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I would like to try installing some BLMA fans on two of my engines. They are an older Atlas GP-35 and a newer Atlas GP-38. Does anyone know what size fans I will need for these engines? The 35 has three larger fans and one smaller fan. The 38 has three fans which appear slightly bigger than...

I figured since alot of people on here buy trains online they may want to know the bad experiences I have had with the company internettrains.com over the past year. I first used this company about a year ago to order the atlas track for my layout (a very common item). After paying for 2nd...

I saw this car in the store and couldnt resist buying it. However, I have no idea what it actually is. Anyone familiar with this type of car or know what its purpose is? Thanks for any info.

I have noticed some layouts with weathered rails and it looks great. I have Atlas code 55 track which is already installed and ballasted. I would like to give the rails a more rusty look. I'm not sure how to make them rusty while keeping the track working well. I searched but couldnt find a...

I wanted to run a longer train than either of my engines could pull so I tried running them together. On their own my Kato SD40-2 runs faster than my Atlas GP30. However, when I run them together they seem to work fine (no bumping or coming uncoupled) and can pull all of my cars. They are run on...

I have an Atlas Classic GP-35 (N scale) and have been unable to find a decoder designed for it. Has anyone installed a decoder in this type of engine or can someone please suggest a decoder that I can use in this engine? Thanks for any advice. Beezer

Hello everyone. I'm new to the site so here are some pics and details of my first N scale layout. I grew up running O scale but due to my small graduate student apartment I decided to try some N and I love it so far. I never really did any landscaping or modeling with the big trains so this is...