Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2005

Report?
So, who is first going to be first to report on Warley for us Sunday
visitors.

Can anyone help me with information about N-Scale Atlas powered
turnouts, code 80, ~1972.
1) How much current do these turnouts draw when they operate?
2) Might 24 AWG phone wire be too small to supply enough current to get

Just in case anyone is thinking of going along to the Dapol stand to buy
some of their new N gauge goodies off them, there won't be any stock there
!!
I enquired about the availability of purchasing some of their unpainted 21t

Well I did it. Got me the mallard set.
Anyone have any experience? I followed all the instructions but it just sits
there and then takes off at 100 miles an hour!!!!
Also, not being an LNER man, suggestions for coaches, Imp aware of the

This might be a bad question .........
I was wondering if anyone knew if the Mississippi River was used by the
railroad(s) [in the 1950's time period] for train car crossings by way
of barges. Or, did they rely solely on bridges.

How do you guys think of the new Bachman Pullmans compared to the new Hornby
ones in terms of running and looks?
Do they come with the coupler that comes with the mark 1s that I think works
great?

How do people draw their layouts/track plans in that standard way like you
see in Model Rail articles? Is there software to do it or just he old
fashioned pen and ruler?
TIA

I just purchased my first InterMountain PS-2 4750 18 rib covered
hopper.  The model is great, but being curious, I went on line to look
for photographs of the prototype.  Much to my dismay I found numerous
photographs of this car but with the train air line running along the

Is anyone privately selling or open to trading some of their Kadee boxcars?
ATSF and UP are the roadnames that I am looking for. Let's communicate by
e-mail if there is someone who might be interested.
mc_brennan@yahoo.com

What's the best method of connecting tracks between removable
sections? I'd thought about bending the track connectors so that the
top part was bent up. This would make it a U-shaped connector, so that
the track can lift up, but not move from side to side.  Or is there a

Did Lima ever produce their 101s in Blue/Grey livery? I believe i read
somewhere that they did but i can't find one anywhere, which is leading
me to wonder if i imagined it.
I know for a fact that they have produced the following 101s;

I am looking for the Roundhouse Old Timer Loco kit, 2-6-0 Mogul with
63" drivers. The MDC number is 319, Wild West Show locomotive that
matches the six car Wild West show set.
Thank you.

I have an Atlas/Roco EMD GP9 which does not run. I'd like to clean it
up and get it running.
I have the shell off, but do not see any clear way forward from here.
I can see that the trucks are very dirty. Can they be cleaned and

Hi... a soon-to-be offered Ho scale Alco FA-1 locomotive from Precision Craft
Models caught my eye, but I'm not familiar with the company.  The loco will
have a "LokSound" sound system.
Does anyone have comments about Precision Craft's products?

anybody know anyone that has ME code 70 rail (preferably weathered) in
stock?