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Update and new pictures. Here are some updated pictures of my layout. I finished up the ballast but some of it could use some repair. I added a group of building which I made from a kit and a coal building which I was given. The ballast needs to be trimmed so the building fits over the track...

Thanks for the replys. I just ran the two engines pulling 20 cars for over 20 minutes and neither of them seem any warmer than usual. They can pull the cars up my hill at only about 35% power so Im guessing neither is working overly hard. I know it would be ideal to just have two of the...

I wanted to run a longer train than either of my engines could pull so I tried running them together. On their own my Kato SD40-2 runs faster than my Atlas GP30. However, when I run them together they seem to work fine (no bumping or coming uncoupled) and can pull all of my cars. They are run on...

Yeah there was a bad connection somewhere. The wheels were actually really dirty. Im thinkin the electricity may not have even been getting past them.

Thanks for the links. Hopefully with that as a guide I can get it right. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for the compliments. My next big thing is to upgrade to DCC. I am in the process of converting the two engines. I know the layout is small but I would love to be able to move the cars around the inside track while a long train runs on the mainline. After the engines are done I was...

Now that I look at it, it looks like I only need to file off a small part of the frame. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find a file somewhere. I'm new to DCC. Thanks for being so helpful.

I checked out that list and it lists the DN163AO next to gp35 but when you click on that decoder it actually doesnt list the gp35 as one of its engine types. Weird. Either way the engine has two small boards for the lights rather than one long board. I am affraid I dont have the experience...

I have an Atlas Classic GP-35 (N scale) and have been unable to find a decoder designed for it. Has anyone installed a decoder in this type of engine or can someone please suggest a decoder that I can use in this engine? Thanks for any advice. Beezer

Hello everyone. I'm new to the site so here are some pics and details of my first N scale layout. I grew up running O scale but due to my small graduate student apartment I decided to try some N and I love it so far. I never really did any landscaping or modeling with the big trains so this is...