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I have a pair and they work well although, as mentioned above, they are a little louder than other mfgr's F's but, not intolerable. They do come with Rapidos and, I found, a little difficult to replace with MT's. Since I don't use it, DCC is no porblem for me. You might be able to get them...

While we were traveling, my model railroading consisted mainly of reading, building a few kits, and buying equipment. Now that we've bought a house and have once again settled down a little, I've been trying out my new "stuff". I purchased three of the Athearn express milk reefers and have...

I bought the 8-axle, 195 ton flat from Alan a few years ago and, it is a great car, good weight, and went together easily. Dick

Thanks,Mark Mark, Thanks for the interest. I bought K1 and K2 back in 89 for a "kitchen table layout" whilst I was in between layouts. When I finally did start a good sized U-shaped layout, the Unitrack cost was kind of a put-off so I utilized a good deal of Atlas track that I had on hand...

Thanks, Gents, for all your input. I had already dcided that with some modifications most track plans could be adapted to Unitrack and I was fishing for ideas. I have seen a few by Linn Westcott and the Layout Doctor that appear do-able.... just have to make some decisions. Paul, are those...

The Former MDC (now Athearn) 2-6-0 and 2-8-0 are great runners and would seem perfect for your needs. They can both be had for less than a hundred. Check out that popular auction site. They'll also work great on 9-3/4" radius. Dick

:-D Yes, N scale this time (again!) I've been in N scale since 1967.... too many $$$ invested and too much equipment on hand to change. Besides, N scale is the oNly scale! :mrgreen: Dick

After two years of living the life of a nomad, wandering around this big, beautiful country, we have decided to buy a house, settle down, and do our RV-ing parttime. Therefore, it's layout time, again! When we sold our house two years ago, I had to tear down my 4th "major" layout, a 10' x 8' x...

Running a British steam train on your layout could be easily explained. Just before WWII, a British train toured the US and was marooned here for a while after war broke out. My fading memory says it was an LMS Coronation class 4-6-2. I'm sure I will be corrected if I am in error.:) I also...

I'm with Brakie on this one. I've been in MR-ing snce the 50's, N scale since 67 and I've never seen the likes of this one in stores or magazines. However, the shell does bring back memories of some crude "toy" trains, some of which approximated N scale. The drive looks like it was cobbled...

While I enjoy building kits, I particularly like to kit-bash, and especially like scratch-building in N scale. My present life-style of full-time RV-ing around the country has slowed my building down quite a bit, but up to the recent past it seemed I always had something in the works, whether...

The Boston and Maine RR commonly ran FT-A/B+F2,F3, or F7 3 unit lash-ups. I believe (if my memory is still valid) I can remember seeing 4 unit lash-ups of FT-A/B+F3B+F3A (possibly F2A). In the case of some railroads, if you can imagine it, it might have been done. When the Bangor and...

I checked the last one because it seemed custom designed for me!!! :thumb: Actually, we'll be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas day with our son and his family here in California..... before hitting the road again in our RV! Also, got a nice present... just found out grandchild #9 is on...

"You call that music??? Dick

Harpo, Check out this site: http://www.trainweb.org/fredatsf/ He has a lot to say in Part I about the Bachmann shorties and possible prototypes. And welcome aboard! :wave: Dick

It is someone "phishing" for your personal info. Report it to ebay........ I did when I got one several months ago. Dick

Besides enjoying photography and RV-ing, I have been a stamp collector for as long as I have been in model railroading. Currently, I am in a somewhat "inactive" phase since retirement as stamp collecting is also a very expensive hobby to maintain!. Dick

Once again, great job people! And, Ed, I agree 101% with your editorial. :thumb: Dick

I'll bet it won't run on N scale code 55! :D :p ;) Dick

Fantastic, Bill! :thumb: Dick