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    A Resurection of Sorts

    Wow, it's been a while, but I'm back, and once again I'm in need of some help with my trains. A long time ago, I purchased a TYCO Chattanooga 638 2-8-0 and I asked if it was worth working with: http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163494 Well, a little over a year and a half later...
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    Photography Game?

    My ALCo RS-32 on her very first assignment, two hours after she arrived on the Riverside Railroad, which itself was only a year and a half old at this point: Here's a better pic:
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    Digitrax or NCE?

    Well, I made my choice: the NCE PowerCab it is! I got it ordered yesterday and should be here by Thanksgiving, just in time to install it. A question though: How easy is it to wire the NCE set to alternate DCC/DC control? What I mean is, can I have it so I can just plug in a wire for DCC, then...
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    The light at the end of the tunnel

    Well, Bugs Bunny would have to use it, since everything ACME made that he uses works just fine. It's everyone else that ACME products fail to work for (well, except Roadrunner and/or Bugs Bunny if Wily is using it to try and catch them)
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    Photography Game?

    Boxcars? Here's the best pic of my Atheran 60th Aniversary RTR boxcar that I've ever taken IMO: and if it needs to be on the layout if it's a model: So: a boxcar, WSOR unit, or a new one: any units done up for special occasions and/or reasons!:mrgreen:(if that last one is legal by the rules...
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    Photography Game?

    I'm pretty sure that this reefer is related to the NYC, that "early bird" logo has New York Central written on it:
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    Digitrax or NCE?

    Hmmm, from what you guys seem to be telling me, I should go with MRC or NCE instead of Digitrax's Zephyr for starting my DCC system and for the most part don't factor in the DC running ability for the sake of the engines. Thing is, I'm not sure all ten of my current engine roster can ever make...
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    Photography Game?

    Let me take a crack at it, shall I? My C&O BL2 #1845 visiting another HO scale layout; John Listerman's Christianson, Cynthianna and Thomasville branch of the B&O So, a BL2, C&O or B&O unit, or anything with the number 1845.
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    The light at the end of the tunnel

    Wait, are we moving TOWARDS the light to fix it or are we moving AWAY from it? I have no clue what you guys are even doing now.:confused::p
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    Digitrax or NCE?

    The time has come for the upgrade to DCC, but I can't decide between the Zephyr or the Power Cab sets, so I ask you gurus which ones you think fit my needs better. My needs: -expansion friendly (4X8 is only the beginning for the Riverside Railroad) -walkaround ability -compatability with DC...
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    Worth Saving?

    Yep, the old TYCO still runs. Nosily and not well over my insulated switch frogs, but other than that it's a pretty good runner to be honest. If the tender drive can't be saved I've been wondering if a NWSL switcher engine replacement might be a good choice. Squidbait: I know that the...
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    The light at the end of the tunnel

    So if the light is getting reflected off a wrecking ball, where is the source?
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    Worth Saving?

    I got some 2-8-0 from a train flea market for $15 last weekend, and from what I've learned/know this is that: -It's a tender driven TYCO steamer with a good-condition body shell -It's lettered as #638 for the Chattanooga, maybe part of a TYCO Chattanooga Choo Choo set from the late 70's...
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    Weekly Photo Fun 10-24/10-31

    Nice pics, guys! Here's some of my latest aquisitions (the engines, not the girl or the robots):
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    Union Pacific Modelers...

    My newest aquisitions: a TYCO 2-8-0 tender drive (yes, I know TYCOs are big time failures, but this baby's got prospects for me) and a Bachman 2-6-2 Union Pacific (Brand new for only $20!):
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