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:confused: I have just realized something. After having submitted a new thread or having replied to an exsting thread, I notice that all further communication regarding that thread ceases to exst. Now while this can be very flattering, it is also very scary to think that I am the final word on...

:thumb: Graham...If you want highly detailed rolling stock, Intermountain, Kadee & Proto 2000 are about the best on the market for your modeling era. If you want something a little less detailed, stick with your Accurail and try Branchlines Yardmaster series. They both have molded on ladders...

Oops...I'm sorry, I meant to say that Mason Jar was correct. Now I'll go back to sleep. Dick Texas Chief

:thumb: Belg is correct !!! P2k, for example, has brass wheels and plastic axles and as a result, you'll find one now and then that has flaws. On the other hand, IM wheels are brass and so is the axle with a plastic collar around one end of the axle. You won't find too many of these that are...

Turk...You must live on the old Burlington Rt. in NE Colorado. When I used to take the train E. out of Denver, the first hour the train rode like that track looks, really wobbly and rough. What made it more noticable was the fact that the dining car closed an hour out, so if you wanted to eat...

:thumb: Lynn...You can get 33" or 36" Proto brass wheelsets from M.B. Klein for $3.99 per card of 12. Thats 250 for about $84, and you don't have to worry about them cheating you. They're good folks. They have a large add in RMC or you can raise them on the web at www.modeltrainstuff.com. I've...

They're only neccessary if you want automatic uncoupling. Kadee went to a lot of trouble to make them that way. they made them longer and bent them outward for two reasons. One; to make them uncouple better and two; to make them look a little like air hoses so they don't look quite so...

Mantua also called the first one the "Booster". It was also the first HO engine I ever built, back in 1954. Still have it. You're right, it's cast white metal. Dick Texas Chief

:thumb: Puck...Those are great pictures !!! Who makes the two houses in the second picture ? Dick Texas Chief

:thumb: AutoZone also sells them for $19.99. I bought one about three months ago but haven't had the need to try it out yet. Dick Texas Chief

:thumb: Never mind. I e-mailed Athearn and they e-mailed me back a step by step instruction on how to do it. Thanks anyway. Dick Texas Chief

:curse: Can anyone tell me the best way to remove the shell and cab from an Athearn Genesis 2-8-2. I have a broken wire that needs to be soldered? Thanks a lot. Dick Texas Chief

:wave: I don't know if this reply will go through or not since the original thread was in July. Allstate...I have been able to determine an approximate value on the Erector set at somewhere between 300 and 400 dollars. The friend of mine who owns it is not looking to get rich on it, so he'll...

:thumb: Hook...Both the Spectrum light 4-8-2 and thier heavy 4-8-2 pull great and look great. I didn't mention them in my prior post because I thought you were only interested in 2-8-2's. Thier 2-8-0 is a darn good little engine also. I have one of each of these and I love em. I haven't...

:thumb: Hey Whiz...Most local hobby shops carry these or you can order them from Trainworld,Toy Train Heaven or M.B. Klein at pretty nice prices. All of my passenger cars get American Limited diaphrams from Athearn to Con Cor to Spectrum. Even my Walthers get them although they come with...

:) For every one person who said they liked it, I've heard from about ten who didn't. Of all the people in my club that had/has one, only one doesn't plan on getting rid of it. Instead, he 's going to use it for yard/roundhouse decoration. Dick Texas Chief

:wave: Hook...The difference between the BLI lt. 2-8-2 and the heavy 2-8-2 is that the heavy was first to come out and is the Powerhouse series, pulls great and fair detail. The light came out second and is the Paragon series, a great puller plus highly detailed. These are very both good...

:thumb: Bob...I think you're a little confused. The "coal roads" that they are talking about are the eastern roads like N&W and Pennsylvania RR. etc. While the Santa Fe ran some coal, it was very limited. They ran mostly stock cars and reefers. The west was big cattle country, hence the stock...

:thumb: Thanks Gary!!! I had fogotten about Loys Toys. Dick Texas Chief

;) Does anyone have any ideas on what discount houses, other than Tony's, would sell Soundtraxx decoders? Thanks. Dick Texas Chief