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I've been away for a few months,Has something about the forum changed since i left? The format is not opening up the way i remember:confused: Edit;;Figured it out, i'm opening up to the entire Zealot forum table of contents instead of just the train section.wall1 Normally i would delete the...

I'm off on the big drive across Canada and back starting on July 14 and was wondering if there are any good Railway museums that would be worth a stop.Going out we will be following the Trans Canada to Calgary and then on to Vancouver Island,on the return trip we will be doing the Banff to...

My $200 Proto 2k ltd SW900 with all dcc stuff just took a journey 5ft straight down to the concrete floor thanks to Dusty the cat,needless to say the engine no longer functions as many of the plastics parts in the wheel assembly and gears are now toast,.Probably inevitable as this engine has...

I bet this rail yard was a head ache for some one before the advent of computers RailPictures.Net Photo » Deutsche Bahn DB Class 411/415 ICE-T :mrgreen: Great site for wallpapers

I know its a noob question but i've never been able to successfully get the tracks to be parallel after installing a turnout,the small curved piece of track that comes with the turn out runs the turned out track off at an angle and up till now i've had to use a small piece of Flex Trac to get...

I bought an inexpensive Atlas water tower model and was wondering why the tank section was green,every water tower i remember seeing was a dark color or made of wood and thus colored brownish,did some RR's paint their tanks green?:confused: Water Tower Kit HO (atl703) Atlas Model Train Trackside...

After recently returning to the hobby in a small way after many years of being too busy it seems that DCC is now the standard operating system of the hobby.I was wondering if the financial burden of this new system is impacting on potential new recruits to the hobby. When i started with the...

I have an MRC Tech2 Railmaster 2400 DC controller and i've always wondered what that pulse switch was for as nothing seems to happen when i move the switch.

I would like to run 2 older Athearn RDC units but the rubber bands that drive the wheels have disintegrated,i've tried all the sizes i could find at Staples and the dollar store but nothing fits and my local train stores dont stock the appropriate parts:confused: any one got any tricks?

Took me a while to figure out a track plan due to no experience at working in such a small space but this is what i came up with.does it make sense?,i'm planning nothing more than a small station at the near end and a 2 bay engine shed on the far end, the far right track is supposed to represent...

After a brief frustrating trip into the world of DCC I've decided i'm going to stay with the DC for several reasons. Maybe every one else gets all this tech stuff but i dont. The novelty of realistic noises wears off quickly as you realize that your 80 ton engine is only 6" long and made of...

I remember when i was younger and used to watch the steam engines shunt in the local yards I would now like to buy a similar engine but dont remember what type of engine they might have been.Mid 50's Canadian Pacific Steam locomotive with tender used for shunting duties in the Montreal area,any...

I have a Proto 2000 limited edition SW8/900 locomotive with factory installed DCC and sound.the controller i'm going to use is an MRC Tech2 Railmaster 2400 hooked up in the back to the variable DC terminals,Can any one foresee any problems?

Finally out of the chaos of living with 3 pack rats i've secured a small space for a layout,its not much just 9 inch wide by 6ft long so its going to be more like a moving diorama.Scale will be HO,era will be late steam early diesel (50"s) My engines are 2 RDC units so i'll need a station and...

Just bought a Limited Edition Proto 2000 series SW8/900 locomotive with factory installed DCC & sound,any one have any comments on this company? I also plan on using it with an older style MRC transformer,am i going to have any problems? as i'm new to this DCC stuff.

http://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=51767 I'll be south bound in a month and was wondering where this museum is.. http://forum.miata.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=51770

Chanced across this site depicting an interesting boat that only carries trains..Would be a very interesting modeling venture:mrgreen: Canadian National's AquaTrain

Planning a 4'x8' HO layout,will only have 1 engine running at any one time,wondering what DCC would do for me and do i really need the extra expense and complexity..

Going to Kitchener Ontario this weekend and was wondering if anyone can recommend a hobby shop with a good selection of trains..

I've been debating N scale or HO for quite a while and finally decided on the HO as i like the heft and bulk of HO,as the largest area i can afford is a 4'x8' piece of plywood the rolling units of the layout will have to be on the small side,The Thomas the tank engine theme seems to fit a lot of...