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I have a similar Alco PA body casting and the instruction sheet. I'll have to see if I can find them. The unit is a rough casting but there were no other PA's available at the time. It was given to me by a long time friend, perhaps in the early 60's. I'm under the impression that he had them...

A long time ago I bought a multi layer strainer that has progressivly finer screens as the material drops through it at the aquarium shop. It is used for grading the flake type food to finer material for use in feeding just hatched young up to adult size. I have no idea what such a unit would...

I had one of the Varney Casey Jones locos when they first came out. I've since sold it. I had repeated problems with the motor in it burning out. I think I went through 3 of the factory motors before I gave up on them. I filed out the inside of the boiler casting to get enough clearance to...

If you want an idea of what this would look like go to the Rails on Wheels website (www.railsonwheels.com). In the photo section are pictures of a 180 degree curve that does what you seem to be writing about. The double track seperates and one crosses over the other in the middle on bridges...

Also SF nut Hi::wave: I also model ATSF but I'm not as avid as some of you are. I've been here for awhile but spent most of my time on Atlas. I don't post as much as some but try to contribute when I can. It seems latley that everytime one of my projects nears completion some company...

Fast clocks Pitchwife: What you are referring to is called fast clock operation. Time is compressed, commonly 4:1 or 6:1 ratio, so that the time between stations represent a greater period and distance. A 4:1 ratio would compress a 24 hour day to 6 hours and a 6:1 ratio would compress a...

Please give us some dimensions on the room. What are the length and width of the room? Do you want the yard on the double track or single track? Doug

Proto for Atlas TT Although I am not aware of an exact prototype for the Atlas TT I believe that some turntables in very snowy regions had the pit covered so that it didn't have to be shoveled out after every good snowstorm.

I intend to wire for DC blocks initially. The blocks can then be converted to DCC by wiring it to one side and turning them all on. I can then use the isolation sections to turn off an engine when it's in the engine house or is not operating for some reason. I'm planning on sound and don't...

There is a barge stuck in the first railroad bridge from the mouth of the Maumee River in Toledo, OH. The barge is loaded with 40,000 barrels of high octane gasoline. This happened about 8:40 AM (6/17/04). There are, according to reports, 13 trains currently being held because of this...

Blocking Crossing Recently one of the area railroads had a crew time out before they could get into the yard. The only entrance to an entire area was blocked by the train. It took the railroad six hours to get a replacement crew to the train and move it into the yard. No one could get to or...

Traffic Generation idea An idea that I've had kicking around in my head, but never tried, is to use the dice used in gaming. These come in many different sizes, commonly available in four, six, eight, ten, twelve, and twenty sided. I have thought that by generating the needs for a train at...

This is now politically incorrect but will list it anyway. Take cigarette ashes from the ashtray on your fingertip and rub it into woodgrained plastic kits. The ashes will stick in the board lines and the grain will be better seen after an application. I have also used this on non-glossy...

:confused: How about telling all of us refugees what a layout party is. Doug

Most of you are pretty young from those memories. When I was young our family night consisted of sitting around the radio after Dad closed the (corner grocery) store, open seven days a week, and drinking hot chocolate while we listened to Bing Crosby. The phone number was four digits, ours was...

The only ones I've seen constructed were done in the days before super glue. When I first got into model railroading (1954) the local club had one on the layout and it looked pretty good. In those days they were made by Suydam. It would have needed weathering to todays standards but is a good...

Jeremy: About ten years ago Boone advertised for someone to open a hobby shop in town. I was out there three of for times but couldn't put the package together. Did you get a good shop? I hope so as it seemed to be a nice, friendly town. Another from Atlas. Doug

Hello everyone. Another Atlas refugee here. I've been down for about a month and was suprised at no Atlas forum. It seems things were getting nasty a lot of the time and I was replying to less of the questions because of it. Doug