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Is the question: 1. The engine will not roll (not under its own power) with the pennies in place? or 2. The engine will not be able to move under its own power with the pennies in place? Maybe the Mythbusters can take this one on Ricky
Just wanted to say thanks to those who posted to help me out. I got the control panel wired up today and tested the layout this evening, everything works as advertised. Still a couple of blocks to wire in (ran out of spade connectors!), but both main loops work like a charm as well as the passing siding. Ricky
Maybe a little more info would help us give advice. What sparked you to get back into model trains? Are you planning on building a layout. What's your favorite railroad and era. To answer your first question, there are many kits still out there. While Athearn has announced they are discontinuing Blue Box kits, they can be found pretty easily. Accurail also makes very good, easy to build kits. If your up to a little more challenge, Walthers (LifeLike) Proto 2000, Intermountain, Red Caboose and
Your main connecting roads would be who the Soo Line met at the Canadian border (CN, CP?) and Chicago. Definately PRR (their cars were everywhere!), NYC, B&O for points east. CN&W, CB&Q, RI, ATSF etc for points west and southwest. L&N, IC, C&EI (MoPac) for heading south and southeast. Check the internet for interchange roads with the Soo Line, you find some good information there. Ricky
My weekend was at the Mid Continent Prototype Modeler's meet in Benton, KS. We, Southern Kansas Free-Mo, had a nice layout with about about 100 feet of mainline run between reverse loops. Lots of switching on the Augusta, KS refinery module set and the new Mosely St downtown switching area set. Got to see some great models and clinics too. Ricky
[quote user="Texas Zepher"] [quote user="RedGrey62"]My weekend was at the Mid Continent Prototype Modeler's meet in Benton, KS. [/quote] I really wanted to go to that meet. I grew up in Kechi. My father lives in Wichita (well Andover actually). I should call and see if he made it up there. Had it been any other weekend I would have shown up with my model of AT&SF mixed train #67-68. [/quote] If he made it up, he probably won something cause we had a lot of door prizes
I agree with some of the articles going a bit more in-depth. They could use the expanded portion to focus on "learning points". For example, Bob says he uses 12 gauge wire for his DCC buss and 16 gauge for feeders on his HO scale track. Tell me some methods for connecting the feeder wire to the DCC buss, how to solder (including size of the gun), how to connect other than soldering, solid core or stranded, how do I solder to the track without melting every tie! Of cousre I have many of
I live right here in the Omaha area and while I can't quite afford to own any Berkshire stock, I do get to see the multitudes that flock here every year to hear from the Oracle of Omaha. He's been very close to the administration and I believe this move is connected with the overall enviromental plans. BNSF (along with UP) haul most of the low sulfur coal in the US. I may be wrong but I think the Appalachian coal is much higher in sulfur content. New legislation designed to limit the greenhouse
[quote user="Railway Man"] I think you're mixing up carbon dioxide with sulfur dioxide. The former is a greenhouse gas, the latter is a precursor of acid rain. Carbon dioxide emissions are created at a higher rate with low-BTU coal (Powder River Basin Coal) than with high-BTU coal (coal from almost anywhere else in the U.S.). Legislation that sought to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide would be likely to decrease the value of PRB coal, not increase it. RWM [/quote] You are correct
[quote user="Railway Man"] SO2 has been restricted since the Clean Air Act Extension of 1970 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970. Both laws created the demand for PRB coal, which previously had no value due to its low BTU content. While there may be future legislation that further reduces the allowable SO2 emissions, but it's not predicted to create future demand for PRB coal. The growth rates in PRB coal demand that most people are using to make economic forecasts are
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