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Merry Christmas, Crew! I'm trying to convert my heavyweight passenger car fleet wheelsets to something compatible with Code 55 rail. The " cutters" on the Rivarossi trucks really chatter over the spikes. Anyway, I had some of the Atlas low profile wheelsets for MicroTrains trucks, but they...

I have an opportunity to acquire one real cheap. Electrical pickup seems to be left wheels of leading truck and right wheels of center truck. Not good. Anybody ever add additional pickups? How? Thanks from the Skunk Valley

Any trolley experts here? I see an article occasionally about a trolley line or layout. Our club has a spot for one on a city scene module. Can you really get HO models that'll handle a 7 - 8 inch radius curve? If so, who makes them? Anything else I need to know before trying something...

I recently received a set of the Arnold Rapido heavyweight passenger cars. I'd like to convert them with Micro Trains couplers. Questions: Which coupler numbers to use? Operating on 18 inch radius minimum, body mount or truck mount? Anything else I need to know? thanks, Crew!

I'm building a mated set of modules using a "logging shortline" theme. Club will occasionally set up for shows or demos, so I'll need reliable locomotives. I have a Bachmann Shay, but have heard that a lot of people have experienced drive train problems with them. I'm considering having...