Thanks, Mike. Howard
I too, have been wavering on the idea of using Masonite but yesterday I read of someone who nailed a strip of 1X1 along the edge to stiffen it a...
Hi again all, I'd like to try to install decoders in several types of locomotives but I have no idea which decoders are appropriate for the...
Hi PRRGG-1........I too, love electric locomotives but mine are the P1B's, R- Class and T- Class used by the NYC. I began my layout with a...
Hi Rob & Yankinoz...........My locomotive doesn't look exactly like your photo but there is some resemblance. I have wires running back from the...
Hi David.........I saw the photos from Yankinoz and I'm going to check the photos with the locomotive.
I'll take another look at it. Thanks, Howard
Thank you David. I have severa E-6's which I'm anxious to paint in my own colors. Howard
I have a Proto 2000 E-6 diesel that is "DCC ready". Supposedly, all I need do is to obtain a decoder and plug it in. I have examined the...
Now that I have a few feet of track down I'd like to run some trains. I have an E6........Proto2000 which is said to be.....DCC ready. It came...
Bob, I may do that too. I can see where I would use quite a few of them on my layout. Howard
I'll give that a try. It won't be for a few weeks though. I'm still sorting out the exact location for the terminal and a few other things. I'm...
I like that idea! They are for sale at Walmart. Howard
The crossover is by Walthers and the switches will be Atlas. My DCC system is NCE. Howard
Hi all.........I have a double crossover........a scissors type with 2 straight tracks and 4 turnouts. This will serve to shunt trains into...
Yes........the "right" rail is always positive. If the left rail were positive, the engine would go in reverse. The polarity has to be...
No Mike, the frogs are all insulated unlike the Peco. The problem is one of polarity. My "right" rail is positive both eastbound and westbound....
Yes! You got it! I bought mine from Walthers. In "Normal" position the train will run along the straight track. In order to switch tracks 2...
Yes, the terminology can be confusing, particularly the word "Switch." It does not look like Black Cloud's photo. It is two straight tracks with...
Hi Friends, My layout ends......or starts, in a 6 track terminal.....with 3 platforms........2 tracks to each platform. I plan to install a...
