I have a MTH Pennsylvania locomotive. It is the one seen in my Club Blog posts and I was wondering if that decoder worked with Decoder Pro.

In honor of October 21st 2015 here is the railroad clip from back to the future. Yes I know not the same movie but still....

“We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.” ~ Lance Armstrong

Hi,

This is just something I've been wanting to do for the month of October since it's breast cancer awareness month. Unfortunately the weather and a never ending cold delayed this, but I was happy to get out and get this shot done today.

This is an Athearn "Ready to Roll" Boxcar taken on my small Woodland Scenics diorama that I'm currently in the process of refurbishing.

Over the last couple of weeks, I have been working on finishing the installation of the two remaining sidings (Paradigm siding & Morris Stock Feed Yard) and placing/annotating the track feeders for the Paradigm section. The bus wire for this power district (Main Level PD #2) was made, marked with two yellow strips of tape every 5 feet (give or take), and run through the pre-drilled holes along the back wall from the east helix to the power cabinet under the window. 

Last weekend we had a nice operation session on the Cleveland & Eastern RR.

While I was involved in the action, little to no pictures were taken. But we gathered some anyway.

Train MA-5 picked up some cars and is leaving Elizabeth Oaks heading east to Cleveland,OH (Staging). Local (mid left) waits for clear tracks to resume its switching job.

Well, in my eagerness to get to laying track, I think I may have made a mistake.  I created an open frame module from one inch boards, and topped it with a one inch thick blue foam board to serve as the layout deck.  It's not a huge section (1 x 2.5 feet), and it's rigid enough to support the trains and scenery (a masonite fascia board will keep train crews from chipping the edges), but it drums loudly when a train passes over it.  Didn't think of that!

 As I wrap up the removal of what is the fourth layout I have taken down and the first layout larger than a standard room, I have encountered a variety of model railroad building practices.  Using the experiences I have gained while dismantling these projects, I shall document here a set of best practice which in my eyes provides the most economical long term advantages.  While I feel these suggestions are universal, there will be some places and some people for whom they are not ideal.  This being said, it'd be well worth taking these tips into consideration on that

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Updates:
11/10/18 - Mainline paint and ballast
11/11/17 - Paint and ballast begin
11/11/16 - Replacement ties
5/28/16 - Middle loop completed.
3/29/16 - Pennsy Crossing
1/1/16 - Crossovers for CA Tower & Continuous Run cut off
11/12/15 - Engine Terminal
11/7/15 - Helix 1 complete, middle level begins
10/30/15 - Helix turn 2 and 3
10/22/15 - Helix turn 1 is in
10/21/15 - Lampson Yard Complete
10/20/15 - running tracks & Lampson Yard
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I bought this kit from a collection donated to my club. I thought with it's small size and rustic appeal it would be perfect for my fictitious northeast narrow gauge. Because it was modeled after a southwestern prototype (see photo of kit box cover), the kit came with no doors and a roof ventilation structure for cooling. It also had a small addition for a handcar. I eliminated the roof ventilation structure, built doors and eliminated the handcar shed in favor of a workshop / office.