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I tried to edit the threads title, but it did not change. It should read "MRC...Definitely again" Since it did not change, it would be great if a Mod or Peter could make this one go away? Matt

Wayne, I owe you an apology. It was not right for me to insinuate that you were questioning my integrity, in public or privately for that matter. In re-reading my initial post I left out several pieces of information that would have been vital to tell the whole story. When I made that first...

So I am laying down a bit of track, just a temporary layout until after surgery, et al. I am having a problem with an Atlas Custom line #4 LH turnout. When any of my rolling stock or 6 of my 8 locos are traveling through in the trailing point direction (never in the facing point), on the through...

MRC has cleared their name They are letting me trade the system for an advance squared at VERY discounted price.

I went with the hot glue gun. I have opted to leave the roadbed out of the equation for this temporary layout. I don't want to have to buy it twice. I will post some pics later, if I get time.

I had a friend help me complete a good portion of my benchwork. Now I need to find a way to temporarily lay track and turnouts so that I can run the plywood central until I can work on the real layout (after surgeries and recovery). Anyone have a method that will allow me to re-use the track...

I can't speak on behalf of their locomotives, but I have a few of their rolling stock pieces, and I love em.

I am guardedly optimistic that this situation will end satisfactorily. Since a rep from MRC told me they would get me the correct throttle my emails asking how to pay and what reference number should be noted have gone unanswered.

My mention of terrorism was not an attempt to stear this thread in another direction. I was loosely quoting information from the department of homeland security bulletins I have read. To answer your question about air travel, no I don't feel that flying is safe. I didn't before 9/11 either...

As an aside, MRC has contacted me via email and said that they would find the correct throttle and send it to me as long as I will cover the shipping cost. That is an acceptable solution. Case closed, moving on

Wayne, The item advertised on the box was, in fact, a Prodigy DCC system. The contents of the box was a Prodigy DCC system, minus the correct throttle. There is no way to visualize the contents of the box without opening it. There are no styrofoam cutouts, all of the components are wrapped in...

Nacho: A dispatch cab controls DCC turnouts only. MRC stopped producing them around 7 years ago. The Hobby shop did misrepresent the item, but that is something that can not be remedied, that is on me. I was stoked over the price and did not pay attention to the box when it was given to me...

A few months ago I purchased an MRC Prodigy DCC system at a hobby shop (which advertised it as an Prodigy Advance) that was going out of business. The item I bought was sealed. I got around to opening it yesterday to look it over and read the instruction manual, etc. The throttle is a dispatch...

I fail to agree in so much as air traffic is far more closely monitored, from movement of aircraft to who may be boarding the planes, and who is learning to fly them. Trains may not fall out of the sky but some of the commodities carried can be used to level a major city. The fact is that...

There have been a few mentions of passenger service being a losing proposition at best. That is true. It is also true for the airlines and amtrak. The money has always been in mail and fast freight. With the ever rising cost of fuel and railroad freight service on a rapid rise we are seeing...

As alot of you know, my layout has ground to a dead halt. I injured myself at work about 9 months ago and finally, yesterday someone was able to figure out what is wrong with my wrists. 2 of the major structures in my wrist are torn off the end of the ulna in my left wrist and stretched beyond...

If you think "Consolidation" refers to something you do with debt... A "Big Boy" is an over weight male child... A "Triplex" is a set of 3 connected homes... A "Hudson" is a car from the Disney movie "Cars" (I have kids...ok I liked it too) "Riverossi" sounds like an exotic vacation...

Amen

...You still think that the saying "The wrong side of the tracks" refers to a bad part of town.

Comedian, actor, writer and satirist George Carlin passed away early this morning at the age of 71. I don't know if any of you were fans, but I was. He inspired me to ask questions and dismiss the flock mentality. I will miss him. Some of you may know him better as the original voice of...