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I am using the old walthers 90' Turntable and I am run DC trains until I can afford to go DCC. When I aproach the turntable, If I dont have the track facing in the right direction to match the approach track's Polarity it shorts.. Is there some wiring trick so I can have the polarity miss-...

Really nice layout and trains... But the music has to go except for maybe Bing Crosbi... I would be nice if it was playing a little blue grass

I agree Josh... I dont have many options and wil try 20 get the grade down to about 5% and remove some of the basematerial (Foam) and still keep the length of the 9 inch tressles... I appriciate evey ones help and inspiration and I will be on here quite often looking for Ideas and help... Thank...

Thanks Zachary...

I did get a M1B 2-8-4 up it...It wasn't pretty but it was pulling a big tender and two pretty heavy cars... I am thinking if a had a 3 truck shay and 3 skeleton log cars it might go better...I am going to go sleep on it.It is 1:30AM here on the east coast... Thanks for the intput and I love some...

wall1I could but I already laid down the road bed for the double main line... about 60 feet of roadbed

Yes the inclines leading to the gorge go up 8 inches in 8 feet an it is just the inside loop... Ths loop will be connected to the inside loop of the mainline with a cross over in the front of the layout so it will be a twice around and I conected thethe double mainline track with a double...

Hi Buffalo Bob, I am unfimiliar with the term switch back.. What is a "switch back'? -John

That is a good idea... I may go with that and dig into the sub- base foam right to the front of the layout...

I got my M1B up it... I wasn't easy...more like the little train that could.It was pulling 2 cars... Would a Shay have more pullining power than my 2-8-4.. I would think the shay would since all the wheels are geared drivers (even the tender).... the 8.3% incline is also a 24 radius

I made layout without a plan...1rst mistake... I drew one up quickly.. Scale is 3 blocks = 1 foot

Or do you mean a shay... Will that make it up with 2 or 3 logging cars?

Like the Cog railway in the white mountains NH... Do they make those in HO?...LOL I really want a train to go across the trestle bridge I am making for the gorge and I dont have enough room to make the grade smaller... What can I do

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:wave:Hi all today is my first day on this forum... I am putting up my layout (Work in Progress) as promised... I am trying to find out what structures I can fit and I have buildings all over the place so ignore the huge mess it is... I found a plase were I can get recycled foam for 3 bucks a...

:wave:Hello All... I am new to the forum and wanted to introduce myself.I am modeling my 1rst layout and like to discuss options I have during constuction I thought it best to join a forum... I am model in HO and my first DCC train.. I have an M1B Pennsy from BLI and it is the bomb. I am molding...