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A lot of old AMT commuter cars are ending up state-side as AMT slowly modernizes its fleet. The commuter lines out of Montreal go way back to before the 1900's when both Canadian Pacific and the Grand Trunk (one of the predecessor railways to Canadian National) ran commuter trains out of...

There are a number of ways you could connect the modules together, depending on how you built the modules. If you make the modules out of 1"x 4" (¾"x 3½") pine lumber, you could either clamp the modules together with C-clamps, or you could install some T-nuts so that the modules could be bolted...

These former Agence Metropolitan de Transport (AMT), the Montreal, Quebec transportation authority, were recently sold to the Railroad Development Corporation. These are former commuter coaches built for Canadian Pacific Railway by Canadian Car & Foundry of Montreal in 1953 for commuter service...

Many MoW trains will have a caboose tacked on to the end. However, it is very rare to see a caboose on the end of a regular freight. You might still see them at the end of a freight on a short line or where the crew needs a place to eat their lunch and to stay out of the cold. All of the long...

Sorry to disagree with you MYNH&H. For what Steve is planning to do, he should have no appreciable drop in voltage. It's only after you get out for any length on the LocoNet that you will experience any drop in voltage (usually after about 1,000 feet of telephone cable). Your main source of...

There are a number of factors to consider - the bottom line being that only you can decide what you want. Some of the things to consider are: What brand is being used in your area so that if you run into problems you can call on some local experts. This includes what system is your club using...

To clear up some misconceptions here before they become a "fact". The length of your LocoNet (the telephone cable) has nothing to do with the drop in voltage. It is a function of the number of "devices" (eg throttles, LT1 testers, stationary decoders) that are connected to the LocoNet. The...

Given the size of your layout, I don't think you need to even think about power districts. You don't have a large enough layout. Power districts are used in DCC on large layouts (usually club layouts) where a short (eg running through an open switch) will bring the whole layout down. With...

Hello Steve. Here's a simple $10 solution. Go down to your local Home Depot store and into the electrical section where they sell the telephone components. Find the six-wire telephone jack. The type you are looking for is a surface-mount one that has one jack on the surface and 3 jacks on...

Hi Inkaneer. Three cheers for 6 foot modules! I've got two 6-footers - Bancroft and Irondale which join together in a set. It starts off as a double-track conventional module at the Bancroft and and ends up as a single-track Free-mo at the Irondale end. Because of the location of the...

Hello Trent. Always remember. The railway is yours. You're the boss who can do whatever you feel like doing. You only have to answer to one person - you. Have fun. (I am!) Bob M.

Hello Trent. You might want to take a look at my website for some tips and tricks on making very light-weight modules that weigh no more than 10 pounds each for a 24"x 48" module. http://www.railwaybob.com/Modules/ModConstr/ModConstr01.htm My circular saw has been retired for a couple of years...

The method you use to connect the tracks between two modules will depend on a couple of factors - how frequently will you be setting up and taking down your modules, and who will be the owner of the modules next to yours. If the modules are being frequently moved, then a joiner track is...

There are a couple of websites you might want to visit to get an understanding of what DCC is all about. http://www.railwaybob.com/Modules/WhatIsDCC/DCCWhatIs01.htm will give you some basic information on what DCC is all about. Loy's Toys has a very comprehensive list of topics on DCC...

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If you read the manuals, you will find somewhere in the bowels of the manual that a minimum of 16 AWG wire should be used. Recent conventional wisdom has bumped that up to the thicker 14 AWG wire. And if you can handle 12 and even 10 awg wire, then go for it. As to the difference between...