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My dad started with Lionel in 1937, I started helping him around 1956 in our basement in Brooklyn. I retired from modeling in 1969 when I went to college. I picked back up with HO in the early 80's, so that makes around 37+ years.

Haven't posted lately. Here's why; 7 lb 10 oz grandson Conner, born last week. Our first grand baby. Mom and Conner are doing well. I'll get back to modeling as soon as the initial thrill wears off.

I believe that stands for Big New SANTA FE!

I see them in the cab quite regularily on the BNSF coming out of the Alliance Yard north of Ft Worth. Both seats sometimes.

I use Atlas code 100. That's what was most available when I started and after it's weathered no one really notices that it's a tad too big. I can't afford to change now and don't want to rip up 300' and 85 turnouts.

I think Roger is correct, both times.

Neil Young's Southern Pacific, complete with sound effects. It's on his "Re-ac-tor" album from 1981. Also Train to Nowhere by Savoy Brown.

I believe that the scenario you describe is the way most crews would handle this situation. However depending on the real world distance, some crews might do step 8 after step 4. As to the question regarding cabooses, I think that they were almost always cut off first and the crew rode the cars...

Cannonball, it can be done. Work on one at a time if necessary. Don't sweat the blood pressure medication right now, they're easy enough to take. If your greater concern is diabetes then work on the soda first, it will be easier than the others. Diet ginger ale tastes ok to me...it's a good...

Just turned 55 years young in January. Masonjar's observation is quite accurate

I usually stick pretty close to the NMRA standards. The cheapest weights I know of are pennies. I use Walthers Goo or thick CA type glue to hold them in. Each penny weighs about 2.5 grams (1 oz = 28 grams)

My non-climate controlled train room experiences temperatures from the low-teens to a maximum of 110+. Based on experience with a past layout in the same room, I now lay track during spring and fall when the temperature ranges between 60 and 80. I leave expansion joints and attach the track with...

I have a number of their products and I will speak highly of David. He responded to an E-mail from me on a Sunday and followed up on my concerns about a kit of theirs.

Optivisor's!

Try this link. http://www.mannresearch.com/chicagoswitching/v4/

A feeder supplies power to the track either from a buss wire (large gauge feeder under the layout) or directly from the power supply.

KD # 5's work in 85% of cars with body-mount coupler pockets. I have read that they have a website with all of their conversion information, but I haven't been there myself. Maybe a fellow Gauge member has the URL.

From what I've read here on The Gauge, it's best to have a feeder to each track section when using DCC. Your layout diagram appears to be sectional track. I hope you are going to use flex-track and just follow the diagram. I run DC but I attach a feeder to each piece as well. On my first layout...

While what you are explaining will work it is much easier to place the fixed rail on the outside. By doing it this way, you only have to trim off a small piece of the moving rail to make them match in length. The way you explained requires procuring an extra rail to insert, fitting an extra...

My dad started with a Lionel set in 1937, when he was eight years old. Over the years, he added to it little by little. I remember it in our basement in Brooklyn back in the fifties, when I was younger. We moved south in 1961 (no basements) and his trains were only set up every two years at...