I am trying to find out two things; was there another J when 611 was in boiler service, what number? What were the numbers of the other two A's...
Thanks to all for your help. I just cant afford to convert at last count sixty-three steam locotives to DCC over less than a few years. Not to...
I have a friend who has mostly DC. Can a layout wired for DC support a DCC setup also? Can the DCC power station be attatched where the power...
I am part way through putting a Digitrax decoder into a Rivarossi Y6B mallet. The instructions from the internet link I found makes no mention of...
Thanks for your help. The Heritage engine does look very close and I can always tweak details later. For better or worse, I'm no rivet counter...
I am thinking about modeling a Southern LS-1 or LS-2 2-8-8-2. How close is the Proto 2000 Heritage 2-8-8-2 as a starting point. The dimensions...
I need some carification on the subject of jacks for the tethered MRC Prodigy Advance cabs. The cabs use RJ-12 wires, where can I pick up these...
I am in the middle of rebuilding my layout, but just running the engines back and forth is still fun. I have never used DCC until last week, the...
I have found a parts engine that is really a good candidate for a rebuild. The biggest problem is someone painted the boiler with about five or...
Thanks for the reassurance! I can patiently wait for a Big Boy model at least another few years. By then I may have the bugs and kinks worked...
I heard someone say that Rivarossi is no more. As far as american pototype is concerned at least. Hornby is taking over Riv. and moving...
Thank you for your suggestion.
I have yet to buy a bad 2-8-0 Consolidation from IHC. We are talking about the new IHC premium line and not anything used right? I currently...
This question is to those of you modeling Southern in particular. I need a good representation of Southern Passenger coach green, not the sylvan...
Thanks for the information. Will tend to wiring and building of structures in the meantime. Oh yes, and evicting web spinning critters.
Where have all the walthers #6 turnouts gone? No hobby stores seem to carry them and online suppliers don't have them in stock. Standard Hobby...
I was set to repaint some AHM dome cars for the dome cars run on N&W. These are the cars that were obtained from Union Pacific. I need to know...
I bought a Bachman 2-6-6-2 locomotive at the last train show. The engine ran well but always derailed on curves. The problem was the orientation...
Does anyone know what became of the F units used during the Homecoming 86 tour that traveled through Tennessee? I was too young at the time to...
All right, this movie is not academy award material. It has been released on DVD, the movie was made in 1988 or 89. It stars Wilfred Brimley,...