Moving right along, last night I began the task of installing the missing ties from the track work.

It's a little tedious, but it moves along pretty quickly.  It also means that once completed I can begin painting the track.

You might have seen these side dump waste cars working tramp work around any line, at Bingham Canyon mine they were part of the main roster, 1961 they had 258 in service. The stripping ratio. was 3 to 1 moving waste rock to get to the ore. Some of the pictures are from the Larry Sax collection found at utahrail.net.

Finishing up all the little jobs before moving onto painting the track.

Need an electrical guru to help me understand lighting of buildings and signals etc.

I have a number of different lights I am dealing with and not sure if (and what kind) of resistor to put in line if itis needed. I am wiring building lights to a power pack accessories port  - plus and minus wires to a plus and minus barrier strip and wires from building lights to the appropriate strip. so far, I have been using those little lights with the black base on a sticky pad. They seem to work well.

I have an AHM GP 18 locomotive that was dropped and broke one of the trucks. This engine has the motor in the middle with 2 drive shafts that are all in good shape.  The truck with gear box was damaged and need to replace it.  Ive checked all the usual places ebay, amazon, Tranz, etc.   Does anyone have a suggestion for a dealer or other to purchase this item.

thanks

Doug in NH

I am having issues programming sound decoders. I have a Digitrax DCS 51 system with a dedicated and isolated programming track. On Direct mode I can change the 4 digit address for sound decoders, but the system will not read/write any other CV’s. What can I do?

So tonight was something a little different, one of the processes in having a layout is the vast amount of electrical equipment.
Turning on a DCC command station & booster, seperate power supplies for detection & signaling, layout PC, three monitors, PC Sound, LokProgrammer...

Can after awhile become a PITA!  When you have everything tucked away nicely under the layout too, it can start to become a little bit of hassle to turn “everything” on.

I am so excited to announce that Humanity Junction now has a channel sponsor and they will be offering viewers a discount on their products.

I have always wanted to add sounds to my layout and have been looking for a DIY approach, so I could have maximum flexibility.  I came across micro MP3 players on a website (usually in the context of an Arduino) and decided to see if I could make it work with a microchip.com microcontroller (in this case, a PIC16F15356).  I got it to work, which was pretty amazing.  The little MP3 player cost a whopping $1.89 from ebay and the microcontroller rang in at about $0.75,  The most expensive part is the micro SD card, but I think I might have a better solution for that . . .

Please check out my latest YouTube video on using real relective striping on you equipment. Also check out my channel for other model railroad videos at Model Railroad Back Shop on YouTube..

Thanks,

Roger