I had posted this video kind of an afterthought the other day and I think it just got lost in the mix.  It really didn't explain my thought process on how I achieved these results so I decided to make a full "how To" after I had already done this locomotive.  This is just a short 2 min video showing just how well the older BB locos can run.

I have an Athearn Mike.  The motor runs, the wheels do not.  I want to remove the shell.  I called Athearn and they said to pull hard.  I've tried with no success.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

Paul Reagon

Ozark Mountain Railroad

How do you guys hold cars or trains on a grade? I did check the archives and saw a couple of ideas using  wire and paint brush bristles. So what has worked for you? I have a industrail siding that will need something to hold the cars so they don't roll out to the mainline and  I have to hold a train on a grade while I do some switching. I don't want to loose that train as it will roll down the helix.  Brian

Help!  I have 6 MR-Matix Occupancy Detectors (Azatrax) and have no instructions on how to hook them up. Anybody able to help? Apparently MR Matrix was bought be Azatrax who went out of business.

Thanks in advance,
Al Behler