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    Level bridges & switches?

    I can think of lots of bridges on grades. Same for turnouts. No reason for them to be flat.
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    Rail dimensions

    the measurements change from one rail size to another. What size are you trying to make? Weightin pounds/yard: height in inches 72: 4-3/4" 85: 5-3/16" 90: 5-17/64" 100: 6" 112: 6-5/8" 115: 6-5/8" 130: 150:
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    Bachmann help

    I made a webpage describing the problem I am having so I could put larger photos. The link is below. It is with a bachmann locomotive with factory installed sound and I don't know where to attach its wires. Any help would be very appreciated. Paul...
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    Is this normal.

    It is not common in EMD locomotives because they have a clutch which drives the turbo from the engine until there is enough exhaust gas to spin it properly. GEs lack this feature so when winding up from low speeds they can deposit some unburned fuel in the exhaust system, there is not enough...
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    dioramas?

    http://members.trainorders.com/pmack/se/se.htm http://members.trainorders.com/pmack/stuffys/stuffys.htm are links to a couple of dioramas a friend of mine built
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    Squeaking

    I got an SD70MAC with a squeak somewhere but after it ran in circles on a display track for 5 hours it was gone and the locomotive ran even quieter than before. The squeak hasn't returned yet. If you do decide to lube be very sparing as a little goes way farther than you would think. Make...
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    Fix My Locomotives....PLEASE!!!

    What is wrong with the locomotives? Who/What needs fixed?
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    Extreme bashing, I guess...

    The end with the headlights is the front. I think it is a car, though, it has rubber tires but no flanges. He calls it the F-Mobile. To the roundhouse, conductor (or would that be navigator?)!!! Paul
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    Extreme bashing, I guess...

    Often in the modeling community there is no room for the people who are creative. I am guilty of only being able to follow a photo and if it is not there in real life it is not right. When I see what other people have done it can be easy to be judgmental. The friend who built this is one of...
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    Extreme bashing, I guess...

    What would you call it? So what happens when a car guy tries to do trains?
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    coal loadout details

    >what type of load out flood loader or older one ? >__________________ >jim A modern steel one, not the concrete silo type but like this one: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=29199 Would it be different for the silo type?
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    coal loadout details

    Does anyone know what are the details on top of a coal loadout? I think there are some electrical stuff and conveyor drives and maybe dust collection but I don't know what any of it looks like. Any photos or descriptions would be helpful.
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    I'm done with CA glue

    I never apply CA from the bottle to the project unless it is in an area that won't be seen, interior bracing for example. I put a drop on the plastic package detail parts come in or the top of a small yogurt container and use a piece of wire to apply the glue. At work we use a box, 24 bottles...
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    I did something rash....

    Acetone, aka fingernail polish remover, dissolves CA. There are some non-acetone nail polish removers though so read the label. I know you said you adjusted the track but it sounds like the symptom of too sharp a vertical curve from the flat to the grade. Locomotives are generally more...
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    New @ this

    Is it live steam? That sounds like a big project. What gauge is it? Keep the water full is all I know about steam...
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    DCC or DC to power trains

    ezdays wrote: ...bought a second one. Now I can run a railroad, once I learn how to set up my blocks:rolleyes: I posted .... So did you ever figure out the blocks? I used DPDT toggles. Cab A is on one pole of the switch, Cab B is on the other and the two center terminals go to the track...
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    Critters

    I must confess I occasionally forget the world is not all HO which is what I happen to model.
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    Changing to LED's in Locomotives?

    I have been installing LEDs in some older locomotives today and then ran across this post. These two photos compare Radio Shacks 'white' LED and Minatronics golden white LED. Miniatronics is the way to go, it is the same color as Grain of wheat bulbs. Has anyone used the little 2x3mm LEDs...
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    Critters

    Here is the little guy spotting a car for loading at the Reallyneedshandrails Mine on my start of a layout. The loadout is totally scratchbuilt as well.
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    Critters

    Here are before and after photos of the drive. Most of the project time was figuring this out. Now instead of the motor being held by the top half it is held by two inverted L shapes that mount over the original sideframe pins and are held in place by the shell. Overall the locomotive took me...
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