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Analog on DCC
stole this from another post
If "analog", I wouldn't put it on any form of DCC-powered track, as a matter of principle.
It is possible that by setting the Digitrax system to "00" you may have invoked the hybrid "Zero Bit Stretching" mode, which is a motor-cooking way of faking-out the DCC signal so it appears capable of driving a single analog loco...
Anyone in South Bend, IN area interested in forming round robin group?
Dying to get out of the armchair and find others who need mutual help and inspiration in getting their model railroads built.
Power Districts
What is the best practice for setting up power districts?
Is it better to have all your circuit breakers mounted next to and connected near the booster and then the bus wiring run out from each circuit breaker?
Or is it best to run a bus wire from the booster around the layout and just connect your circuit breakers into the bus wire as needed along the layout?
Scale: HOn3
Layout: 20' x 20'
DCC System: NCE SB5 Smart Booster
Bus wire: 12 gauge stranded
Feeder wire: 20 gauge solid
Alternative to Caboose Industries turnout ground throw
Last year I saw discussion of another type of turnout ground throw I would like to try. IIRC, it was metal vs. the plastic type that Caboose Industries has.
Can anyone post the name/company so I can look those up? I'm going to need some for my yard which will mostly make use of manual ground throws.
Cheers, Jim Fitch
Invisible Blogs
Just curious as to why some Blogs don't show up in either the "Blogs" list or "Recent blog posts" but are visible in "Recent posts by type". Some classic examples are:
Georgetown & Allen Mountain Railroad
Cornhill & Atherton
Scratch Building the Great Western
Peter
Weathering with Mike Confalone: Project 4-SCL covered hopper
Dab, dab, dab.....Painting my fascia
This is the first coat of red oxide on my fascia applied by dabbing it on with an old beat up brush. The dabbing creates a textured surface which will look more realistic. It is still wet and didn't cover completely so I'll have to add another coat before going on to other colors for my faux rust finish inspired by Tim Warris. To see my blog on the rusty fascia project click HERE.
Making some progress
I'm making some progress in building a scratch build grain elevator. Here are some pictures. It's still a work in progress... More about the grain elevator on my website.
Part #8, Railroad Signs & Signals
To All: Some railroads proudly display a company sign near their headquarters or yard office. I captured this one on film at Vassar, Michigan (in the Thumb Area) in the 1980's. This was the location of the original TSBY lines, later sold to Huron & Eastern RR. Why not install a company sign(s) on your layout? Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.
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