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  1. Beginner Q & A
    Hi, I was hoping someone on here might be able to help me out because I'm in over my head even looking up this stuff. Last year I got my mom a model train to go around her tree because she had been talking about how she loved them for years. I bought one used, got it set up and running, and she...
  2. Model Train Print Media
    I am working on a modified version of the attached track layout. I am having one heck of a time figuring out how to make the circled area work. Any suggestions/recommends?
  3. O Scale
    I just want to start this off with a quick disclaimer: I'm new here and to model trains. I'm going to try and include as much detail in this post as I can, but I'll probably still miss a lot, so feel free to clarify anything that I don't include or don't provide proper detail on. So I'll start...
  4. HO Scale
    I recently just bought my first locomotive, an Athearn blue box GP60 but when I put the shell on, it refuses to run, no light, no nothing. There is no metal inside the shell, so it can't be a fault, right? Help would be much appreciated.
  5. N Scale
    Hello all, I have recently gathered all of the track and switches I need to make my first layout, originally I was going to stick strictly to DC, but then I ended up seeing a BLI loco I wanted so I ended up buying that and the digitraxx zephyr for DCC operation. I'm in a weird spot however, as...
  6. General Model Train Discussion
    I found this “Never Been Opened” / “Never Been Used”, mint condition, vintage, Gilbert American Flyer Electric Train Set - S gauge - American Flyer Freight “The Casey Jones” - No. 20763 at my parents house tonight (they’ve purposely kept it tucked away for who knows why). However, I know...
  7. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    Hello, my club has an NCE Procab dcc system using a pb105 and cs02 but no matter what I do the light slowly flashes indicating a short. I disconnected everything and started over using the wiring diagram, but it still shows a short. The last thing I tried was disconnecting the track leads but...
  8. O Scale
    Hello, I’ve been restoring this old Lionel 4-4-2 I got from a flea market- so far everything has gone smoothly, motor runs fine- disassembly was easy. However, I’m getting a MASSIVE headache over trying to reassemble this thing- whether it be the smoke unit not fitting in right, or the when the...
  9. O Scale
    As the title says, my Lionchief Plus 0-4-0 runs beautifully, except for the sounds! For some reason it keeps cutting out, and it’s near impossible to have the sounds kick on at all! My suscipsions is on the wire connection the tender and the locomotive, as fiddling around with it can make the...
  10. N Scale
    Hello, I am in need of replacement couplers for my N gauge Arnold HN2252-31 Burlington Norther EMD SW1 Locomotive. Does anyone know the Arnold part number or the micro-trains replacement number for this Locomotive?
  11. N Scale
    Hey, y'all. My name is Grant, I grew up in a small town in Japan (Yonezawa) and there was a train that ran from my Yamagata to Fukushima and I was wondering if anyone knew of any model companies (preferably Kato) that made it, below I have a couple of screenshots from a video I took when I was...
  12. General Model Train Discussion
    I would like to fit a smoke generator in my 1996? Rivarossi red box Big Boy engine. It runs on standard DC track. I think a Seuthe generator might work but not sure what size. Any help? I also have no idea how to wire it up so if anyone could help me with a video possibly that would be great!
  13. General Model Train Discussion
    I am looking for advice on how to build a collection. Is there any rhyme or reason to your first purchases when starting a collection? I’ve started a collection for my son loosely based off of Grafton Wv. Every Christmas he gets a new piece. We started with a chessie SD9, and last year he got...
  14. General Model Train Discussion
    I have a lioncheif lionel prr pa keystone special that the connecton between tender and steam engine broke. I have everything but the wires (3 of them) and no longer soldered. of the 3 wires one is a pair and the other a single they are broke at the back of the engine going into the coupler...
  15. New Member Introductions
    I am making a 8x6 foot (to be expanded later) layout as my first decorated layout in HO I have a 3railO set in my bedroom room floor but it is not really a layout as much as a toy train (“secured” by a few screws in places i walk through) My theme for this project is amecan midwest-ish...
  16. Beginner Q & A
    I'm new to model railroading and have come up with a rough sketch of my layout. I guess it is like a point to point operation, as I don't have the room for a loop. The scheme with my layout is that it will operate as a scenic passenger railway. The locomotive will leave out from point A (see...
  17. Beginner Q & A
    All, This is me. After sitting in the attic for 30 years, I have resurrected my old O(O-27) Lionel trains. I have built my 5 x 8 train table (picture attached) and drafted a layout. My vision is to have these two loops with the back one (closer to the wall) slightly raised above to have two...
  18. O Scale
    Hey All, New to the Forum. What a GREAT place! Built a small HO Layout as a kid. Now it's time to build a shelf or ceiling layout in our Great Room. Room dimension is 31 x 16. Track height will be at 7'6". Ceiling height is 10ft at low side and 17' at high side. Shelf will be 30" deep and...
  19. Layout Design Forum
    I have started out with a new layout and I have set up the track on a foam base. I then added a bridge and cut a lake/pond. I then realized that i hadn't planned what buildings to put. I'm hoping for some ideas for what to put around the track. It is HO and a 4x6 since i don't have much space. I...
  20. HO Scale
    My dad in the 70's saw an ad in the back of a magazine for a DM&IR brass 2-8-8-4 and bought one. And that's it. Short of the box it came in, I have no documentation. From what I can tell there's no identifying markers or plates to tell me who the manufacturer is. Can someone help me out and tell...
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