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I know this is mention here somewhere. I saw it a while back, but cant seem to find it now that I need it. I am laying the ballast and gonna put the glue water mixture on top. Do I go half glue, half water? That and if someone knows where the topic was, that would be appreciated too.

What is a good measurement for the width of a two lane road in N scale? I was gonna find out on my own, but I would rather not stop traffic to take a measurement.

Hopefully this is a simple one. Does a turnout cut power to the section of track not curently being used. For example, if I have a simple oval track with a turnout going into a dead end, (train yard) can a train sit there without getting power until the switch is thrown. I really hope I...

I have recently got back into the hobby, but went N scale this time. I have done a simple layout that I like, but want to see if any of you out there that like to help with layout ideas can come up with something better. You can view a pic of mine here...

Well, my Atlas SD-35 that I was so proud to call my first N scale engine seems to have a problem already. At slow to mid range speeds, it makes a high pitch squeelling sound. It still runs great, and the sound goes away at high speeds, but lower speeds just sound awful. Any ideas as to what it...

I am working on getting back into the hobby. Feel free to check out my start in the N scale forum. Anyways, I am unsure of a few things. What do the numbers mean when describing an engine. For example 2-8-0. I have no clue what that means. What are the good couplers. I picked up a nice...

I went out and got a few things to get me started. I got enough code 80 track to make a decent size oval. I also picked up an Atlas engine and 2 cars, although one is going back. It was a life-like, and built cheap, to my standards anyway. I used an old power pack from my HO set for now, but...

Hi all, I am hoping someone can help. I will start with a little background. My grandfather turned me on to model railroads long ago. I am now 25 and haven't touched a train in 15 years. I am just starting myself back into the hobby. When I was young, I had an HO scale train. Now that I am...