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PECO Loco Lift

Wed, 2015-01-14 10:29 — dkaustin

I received the below email today from the Yahoo Group Model Railroads of Southern California.  I find this tool very interesting!  Rather than type out an entire new message on this I copied Bob's message to post here.  I recently sold a Southern Pacific steamer that was so detailed that handling it was something of chore without damaging it.  I think we discussed the super detailed engines that we don't want to break detail parts off.  Well, here is a solution.  Watch the videos to see it in action.

  

Electrical Gap on Curve

Wed, 2015-01-14 08:57 — pldvdk

Whenever planning electrical gaps on my layout I have always tried to have those occur on straight sections of track. However, on the current layout I'm building I have one or two spots where I would like to have an electrical gap on a curve, including one on a hidden helix. Normally on curves I solder my metal rail joiners so I have a nice smooth rail with no kinks. I'm worried that the plastic rail joiner I use at electrical gaps won't be strong enough to keep the curved rail aligned properly.

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Kato SD40-2 pickup problems

Wed, 2015-01-14 06:15 — Hobbez

This spring, I purchased a pair of Kato SD40-2 CP snoot locos.  I installed tsunami sound decoders in them both and put them into service on my layout.  After only a few weeks, (really only about 2 hours of run time) one of them simply stopped working while moving along the main.  So, I ended up putting them both out of service and they took a place in the stack of projects that need attention.  This week, they made it to the top of the stack and I have been tinkering on them.  The one that was running when put away was giving me fits, but a reset of the d

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Tortoise Install as slow as the name suggests...

Wed, 2015-01-14 03:04 — JLandT Railroad

So tonight we progress onto the passing siding Tortoise installs, and as the name suggests the pace is just as slow...

And the only thing making the night bearable is a healthy dose of the best of Van Halen.  This is almost as painful as wiring, Groundhog Day anyone?

Pembroke: Operations

Tue, 2015-01-13 23:35 — renegourley

In which I explore questions of car forwarding, train dispatching, and so on.

End of Track

Tue, 2015-01-13 14:44 — USMick78

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what a prototype railroad would use to indicate the "end of the line".  Say like in a staging area or such. Something that keeps the rolling stock or locos from running off the track.  Around here I can't think of an area to go look at.  I am also trying to find it for the 1920-40 era.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Chris

HO Vehicles with turning wheels? Where to buy?

Tue, 2015-01-13 13:33 — Gene W.

Does anyone make HO scale highway buses, trucks, automobiles, vans or anything on that order with turning wheels?  I don’t mean wheels that just rotate, but wheels that rotate and also turn left and right.  Faller comes to mind, but the price point is beyond my comfort zone and budget.

I have stumbled all over the Internet, but can’t find anything besides Faller.

Gene

Coal and Steel Railroad and Prr, Family operating session

Tue, 2015-01-13 09:33 — Coal and steel rr

My o gauge layout is built for operation. Jon has attended an ops before and my mom has not. Jon and me were the train crew and mom was dispatcher. we were using track warrant, switch list and block control.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bBzEvdih000

​ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=whVkSkQI6yY

​https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KsEIVgd2QbA

Los Angeles Junction - progress

Tue, 2015-01-13 08:17 — chrisbutts

A little background... I am modeling the Los Angeles Junction Railway in HO, circa 1985.   From the BNSF web site:


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