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Hi guys and gals, I have 3 Peco Code 55 turnouts that refuse to get with the program; I'll clean he h#ll out of them, they'll work for a bit, and then the engines start to sputter and stop, even as much as 10 minutes later. All of my other turnouts work fine, but not these 3. They're driving...

Finally got around to finishing the trackwork- now comes the wiring part! After months of virtual standstill, an upcoming house sale has finally opened up some time to get my trains running- I figure it would be a nice addition for some open house walk throughs. As you can see, I took the...

Hey guys- What's the difference between the regular Peco switch motor (PE-PL10), the one with the extended pin (PE-PL10E) or the high performance (PE-PL10-W) machines? I'm going to need 2 of these in my hidden staging yard- I haven't laid the track yet, so I'm thinking the extended pin...

Anyone got a copy of the Carolina Central on Xtrack CAD?

I have to move, and I can pack everything into my car, save for my layout. It's door sized- any ideas on how to ship it? Post office? Or maybe some trucking company (thinking they can just add it to an existing load or something). Just looking for the cheapest way to ship- timeliness of...

Having been out of the country for the past few months, I FINALLY had an opportunity to start construction on my new layout- a representation of 2 of my favorite railroads; the Belt Railway of Chicago and Chicago South Shore & South Bend. The bottom half of the layout is a representation of...

Does anyone know where one can find current maps of the chicago area depicting the various railroads, and who operates them? Tried googling it, but didn't find what I was looking for. Thanks!

Ok, so I'm figuring this out, but I have a question (or 3!). I'm using N scale Peco track, and after following David Popp's article (MR, Apr 2005), I started to solder these "jumper wires" on a section of track that I'm assembling. I'm also attaching feeder wires to every rail joint- it's...

Hey guys- I'm using a Peco electrofrog diamond on my layout, but it's representing a dummy track, strictly for show. Do I still need to do any special wiring with this, or would it be sufficient to just insulate the rails that lead to the dummy track? I'm going to be using DCC, but initially...

Hi all, I'm modelling the Belt Railway of Chicago, and they use the SD40 and the SD40M. I see that Kato sells a SD40-2- is there much difference between the three models? What ARE the differences? Thanks for the help!

I thought I had finalized my layout plan, but then I found myself with a whole bunch of free time in Brazil, so I came up with about 15 others to fit on my already completed benchwork. One plan that really appeals to me is basically a point to point with a return loop at both ends. One of my...

I used to N-scale as a kid, but then the Marines, college and my career took over... A month ago I was at the grand opening of my dad's Lionel club in Chicago, and I was bitten by the bug again. So I pulled out some of my old stuff and got back into the hobby... man, how some things have...

I'm considering using Atlas Code 55 track for my first layout, but the turnouts to be Peco. Any problems mating the two rails? Do any modifications need to be made to either connection? I understand that the Peco track is actually Code 70 track that's half buried in the ties, to give it the...