Recent content by ewik

Hey, I just thought I would give out a tip here to any one that lives in the SF Bay Area. On the way home from work yesterday I stopped in at the San Antonio Hobby shop for supplies. While there I went to look at the Locomotives. They had the Kato Alco PA1 and PB1 set for $99 I bought one they...

I set up the 4% grade and the single kato PA1 pulls 8 passenger cars with no problem, but I see that even with the 4% it is not back to Sea level soon enough. I think I am going to start over make the layout bigger. I don't have room for a 4 x 8 layout but I can go 4 x 6 I think. Then I can use...

Thanks every one. SD90 that was exactly the answer I was looking for. I am not to worried about how it looks I am going to hide as much of the steep grade as I can. I did not have enough room to for a larger turn. I think my next layout is going to be a larger one I am finding that I can not...

Hi I have been lurking around here for a few months reading trying to learn all I can by reading every ones posts. I did a few searches on the topic of grade but could not seem to find the answer for my exact question. The question of what grade to use is a frequently asked question it seems...