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    Material around the perimeter of your layout?

    I've seen layouts at train shows that have plexi-glass screwed in around the outside of their layout to protect it and you can see the foam layers. :oops: I've seen pictures of what looks like 1/8" composite material, usually brown, trimmed to match the height of the "ground" around the...
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    Couplers Old vs New

    Is it better to change couplers on older rolling stock to match the newer knuckler couplers on NEW locos? Or the other way around? The only advantage that I've heard of with the new couplers is that you can uncouple them with a magnet in the track. Is there any other reason? Ed
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    Wiring up a decoder

    I have a Bachmann Chessie C&O 4127 HO loco that I want to wire for DCC. I can't find any info anywhere! It seems to be a very simple Loco, Just 2 wires from the front wheels and 2 from the back on a simple PC board with nothing but 2 lights that are always on. Ed
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    Intoduction and First layout

    Hello ALL! Ed here from Ohio. I'm 50 and never had trains as a child. I found an old Marx trainset last year and went to a train show to see what it was worth. I was blown away by some of the layouts I saw. I bought a cheap $50 trainset and a 4x8 sheet of plywood and ran the train around a few...
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