Here's your first hint for next week's O scale train release.
Anyone else experiencing some déjà vu?
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
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A Jack the German Sheppard cloning clinic.
Rusty
Freight cars and vehicles for the lumber yard.
Flats cars with lumber loads and lighted stake truck for the lumber yard..............Paul 2
“Almost cut my hair “, a barber shop with animated pole!
Cripple Creek? Maybe Mark has heard some of the whining here for a small coal mine building?
Chuck
@Kelunaboy posted:“Almost cut my hair “, a barber shop with animated pole!
Maybe a barber shop with an adjacent Pawn Shop with some interesting window displays (or other small business)
A model of the steam boat "Robert E. Lee"? We would appreciate it if youse guyz would send it back.....
Cripple Creek RR, narrow gauge in Colorado.
Looks like Colorado. Maybe a Rio Grande or Rio Grande Southern boxcar?
Well, at least we know the location referenced in Mark's picture. 
A set of gold mining cars.
Sure looks like Cripple Creek in that photo, which was discovered by a hometown (Louisville, Ky.) boy who went west to avoid Civil War draft, struck it rich, and like a lot of other prospectors, sold it cheap, drank it up, and became a local barfly, Bob Womack . Forgotten if he is buried there? However, sounds like "Colorado", so you have my attention. Picked up a local on the Gold Camp Road, whose car had died, and dropped him off at the C. Sprgs rr station. This before C.C. became a gambling site, and he was NOT happy about that prospect. Don't guess this is a casino?
Some sort of hopper cars?
But somehow the L&N/Family Lines fit into this.
@Aliquippa & Southern posted:
Looks a lot like "SUN RECORDING STUDIO" in Memphis TN.
Agree with Dominic, L&N/Family lines
Brent
Cripple Creek is in the miming district, so my guess is a small mining train. Or maybe a Mine structure.
Coal mine, tipple to rail transfer.
@BReece posted:Looks a lot like "SUN RECORDING STUDIO" in Memphis TN.
Agree with Dominic, L&N/Family lines
Brent
Absolutely correct sir. With 2 album covers and a song referring to Dixie, why not Sun Records. 
@BReece posted:Looks a lot like "SUN RECORDING STUDIO" in Memphis TN.
Agree with Dominic, L&N/Family lines
Brent
A building like that could be the start of somthing. Theme could change. M could be the go to company with MTH sunsetting.
These days Cripple Creek is most known for gambling. I’ll say a saloon with poker games.
@Dominic Mazoch posted:A building like that could be the start of somthing. Theme could change. M could be the go to company with MTH sunsetting.
That's an extremly unsettling thought......
"TBD" is just a TLA meaning "To Be Determined".
The new fire station has the lighted flagpole.
A suggestion for any future flags is to have them
waving by placing a small computer fan underneath.
Fans are available for as little as $5 retail. I realize the
flagpost would have to raised up on some kind of pedestal
to accomodate the fan. A small piece of plastic ductwork
might have to be added to focus the airflow. I have made one
and it is an easy project. I think the would really make an item "POP".
@Gilly@N&W posted:"TBD" is just a TLA meaning "To Be Determined".
Yeah, but "to be determined" doesn't really apply as Mark & Menards already know what it is. "To be revealed" or "to be announced" would be more appropriate terms. What is "TLA?"
@RadioRon posted:Yeah, but "to be determined" doesn't really apply as Mark & Menards already know what it is. "To be revealed" would be a more appropriate term. As a matter of fact what is "TLA?"
“TLA” are one of my pet peeves. People throw around “three letter acronyms” like everyone knows what they’re saying.
When I was working, you had to keep a dictionary to keep track of the TLAs! The worse was when a "new" one was the same as an existing one. Then you needed to know which group or department was using it so you could figure out the meaning. Ex: IS inventing DCS. In their world meaning Don't Copy Software.
In staff meetings we would play Buzz-word BINGO with this stuff.
Introducing the newest addition to our Cripple Creek Collection!
The Cripple Creek Engine Works from Menards Shop Now>
Dimensions: 19”L x 11-7/8”W x 10”H
The Cripple Creek Engine Works is a locomotive shop designed in a classic steam era style. The building is an elegant wood structure that combines style and functionality. The shop has a run-through stall and a dead-end stall to let you service either locomotives and rolling stock.
The Basics: This is a completely assembled and detailed structure. The base has grass and shrubs around the building. Add-on details include two workers, pallets, a trash can, and hand truck. The structure is 19 inches wide, 11-7/8 inches deep, and 10 inches high. There are nearly 90 prewired LEDs to brighten the scene. The building is designed for use with the Menards Plug & Play 4.5-volt power supply, sold separately.
Check Menards SKUs 279-4061, 279-4062, or 279-4050. You may wish to consider the 8- or 9-piece Plug & Play accessory kits (SKU# 279-4035, 4681) and to serve multiple structures and vehicles. All are available separately.
Why you need this: Simply put, it looks cool and is a realistic addition to your railroad. The building has a gray heavy stone base. The siding is a cream color and the roof is tar shingle black. In the middle of the roof is a riser with more siding and black shingles. There are two flashing red lights on top of it.
You can run an engine through the rear of the building and you can dead-end a locomotive through the left side. The engine doorways are roughly 6 inches tall and can accommodate both traditional and scale-size O gauge equipment.
The structure’s workspace is also realistic. Your O scale shop workers could function in it even without electric light. The front and rear walls have four tall windows with 35 panes each. The top two rows of each have open transoms. The roof has six 48-pane skylights, and the right side has its own 35-pane window. Last, but not least, there are front and rear double doors with transoms above each.
Why is this a great feature? Put a locomotive or freight car inside and it will be easy to spot, not hidden away. This adds a little extra flair to you train scene.
The most interesting design element is fairly subtle. Each end of the building has a round 8-pane window just below the roof. The design suggests a steam locomotive drive wheel. This design is duplicated on two interior roof supports as well. The locomotive entries also have subtle weathering where the paint is obscured by decades of diesel or steam engine exhaust.
If your railroad has not included a servicing building thus far, now is the time to make room for it. The Cripple Creek Engine Works has a classic design, but works well for steam or diesel powered model railroads.
Awesome!
Very cool, a terrific looking building.
Menard's keeps knocking it out of the park!
What's the 2 door center to center spacing? 
Great looking building.....and a good price too. I can see laying rails without ties on the building floor for a better look. Would it overwhelm On30 locos??? Love to see a Bachman On30 4-6-0 sitting inside!!!
Menards continues to come up with innovative building designs and applications.
They have a great team of individuals who are constantly thinking and introducing products that aren't boring.
Great job.
Would like to actually see what a locomotive looks like in the shop.
Nice building!
It looks like the award winning building John Allen did for the G ad D layout in HO.
OK, no Jack the Dog?
Another use for the building if you have an engine facility is to use it as a car shop.
