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The pics I have are of an old (of course) Connie of the Mexican National Railways (FF N de M). It's one of the last operational steamers left in Mexico (it was 20+ years ago...). I'll have to dig the pics out of a boxfull of slides and photos.....:confused:

Did you ride into the DC town on your luxurious, fully outfitted Pullman coach..??

The weak point ("electrically" speaking) is the rivet that holds the point rail and allows it to swivel. I used to fix (no more Atlas' for me, thank you...) by lightly tapping on the rivet using a roundhead screw and small hammer to tighten up the rivet somewhat but still allow for the swivel...

Oh, maannnnn....!!!! :eek: BTW...How long have you been at this..?? Just hoping that someday I can put something together with some semblance to this degree of excellence....:thumb:

Real cool...Very well done..!!

Anybody seen "the Light"..??

If you bought it to add it to a collection....put it away... If you bought it to use it on a layout...break the seal, build it, and enjoy it..!!!

Update... I got in touch with PCM and was told the unit will operate with one decoder as the B unit is a "slave" and will run off the A unit's control. They told me the LEDs probably have a bad connection... So I mustered up some courage and cracked the A unit open. I checked the voltage at...

Welcome to the Gauge....I don't know a thing about the program...but if you're into cardstock, check out the Academy and take a look at Robin Matthyro's threads. Will look forward to seeing your efforts.:thumb:

You guys go all the way up to the North pole..??!!! What is the engine pulling apart from what seems to be a 'boose..?

Wayne...How big is that firebox..?? Without a known reference in the picture, it's hard to tell...But it sure looks humongous..!!

Hey Doc...Thanks for the explanation....Those logging "roads" were an operation all their own....Really neat..!! BTW...Did the loader use hooks or jaws to lift the logs..?

Wow...That's some yard..!!! Kinda makes me want to change to N.....:cry: Good luck with the brain storm...!!:thumb:

I think you guys may be right....I've been watching some football on & off throughout the afternoon, and I haven't heard the commentators, or anyone for that matter, even mention the significance of this day....Sad indeed.....

Doc...You don't want to mention a light at the end of the tunnel here.....Take a look at this mess.... http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163170 :mrgreen: BTW...Why does that flat car have rails on the platform..?

...and we've been sitting here biting our fingernails waiting for the final pictures....:twisted:

Kurt...That layout is coming along real nicely.... :thumb: Did you use a spray gun to paint the track..? What kind of paint did you use..?? I think I may try that when it comes to tackling the remaing track that needs painting. The hand brush method gets old REALLY fast....:curse:

Is this the Athearn "Genesis" 2-8-2..?? I've heard its finicky at best, and suffered, as I recall, from gear problems. I have no experience with it. I do have a Spectrum YS 2-8-2 and it's a beauty, although too light, so its pulling power is limited.

Just a shot in the dark..(since you've got no light... :curse:). Is the light function on the decoder similar to the ones used on a regular decoder...That is, does the headlight turn on when going forward, and the rear light when going in reverse..? Maybe you've got the F/R leads switched around....