I've wondered this as well; I think you hit the nail on the head WRT profits. If they can force people into buying a $$$$.$$ dogbone-shaped DC which i...

I thought this year's conference was one of the better ones, for sure; and, in my opinion the Tulalip Resort is certainly a very good place to host th...

Yep, I'm going. Looking forward to it. I haven't consumed fermented beverages in over 31 years, though, but the conference itself is usually very good...

I've taken pictures of objects used for transit ties before:

I prefer using Krytoxå¨ grease made by E.I. du Pont de Vours... not cheap but a little goes a long way and it is inert.

I believe RR curves are defined mostly by degree using the chord definition. Highway curves are usually defined either by degree (arc definition) or r...

skwyd, post: 356343, member: 6874 wrote: Is that counting the fade in and fade out "spams"? I believe so.

If my memory serves me correctly, they say the word "SPAM" 93 times in that song...

I just installed a SSD in my desktop PC two days ago; BIG performance boost.

ekillo, post: 352086, member: 773 wrote: I use the same setup and if you have been using it as a rover on a VRS, you may want to check your setup and ...

We have the identical setup; it logs to the CS15 controller. We still use CF cards for storage (though the CS15 will also take SD cards). We normally ...

Bentley MicroStation is what a large number of state DOT's use for CADD and as mentioned, it is very substantially different than AutoCAD; Clearcut an...

Funny how it seemed to morph into a generalization, or maybe it was just me...

When I obtain licensure and start setting my own monuments, I have a few ideas: * Use magnesium bars and caps for those who like to trim the monuments...

I hope that justice is served most swiftly against the serpentine critter who did this. I cannot think of any printable words to describe this sort of...

Yes, you do need both horizontal transitions and superelevation ("banking") to handle the acting centrifugal and centripetal forces properly. Going fr...

If I ever built my own model RR layout, I would spirallize it for authenticity, increased running speed, and because I just plain like spirals.