The bad news is the only RTR GP40-2Ws have been in bra$$. the good news is that several safety cabs have been available in HO. Your best bet is...
Sure sounds good. What's the PC-Decoder interface? Is it an interface cable to connect directly to the decoder (like an industrial PLC programming...
For $CAD 60, you can buy an Athearn "blue-box line" locomotive that has all-wheel drive and electrical pickup, runs well, and will be reliable for...
Looks good from here. You really ought to have a mixed bag of clean and *ahem* not clean. Heck, I have at least one unit that looks like a refugee...
I have Atlas, and love it. It's a bit more limited than Digitrax, but the entry cost is lower, allowing me to get up and running a year or two...
I've found a low hum with my Atlas decoders in Athearn engines. However, I think it has more to do with the Athearn motor than anything else. I...
It's too big to be a space station...
DCC Decoders will "remember" their programming - you can remove them from the layout and shelve them, or transport between layouts, and they won't...
I'll look and see if I have any left, but the ones I had were plastic, not metal. The last set worked aceptably, but I change them when given half...
Funny, I've never had much trouble with stock MDC and Athearn trucks & wheelsets, once I get rid of the flash and add a little graphite. I have...
CN and other eastern Canadian railways use two types of SBU (Sending Brake Unit). One has a flasher, the other has a reflector only. Both are red...
Does this apply to HO electrofrogs as well? I have a couple of them sitting around right now unused. B-Dubya
Very nice...
I've actually been impressed with the LifeLike Proto 1000 cars of late. The earlier cars were rehashes of train-set quality shells, with a new...
Pressure: 25 psi or so - straight from the compressor. No water trap, no nuthin'. I suppose I should fix that one of these days :D I use...
I also have a small layout (HO scale - 8' by 12'), and I have decided that DCC actually makes more sense! After I figured in the construction or...
Gee, friendly bunch - must not get out much [img] Actually, the name refers to my bent beak - railfanning injury (but that's another...
Thankee kindly, Colonel - looks good so far. B-Dubya
I have one of these beasts - it runs, but it's what you'd expect from a locomotive of that vintage. I started to redo the shell years ago, but...
Rookie appearing: I find that checking the end-to-end play in the motor usually proves productive. You may have to add a thrust washer to get rid...
