good combination. The Union Pacific Railroad owns 26% of Ferromex in real life. Wendell Idaho, USA

Street-running pictures of New Albany, Indiana. These are some pictures of various railroads running down 15th Street. The trackage primarily belongs to the CSX, which dates back to the Monon Railroad(Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway). New Albany is a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky(on the other side of the Ohio River). http://www.railpictures.net/photo/368166/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/13775/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/313216/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/182224/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/13502/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/232051/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here are some pictures of a Norfolk Southern(including "heritage" locomotives) train in Warsaw, Indiana. The train is running down Hickory Street. Warsaw is about 40 miles(64 kilometers) west of Fort Wayne and about 120 miles(192 kilometers) north of Indianapolis. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/572544/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/570002/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/431979/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/517294/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/517587/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/396644/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/343275/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/369339/ Wendell Idaho, USA