I need to order some code 70 rail, wood ties and spikes. Where would you recommend making the purchase(s)? I tried looking for some sponsors of the magazine, but did not find much except for Fast Tracks, and were out of the rail and ties. 

Thanks so much!

Gary

Hi.

I bought from a outlet in Denver and installed a Tsunami 750 sound decoder for a GE Turbine in my Athearn Veranda turbine this weekend. I ran it and I am impressed with the sound. However, it overheats and shuts down in a few minutes.

I did a web search and this overheating seems to be a common problem. Solutions include the need to place a metal plate or metal backing to help absorb the heat.

Some time ago, I bought 2 Blueline Alco RSD15s a-la Missabe.  I was frustrated with the volume control, and my impression that the prime mover sounds didn’t capture the real Alco sound I remember from my railroad years.  One thing I really did like, however, was what they called Pitch Shift, CV188, where I could change the pitch of the entire sound schema of a loco.  When these two units were mu’d, which is almost always, I could distinctly hear the difference in the two using Pitch Shift.

Hey guys in the new yr i will be starting to build my first layout which is a shelf point to point due to a lack of space and also being a rental place.

As im doing n scale i wanted to get some feed back on which track is better to use as i have noticed that peco has just bought out a 3 way point in code 55 track which would help with my yard.

any help would be great on the issue.

thanks andrew