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Are HO decoders "universal" or "proprietary?" Is there an HO equivalent to the brand specific Lionel TMCC or the MTH DCS? Which ones tend to work best with a variety of brands of engines?

I picked up my new Bachmann Spectrum 4-8-2 "Mountain" this past Saturday:thumb: and gave it a trial run on the Club layout this evening. It did fine initially untill I opened it up to about 3/4 throttle (perhaps about 45-50 scale mph) and a rivet popped in a part of its drive linkage.wall1 Two...

Unusual sensitivity to voltage drops: Roundhouse-MRC Engine I bought a Roundhouse 4-4-0 engine ready to run with an MRC sound controller a few weeks ago. I use it at the club I just joined. It runs great on 95% of the club track. However, there are two sections where it either barely moves...

Can anyone advise who has Roundhouse 50' Overland NYC passenger car set? I know a new series will come out in July. I thought they already existed someplace.

What Shay HO locomotives (brands) are currently available (preferably 3 truck) with sound and DCC? What is the typical price range and where can they be found? I've heard of some operating difficulties with some, where the rear tender truck might tend to "push" out of sych with the front...

Here is my first attempt with RR-Track software. There are several additional things I want to do with this: Refine a couple of connecting points Add a grade elevation through the mountain in the upper right corner and over the crossing track Add some track control, e.g. uncouplers and...