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    Beginners (very much) questions

    Sounds like I'm on the right path. What's the situation with track? The old track I'm used to as a kid.... Is that what's being referred to here as sectional track? Aside from that whose track do I want to be getting? Every company seems to see it and I'd hate to buy a bunch and find out later...
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    Beginners (very much) questions

    It's a standard Bachmann. I wasn't too familiar with Spectrum when I saw the boxes on the shelf so I didn't give them much of a look. Now I know better. Athearn has always been on my list but this one shop didn't have very much from them at the time (more due in). The hobby shop was D & K in...
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    Beginners (very much) questions

    Thanks Lynn. At least I know my memory hasn't gone yet. <grin>
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    Software?

    Is there a recommendation on software to be used to design layouts and such? I didn't even think about this and then tripped over a link for a rather interesting looking program called RR-Track that included 2D and 3D views of of layouts. That got me to thinking that this might be a good way to...
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    Beginners (very much) questions

    Started with a drop. Then added two drops and ran that out. Then tried a third time with 4 drops and ran that out. All acted the same and all blew out the bottom and sides. When we slowed the locomotive to near-stop, it came billowing out of the stack. Is this cause to return it? I have NO...
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    Beginners (very much) questions

    First I should say that I did go and talk to the person at the local hobby shop and he came right out and said, "Look, I know NOTHING about the trains. The owner does but he only comes in to drop off stock these days." I live in southern NJ and there's just not the depth of model railroading...
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    Beginners (very much) questions

    I've been a fan of the hobby for MANY years and used to subscribe to Model Railroader and hang out in all the local hobby shops. However, I've never managed to actually get intot he hobby personally. My father won me over initially with his beautifully maintained American Flyers set, though I...
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