Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2009

A couple of questions if I may.
Firstly, point motors.  For 00 mounting under the base board, what is
currently good (and bad) ?
Secondly, I'm trying to add a DCC decoder to a Bachman Pannier (32-206).

This is really cool!
A seven-minute film shot from the front end of a San Francisco Market
Street cable car, showing everyday life -and urban street railroading-
as it was 100 years ago

Bachmann have just announced that they have secured exclusive rights to
produce models of Freightliner's new Class 70 'Powerhaul' diesel
locomotives.  I assume initially these will be in N & OO-scales.
Further information when I have it.

Went to Disneyland this week for the first time in 23 years. Yee
Gawds, it's become a city in it's own right, but it still has various
and sundry trains that are worth watching, so herewith a small
selection:

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Miniatur Wunderland, in Hamburg,
Germany with members of the British Region of the NMRA.. What a
marvellous place! You just don't know where to point the camera, there's
so much to see.

1. How many of you are utilizing hidden staging?
2. If so, how do you access it? crawl underneath, rear door, lift
out, ???
3. Is your hidden staging bare bones or does it include scenery and