I'll keep a few more photos of my builds and loco roster in this blog for my N scale Arizona & California layout.

Okay you narrow gauge folks just trying to see who is using Kadee 714 couplers and who is using Kadee 178 couplers. While I was at Durango I was told that the D&RGW used standard gauge couplers on their equipment (I wasn't aware that there was such a thing as narrow gauge size couplers). I'm asking because I bought a Blackstone K27 and it has the 714 couplers but I'd like to use the 178 instead. just wanted to see if anyone else has any input or info that they'd be willing to share.

Thanks!!!

So My First Time Posting. Got a problem with wheels.

I recently dug out my 2 old Krauss-Maffei ML 4000 diesels to upgrade to DCC. This was actually an easy upgrade. My first attempt at installing a decoder. Talk about a lot of space in the shell! 45 minutes and I couldn't wait to get to the club meeting where we have a programing track and JMRI upstairs in the club meeting room. All went well except for the volume, but that is for another posting in another category. Anyway, all went well.

Here is my proposed track plan for my shelf layout. I am open to any ideas, suggestions, or any issues I might not be seeing. I am going to have staging cassettes for the top left and at the interchange at the bottom. Eventually when this gets finished I can expand on the left side with another 4' x 9' shelf with a 4 foot cassette to connect the 2 shelfs across the sliding door.