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Hello, I apologize for the ignorance (I have been modeling HO for sometime now), but I have noticed for the first time in my recent Walther's Flyer statements about their GP-15 that it has "14:1 gear ratio for easy multiple-unit operations." I have noticed that some other Proto locomotives in the Flyer state they have the 14:1 gear ratio, but not all. Is this stating that if you ran two Proto 1000 GP-15's together in DC they would work well without risking damaging the units? I
I fully know what you mean by the Proto engines varying greatly! I never had a problem with my Atlas locomotives running together! After my bad experience with Proto 2000 gp-38's I think I will avoid any further purchasing of Protos. thanks for the information.
I still have mine from 1984. It is still in good condition and runs regularly with my Norfolk Southern manifest trains.
My family and I just rode the Cardinal two weeks ago. Both ways the train was sold out. This was the first time since 2003 we rode Amtrak. I noticed that the coaches we rode in were nicer--especially the restrooms! Overall we had a good experience except for the fact that we had to wait 2.5 hours for dinner in the Cafe car. The Cardinal needs a Diner car, not a combo car. We will probably do it again especially if gas prices remain high in the future.
I have one Kentucky State Police car on my layout (it is set in Kentucky). It is a Busch car. It is really nice. It use to have four tires, but my two year old son somehow got hold of it while I was at work last year. I came home, and one tire is gone! Now it is on the layout with three tires. I guess I should place it with a tow-truck or at a tire store. About donuts--one of my favorites is a local chain called Dough Daddy. It is like Krispy Kreame, but has more filling and frosting on their donuts
An Athearn Conrail Blue Box Sd40-2. Although it isn't as fancy as my other locomotives, I am real excited to have a Blue Box that is no longer in production. My son is young, so Athearns are safer to have around than Blue Lines--I know because he dropped a 15 year + old gp38 blue box Conrail two weeks ago and I was able to put the locomotive together and it looks fine. I had a sd60M proto 2000 days earlier fall off my train table and it is presently smashed to bits in the front and is totally
I only run DC, and I own a blueline. Compare to my Atlas, Kato, and Proto 2000, I think it is equal and in some repects better since it costs the same as the others, but with sound. I do own the DC Master, I haven't figured everything out about it, but when I have the money again, I will consider buying a second Blueline. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 9.
I run DC. I have a Blueline SD-40-2, and it was occasionally cutting out (like your BLI SW-7) on my layout where I once had a Kadee uncoupling magnet there--there is a rail joiner at the spot. All my Atlas, Kato, Proto locomotives made it over the rail joiner, but not my Blueline (about half the time it stopped, then started up again). I repacked the area with some AMI Instant Roadbed (that is what I used when I laid down track) and so far the Blueline makes it over without stopping. I think the
selector wrote: However, it doesn't necessarily have to be that way with joiners...not even as a rule. The key is to ensure that our track is stable . If your trackwork is allowed to wiggle and move around, especially dip and rise as engines run along them, you can pick any day on your calendar for having to replace splayed or worn joiners that no longer maintain the integrity of the joint and its intended electrical connection. I have found that my problem joiners, when they happen, are near
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