Today I walked away from an S gage table and went to the HO section. The gentleman said for parts it is best to get them directly from the manufacturer. Hmmmmm I got a box of HO, to check over for a friend. His wife got it from the dump. In it was a 1973 0-8-0 AHM/ Rivarossi needing attention...

Last fall I ventured into HO and purchased a used engine 1222. The owner gave me a great deal and said it ran rough. I cleaned up the gear box and got the motor running but had no way to track test it. Now my train table is HO ready the engine didn't budge.:( So today I took a second look. The...