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How much power you need depends on your locomotive's current draw. Most HO locos draw about .5 Amps. Thus a Zephyr with a 3.0 Amp power supply will support six typical HO locomotives. Check the current draw on you K-27 and see what it is. If it's less than 3 Amps, go with the Zephyr and don't...

Indeed we are. I won't speculate about who is next, because I wouldn't be speculating. But, look at the age of the owners of most model manufacturers. None of these are public companies. If there are is not a second/third generation interested in the business, a sale must take place sooner or...

Bob, The sounds come from a speaker. The speaker is controlled by a decoder. The decoder receives commands from the throttle or base unit whichever one is controlling the address of the sound decoder. The sound decoder may be of a type that also controls the locomotive's motor and lights, or...

Bob, at 4-6 trains, assuming some MUs, you are right at the top of the Zephyr's capacity. If you don't mind 2 digit addressing, the Roco LOk Maus II might be a good choice. However, the better choice would be a Lenz Set 90. MSRP is $290 and a power plug will cost another $30 or so. You get 4...

The Prodigy is about to be replaced with the Prodigy Advance. If you just have to have the MRC brand name, wait for the Prodigy Advance. It's really a Lenz, but it will say MRC on the side. And, it really is easy to use. A Digitrax Zephyr is cheaper, and also easy to use. The ad is correct...

No. 5. It's a drop in conversion. http://www.kadee.com/conv/pdf/ath37.pdf

This morning on the way to work, I drove past the Durham Yard. There is a SOU GP-38 (NS repaint) and a cut of SOU and NW covered hoppers in the yard. Looks like the covered hoppers are headed to Holchem. I hope NS switches them over lunch so I can watch. Alan

Take the red decoder wire and solder it the truck tower. To do this job really well take a length of red decoder wire and make a "Y" joint with the main red decoder wire. Solder one end to the front tower and one to the back. Cut the metal tab that connects the towers. I use just about one inch...

On almost any given day there will be Southern 35' covered hoppers in the Durham yard. Lots of NW reporting marks too. There was even an Erie Lackawanna open hopper sitting on a siding in Durham for a time last winter. They are becoming rare, but I did see a Southern "gives the green light to...

The coupler.

The RCMP constables only wear the red tunic for dress duties. Even in the 1950s, they wore a khaki shirt and tie, with blue trousers that had a yellow stripe. During the 1950s, the belt equipment would have been minimal, a hand gun and handcuffs. The RCMP even has a peaked cap that they wear in...

One modular layout around my home town has a memeber with a decoder equipped Thomas and a decoder equipped Hogwarts Express. Both are big hits with the younger set. The Hogwarts has a huge LED and looks like a rolling flashlight! But, the Hogwarts Express in the movie has a bright headlight too...

Gary, Thanks! Excellent detail. I much appreciate it. Alan

HO, sorry I didn't specify. Alan

All, Anyone have any experience putting a decoder in a Proto RDC? Any special problems? Any preferred decoders? Thanks in advance. Alan

David, if the engine runs, put some WD-40 on a clean paper towel and lay it on the tracks. Roll the loco over the towel and grip it tightly . Run your power to maximum for a few seconds. Repeat for the other trucks. This will clean most of the accumulated dirt and gunk off of the wheels. If you...