I'm sure the variation among prototypes depends on when the signal system was last upgraded and what the policies were at the time. It probably...
Interesting! Yeah those are not Gunderson cars. Here's NOKL 234085. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=773176 They seem to...
Nice work, great reference for people who want to model present day UP, especially those K-line reefer blocks with the generator cans. The XPO...
Hopefully Rich will figure it all out for you, but here's a couple things to note... The resistors for the ditchlight board are on the main...
So how does DCC handle the number board lights?
The Atlas bridgeplates come as separate parts that must be glued in place and are not adjustable. Note that depending on your modeling era you...
One of these days I'm going to have to hitch a ride in a dome car like that. I'm too young to have done it when such cars were commonplace. To...
Considering that no one else has done a Schneider 53' container in N scale, the Con-Cor model is a good stand in. Wish I'd known they were...
That is correct. They are also both a good match size wise for Deluxe and Walthers containers. Note that the hi-cube Kato containers are just a...
That's basically the same thing I use.
I third it. And I think it depends on your time zone. You don't want to be later than 9pm eastern. Or earlier than probably 1pm Pacific. So,...
This is correct. An overload detector (or circuit breaker, or fuse) works by detecting a high current. Current is inversely proportional to...
Doesn't the Kobo Mikado come with a rear coupler that automatically uncouples with a DCC function? I remember seeing a video once upon a time....
In addition to what the other guys said... I am slowly but surely changing all my Intermountain tunnel motors over to Kato wheelsets (and my Atlas...
I second the following: GP40X SF30C Anything beginning with SDP...
James, that's awesome. Maybe at some point you can come back to the states and run that over Tehachapi? ;-)
Yup, that last sentence is absolutely true. But it's mainly because there's a lot less room for metal inside hood diesels, especially when you...
I think you should back up that 'observation' with some measurements. While they are not heavy, I didn't notice them being 'surprisingly' light,...
Nice job. Tell us how you did the fade. Please. :-)
The Intermountain model is going to be similar to an Atlas SD50, SD60, or SD60M, if you're familiar with those. The drive train parts (trucks,...
