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I would say that it is a combination of both. I am giving official notice of the notice that no one should notice until further notice

The winds of change, they blow again... In the late 40's C&O took over Pere Marquette. When they did they filed to abandon some trackage. Since Michigan was booming at that time, the State of MI decided they would like a railroad. They thought they could increase the state coffers by...

I have a consolidation from the spectrum line. It was damaged when something fell on it, but it still runs like a champ. I have had 2 of bachmann's standard line diesels and they were ok, noisy and very picky about turnouts though.

I know that there are several books about DCC and the many things that go along with it. I need to educate myself more about the subject before I decide to start converting all of my locos. Can anyone recomend a book or 2 that will fit that bill? Thanks Matt

I am actually a bit suprised by the results of this poll. I did not think that so many people were using DCC. The reality of it is that DCC, while adding a new level of operation and realism, is cost prohibitive to a lot of modelers. I am looking forward to using it myself, but I have alot to...

Thanks for the replies. I think I am going to give them a call. I tried to order via there website again and only got the pricey, slow shipping quotes. It neve dawned on me that my zip code could be the problem. My address does not exist on any conventional maps (mapquest, yahoo maps, my GPS...

When I was at fast tracks, the only shipping options that they were offering was UPS or FedEx, with an estimated delivery time of better than 1 month. I am hand-cutting my PCB's now using a utility knife to score both sides, then a pair of duck-bill pliars to break them. It is working out...

I am handlaying my turnouts (and maybe a few extras for the sake of sales later down the road). I am running into a supply issue... The only place that I can seem to find pre-cut PCB ties or spikes is from handlaidtrack.com. They have good prices, and a good selection but because they are in...

I am well beyond elated! I am willing to bet that at that price it was sold to me for below their cost. Matt

I just aquired an mrc Prodigy Advance. A LHS was going out of business and sold it to me for about $75

I don't recall how long I have been using eBay both as a buyer and seller. I sell far more than I buy though. In my auction listings I am up front with my handling charges. I am also up front about my feedback policy. If a buyer of one of my items is prompt to make payment, they get positive...

thanks for the info Tin Goat It will come in very handy. I am going to start my first turnout in a few minutes. Matt

Is the tin more secure than the PCB? I have heard that the PCB will break the solder joint easily.

As a frequent seller on eBay, I am personally disgusted with some of the changes. Buyers never really needed to be concerned about completing a transaction except for the negative feedback alerting other sellers. Now, and I am seeing this trend already, the number of non-paying bidders is going...

I am wondering, can I use rail from flextrack to produce turnouts? I have some sections of flextrack with perfect rail, but the ties are damaged. Also, does anyone know where I can get the PC board (is that the correct term??), and could I use balsa for the ties? Matt

I will be using DC to start with, but as my layout grows I will upgrade to DCC

What do you use, plan to use, want to use?? There are obvious benefits to DCC and DC too. What system do you use?

Man!! What an incredible birthday gift!!! Enjoy it! That is a once in a lifetime.

Way back when, when I worked for CSX we would leave our train on a single track main for certain industry moves. One of our southbound stops was another major yard, we would still leave most of our train on the main to hold the signal. We would have to get permission from dispatch past a...

Russ, I actually had an idea similar to yours, except it was using dowel rod. I was going to place a male end on the sector plate and another male end on the end of the layout, obviously with the respective female ends. I was going with this configuration for each staging track below as well...