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Kelly Questions - Round 16: Let's not kid ourselves, you've been dying to hear another episode of the Kelly Questions and you've been dying to hear more from our very own Uncle Larry.
Well it doesn't get any better than this, Uncle Larry answers the Kelly questions.
So sit back with your favourite sniffing glue, a bottle of warm cider, a box of chocolates from last year's employee Christmas party and enjoy !!
DCC sound in B'mann RS3
I have a Bachmann RS3. What type of speaker should I use and where to put it?
Prototype option for a 4x8?
I was checking out a new web site I ran across (openrailwaymap.org) and was following the Iowa Interstate line west when I noticed the track arrangement at Wilton, Iowa. Wilton is home to one of the Gerdau Ameristeel plants that takes in scrap steel for recycling into long steel – products such as wire, tubes, beams, etc., and even slab steel.
Tyco 2-8-0 Kit
I discovered an old Tyco 2-8-0 today that is still in kit form. My quest is what does it take to get one of these to be a smooth runner other then a new motor and gears? Price unknown.
For several reasons I have decided to stick with HO. Once I get my layout started in the spring I'll elaborate.
Thanks for any suggestions on the Tyco.
Jack
New Scratch Built Building on CNW
My latest scratch built structure for my HO CNW Peninsula Div. RR. is a 2 stall Diesel House and is located in the Ashland Yard area on the layout.
Card board mock-up..JPG)
Typical wall construction - measure, scribe, snap and glue back together..JPG)
Allagash design questions
Mike, how did you accomplish the broad curved ladder at the left (South?) end of New Sharon Yard? Were you able to manipulate the ME #6 turnouts or did you go with Fast-Tracks Twisties? John Colley, Sonoma, CA
New SoundTraxx Tsunami2 Stopped Working... Help?
I just installed a new SoundTraxx Tsunami2 EMD Diesel PNP sound decoder in a Kato GP35 that I finished working on two days ago. It tested fine and ran well, so I finished programming everything through JMRI using the mainline programming on my NCE Power Pro system. Then yesterday I took it to my inlaw's house to show my family. They have a small DC track and knowing that the Tsunami2 can work on it, I ran it several times there and it did fine. However, on one of the runs, it sputtered quickly about four times and just stopped.
New Sharon Yard question
At New Sharon Yard there is a really long spur that appears to be used as a "for now" track. Does it have a name and a future other purpose? John Colley, Sonoma, CA
Allagash design questions
In the 4 volume treatise Mike touches on track codes and turnouts, but he does not give us information on mainline radius, superelevation, or bench work height at New Sharon Yard. John Colley, Sonoma, CA
System Maps
Good afternoon all,
I am looking for a website that has railroad systems maps but all use the same dimensions for the US. What I want to do is overlay several railroad maps onto one railroad system map. I can find a decent US map of railroads but there is so much clutter for a small map. I am focusing on the 1970's if that helps.
Thanks
Michael
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