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    Potash Mine Revisited

    I have a question, Robin. "Potash" is the common name for potassium carbonate. In your discussion, you discuss isolating potassium chloride ... (or muriated potash, which would be potash reacted with muriatic, that is hydrochloric, acid, which would give you the chloride, thus the name)...
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    What's your era

    Not yet - the layout is still under construction after my move from Bettendorf to Davenport. Will post some when it's "presentable".
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    What's your era

    As the older forum folk might remember (I'm new, but I'm old!), I model the Rock Island Line as a regional in the Quad Cities area of Iowa/Illinois in 1996. The Rock never folded, just shank down to the area covered by the then IMRL (now ICE) and Iowa Interstate regional roads. I...
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    Is this worth getting

    Two important considerations are the number of functions the DCC system has and if the system has CV read capabiltiy. The number of functions let you control various locomotive lights (headlights, marker lights, ditch lights, etc) and sounds (bell, horn, etc.). Changing CV decoder values...
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    Who is running DCC?

    Hi Bob I have the Digitrax Zephyr DCC system, and really like it! It can run up to ten throttles (addresses), which is enough capabilty for my small (4X8' now, but will be expanding in a 11X13' room) layout. That's ten locos, but if you have decoders with advanced consisting, you can run...