I'm considering the purchase of Broadway Limited Imports N-Scale EMD SD40-2 with DCC and Sound for my layout.

Have any of you had any experience with the running and sound quality and reliability of this loco or with any of the Broadway Limited N-Scale diesel locos?

I would appreciate any information you might like to share on this subject.

Cascade Bob

One thing that's apparent when you model a single railroad for nearly two decades is that the state of the equipment is always in flux.  Damage and wear are inflicted, repairs are made...more wear, more repairs.  In fact, that's one of the things I enjoy most about prototype modeling within a very tightly-defined era because, through the details you choose to model or ignore, you tell the story of where a particular locomotive or car was in its journey with the railroad.

When I came back to Model trains, I didn't want to do european stuff again (I'm living in Germany). It just had no real appeal to me. So I started trying severel stuff, had a small venture into On30, until after a trip to Oregon I settled on the Port of Tillamook Railroad. The combination of the Pacific coast and the vast forest with steep valleys just did it for me. And, being a shortline, it's perfect for HO.

Hi All,

I have a small switching layout set up temporarily until I can get to work on something more permanent. It's basically an expanded Inglenook design using (2) Atlas #6 turnouts and a handful of 9" straights. I have power feeds in 3 locations, one at each end of the "main" and one in one of the sidings. Of course the permanent layout will use flex and perhaps ME turnouts, but for now I was hoping this would suffice.

Apparently not.