My friend gave me a decoder from a Broadway Limited SD40-2. So far I can run my engine but having trouble with front and rear lights. Does anybody know how to wire them?

You can find already quite a number of examples on the internet how to convert the trucks to 2-rail. I have used 33" from NWSL. As insulation I used Evergreen 1/8" tube. For the ones willing to try note that the inner diameter is a touch to small so you have to "hand drill" it to the right size.

I made the current pickups from 0.5 mm brass wire. Just enough stiffness to keep a firm contact with the wheels without to much pressure. Here below the new wheels already mounted

Got the new Bachmann Milwaukee Road S-4 in the mail Monday. Sounds nice. Although the horn volume is quite low. I have the master volume set to 255 and the horn volume set to 255 but its still low. The bell and the prime mover sound just fine though.

Well, I want to start a small layout for Christmas in n-scale.  My son and his wife gave me a pair of micro trains PRR heavyweight passenger cars, so I thought I would do a Pennsy layout.  (they both went to school at Penn State, too, and the layout would essentially be a loosely translated Bellefonte, PA)