How they stay on the track….

Very eloquently explained.

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Believe it or not, trains, real or model, don’t use the flanges to keep them on the track. While the flanges do come into play, its the taper on the wheels that keep them between the rails. The late Richard Feynman does a great job explaining the reason for this.

Enjoy…

Tim

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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Burford, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO and N scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small family owned company I co-founded and currently operate with Ron, Russ and Scott Warris, my brothers in arms. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 10-30-2008 | 08:10 PM
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Crazy Train

The worlds first cool train video

Usually any commercial view of model railroading includes guys with train hats that hide in the basement. Even though that is usually what we are doing, its nice to see someone put a cool spin on the hobby…

Enjoy.

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Burford, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO and N scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small family owned company I co-founded and currently operate with Ron, Russ and Scott Warris, my brothers in arms. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 10-28-2008 | 10:10 PM
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Dawg

Needs overalls….

I don’t recall where I found this image, stumbled across it somewhere online, but what a perfect shot.

I am currently using this one for my desktop!

-T.

About the Author:

I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Burford, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO and N scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small family owned company I co-founded and currently operate with Ron, Russ and Scott Warris, my brothers in arms. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 10-20-2008 | 04:10 PM
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