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Getting started with Car Cards and Waybills

Mon, 2018-12-24 17:40 — taholmes160

Hi Folks:

Im hopefully getting to the point where most or all of the track bugs are out of my layout, so I can actually run trains on the lower mainline (upper yet to be built) so I have been a busy beaver writing my car card and waybill database. I enjoy writing databases, and did this one in access, so it does things the way I want it to, it uses the operations sig industry list, and a bunch of my own forms and queries and such, so that I can generate car cards and way bills and such.

Manual Turnout Control by Cable

Mon, 2018-12-17 05:53 — railandsail

Basically I like the KISS principle. I like the idea of manual control for my turnouts where possible, particularly with Peco sprung turnouts.

I'm looking for as many ideas as possible for flexible 'cable control' of turnouts.

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cleaning track

Mon, 2018-12-10 12:53 — WJLines

Does anyone have tips for keeping the track & rolling stock clean and running? Seems I can clean the track and still get gunk all over the wheels that were clean when I put a loco on the track 20 minutes ago!

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How much of a layout can a DCC++ system handle?

Sun, 2018-12-02 10:09 — Will_Annand

I have a question for the group.

I have a 176 sq ft layout with approximately 225' of track and will have about 16 DCC equipped locomotives running on the layout.

I am about to assemble a DCC++ system following Gregg Berman's YouTube Videos.

My question is, would I need a booster with the system?

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Piko train installation

Sat, 2018-11-17 17:54 — kasinatv

we got a piko train overhead , problem is its not running. It has a 22 volt power, and is brand new. i forgot to check it on the ground and have already installed the tracks over head

thank you

vidya

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aspects of operation

Thu, 2018-11-15 05:29 — gregc

Operation and maintenance

i'm interested in a more comprehensive (less piecemeal) discussion of the different aspects of operation. I want to get past the "introduction to" discussion. Not interested in the "how to do it", but "what it is".

Need recommendations on motor tool

Sun, 2018-11-11 18:14 — sunacres

Back in 1977 I was visiting my grandparents in Denver (grandad worked for the D&RGW) and attended the NMRA convention held there that year. I paid a visit to Caboose Hobbies and bought a handheld motor tool, the Handee Grinder. I remember trying to decide between a Dremel and a Handee, but I can't remember why I chose the Handee.