I am looking for recommendations on track planning programs. I have tried playing around with Atlas's free planning software and found it to be...
I am in the process of planning my first layout in 20 years or so. I am wondering about ideas for making small undulating type grades. The layout...
Power House Pro Thank you, I didn't know that, I'll check out the Power House Pro.:mwacko:
NCE it is From the reading and research I've done I think that the NCE powercab with an SB3A booster willl be the one. I initially thought...
Any recommendations for a DCC system for a beginner? I'm leaning towards the MRC Prodigy, mostly because it has a rotory throttle, but maybe that...
Are n-scale sound decoders really worth the time and expense. MRC has quite a few available and I've read both good and bad reviews. Most of the...
I am currantly researching building an N-scale layout based on CN/IC's route from Chicago to Iowa. I grew up in Rockford, Ill, along the IC and...
I am considering building my layout in a winter theme and was wondering if anyone has experience with this. Would this be more difficult than...
Canadian National inherited some SD-38's with the aquisition of the EJ&E so maybe some options there. Does anyone know what area they primarily...
Does anyone know who, if anyone, makes a kit to make a Kato SD40-2 into a non DB equipped unit? I need these for my CN/IC layout. This is my first...
What are you using for the frame/mechanism. I am researching a way to build an SD-40A for my future Canadian National/Illinois Central Waterloo...
Existing Types Atlas Dash 8-40cw CN/IC Atlas GP-40 IC Kato SD-40-2 CN/IC Doesn't exist IC spartan cab SD-70 IC SD-40A IC Peducah rebuild GP-10...
One of the industries I am planning on my layout will be a steelmill which supplies plate steel shipped on flatcars to a company who rolls those...
Thank you for the info, those photos are exactly what I need to get started on this. It's hard for me to justify spending the money on an...
Amen to that. I live in St. Paul, MN. near the BNSF mainline between St. Paul and Minneapolis and am very tired of the endless parade of Dash-9's...
Do you have photos of them?
I am returning to model railroading after a nearly 25 year hiatus and am planning an N-scale layout based upon Canadian National/Illinois...
