I'd check the wheel gauge, no experience with the specific cars but run into random derailments when things are just a bit out of gauge
Glad I asked so I didn't do Saturday only and miss your clinic! Just have to see if the wife will approve a little extra modeling expenditure :)
Thanks for the information, the form mentions an option for Saturday morning but your post mentions Friday morning. Are there clinics on Friday...
Is there a cost for the workshop and do you have to be an NMRA member?
The first thing that gave it away for me was that it was an 8-wheeled GP9, I don't believe there are many GP9's with a different number of wheels :)
This actually happens somewhat regularly, the fact that it came down is probably cheaper for the trucking company. If the bridge doesn't come down...
I model the DM&IR and these even make it into Minnesota on the iron range, many of them still in well-worn CNW lettering. I haven't researched...
That is simply amazing! It's too bad stuff like this isn't available for HO scalers like me. It is, however, quite tempting not to expand into...
You could at a control shed for the crossing gates
To add to Ken's comment Digitrax supports three notching modes, Automatic, Manual, and Semi-Automatic. The last one lets adjust the current...
Isn't all of Fast Tracks gear made in house? (except rail I suppose). My guess would be that for the jigs and tools they create it just becomes a...
From the manufacturers web page:http://tamvalleydepot.com/products/hexfrogjuicer.html (emphasis added) "Automatically controls the polarity of...
I'm not sure I'm following you on how the frog juicer would work if you bridge the frog to one of the rails. My understanding is that the frog...
I'd add to Enzo's reply that you would have to make sure it wasn't possible for one frog lead to be in a situation where it needs to power two...
it's terrible that people are loosing their jobs but wages have to stay in check with market forces. Caterpiller isn't a charity... They need to...
I believe that Digitrax disables BEMF when doing a CV19 consist. I'm not aware of any way to disable that "feature"
The guy on the ground is facing a different direction? Just kidding, the rails look nice!
Congrats, it looks really nice!
That is a very neat prototype location!
I have to say it always concerns me when I hear someone say something like "We must shop at the LHS to help keep them going ". I personally...