Recent content by LocoEngineer

railroad markers They are mile posts which are three-sided and have double digits indicating the mileage from Brandywine (I think). The taller thinner ones with the W are wistle posts which alert the engineer to blow the wistle at an upcomming road crossing, the third type is a small...

Myron Another Pittsburgh Icon lost. -Ken

Steelers Being a Steelers fan, I have to say the Steelers. If anyone is going to beat the Pats this year, the Steelers have the best chance. The number 1 defense against the number 1 offense will make for a great game. Although win or lose, the Steelers will most likely be the third seed for...

7 girls on the bus => 14 legs 7 girls x 7 backpacks/girl = 49 backpacks => 0 legs 49 backpacks x 7 big cats/backpack = 343 big cats => 1372 legs 343 big cats x 7 little cats/big cats = 2401 little cats => 9604 legs grand total of 10,990 legs (14 of them human) -Ken

I haven't heard of anything either. I belong to TrainOrders.com and Railpictures.net and have not seen mention of anything, although there aren't many rail enthusiasts in this area. Might be worth a drive around Solomons to find it though. -Ken

GRE Exam I just had to take the general test. I borrowed a book of sample tests from a coworker and each weekend took the sample exams. One week I took my time to answer all the questions and guess the rest. Another time I tried to fly through the questions to answer them all. I got higher...

Steelers 27-20

I am originally from the Pittsburgh area which has numerous railroads in the area. Since moving to Southern Maryland in 1987, I have been curious about the railroad that once extended to NAS Patuxent River. A friend of mine who has lived in the area for a long time told me about some of the...

It's HO Scale. I have pictures on my website - see my profile.

It's too late for me to vote in the poll, but I am into model railroading. I have a 24x32 foot layout in my basement.