Model Forum / General / Railroads / August 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7575459.stm
" Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their
bodies in a north-south direction.
Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently

Steam train fan builds model railway
Driffield Today
Friday, 29th August 2008
" A steam train enthusiast's love of the railways has led him to build

Hello, fellow railroaders.  I feel silly asking this as I am an EE by
profession but can anyone with access to a 1950s era American Flyer
s-gauge instruction manual explain why the hookup for a single
reverse-loop using a manual DPDT switch (not a reverse loop relay)

Anyone go a source for these? The rail blue one I only has the train
description head codes with it.
Chris

Don't ask me what prompted me to post this. Guess it's because the
question often comes up here, what value of resistor do I need to run my
LEDs off my 12-volt power supply?
So here's the generalized formula which should work for every situation.

Does anyone know of a source for layout ideas for an HO that would fit
on a 4'x8' maximum area? I'm hoping to have a combination of a figure
8 with 18" bridge to the inside with 15" radius curves at each end and
another track (I'll be running two engines hopefully) running parallel

I've had a bit of time, and funding over the last couple of weeks to do
a bit more work on my layout.
Details are here:
<http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/main_web_site/Trains.html>

If anyone missed the initial runs, DELTIC is available in 'OO' from the NRM
again. Mine arrived this morning - nice!
Link: http://www.nrmstore.com/mall/index.cfm

Are combined railway- and other kinds of bridges common in other
countries?
In Sweden the remaining ones are countible on the fingers - though later
additioned bicycle lanes are present now and when the former industrial

From Ultrascale's website:
[quote] "Notice Board
     Hornby Class 31
     (Last Updated: 8th August 2008)

I have a brand new Bachmann Hall 32-000DC with 'DCC on board'
It runs perfectly in a normal DC setup.
When I put it on my DCC (Digitrax) layout it appears to run fine at slow and
fast speed. However at a medium speed it 'pulses' along the track.

Are combined rialway- and other kinds of bridges common in other
countries?
In Sweden the remaining ones are countible on the fingers - though later
additioned bicycle lanes are present now and when the former industrial

Is this Brass akane loco correct
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ayphotohosting
I think all five PRR USRA 2-8-2 Light Mikados have a other position for

The caption 'competition' is still open. This is the original posting

At last I've managed to sum up the courage to publish this photo. Some
say you will need a sick bag to view this one  - and they are just the