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Homer44, Atlas Customline turnouts are DCC ready. The only issue(and this applies to DC as well) is if you have created a 'reverse loop' or 'wye' track arrangement. Then you will need insulated gaps to prevent the short circuit. Jim
Here is the link to the Kadee Conversion for that engine: http://www.kadee.com/conv/pdf/ahm15.pdf Jim
The FP7/9 was extended 4'(just ahead of the power plant) to make room for additional boiler water tanks. The S/G is in the rear and a 'normal' F7 or F9 can have a S/G as well. The problem with the shorter F in passenger service is the small capacity for boiler water(about 200 gallons in the S/G, and another 600 gallons in a 'hatch tank' if the unit was not equipped with dynamic brakes. The AT&SF had 1200 gallon boiler water tanks where the S/G equipment was, and had pumping
Go to 'Google' and search on U50C - there is lot's of information there. BTW, there were 40 U50C engines built, all for UP. They had a pair of V12 FDL engines producing 2500 hp each, and used trade-in trucks from the 'Big Blow' 8500 hp turbines. They lasted less than 10 years(the aluminum wiring contributed to a lot of electical fires). Jim
Dave, Since you are modeling the SOO in th late 60's, here are my thoughts: Home Road - SOO//DSSA/CP freight cars(CP owned 44% of the SOO), and the DSSA was merged into the SOO in 1961(was owned by the CP). Connection Roads - NP/CN/DMIR/GN/NP/CNW/CBQ/MILW/CRIP/IC/B&O/N&W/PRR /NYC/EL/ATSF/GM&O/GBW/LS&I/GTW Non-Connection Roads - SP/SSW/WP/SLSF/KATY/L&N/SCL/C&O/FEC/WM/Clinchfield/and all of the NE roads....MEC/NH/D&H/L&NE/B&M/CV/GT... With the above in mind,
Most LED's will handle no more that 2-3 volts and draw about 20 ma. I have used a old cell phone charger 'wall wart' that puts out 3.3 volts DC - it has a 350 ma capacity and I have about 15 'sunny glow' LED's wired in parallel to it. The 'load' drags down the voltage output to about 2.2 volts DC - perfect! If you are going to use an old 12 volt power supply: you will need to put a 1000 ohm resister in series with each LED to protect them. I would use parallel wiring
Matt, The model was just announced and will not be available until March/April 2010. It will have Soundtraxx Tsunami sound. The 'F' units were good runners, so maybe this will also be a good running engine. Jim
Diluted White Glue Pro - Cost is inexpensive Con - Dries hard, and transmits 'noise' Matte Medium Pro - Does not transmit noise(dries to a rubber consistancy) Con - Higher cost(Woodland Scenics 'Scenic Cement is diluted matte medium) Apply your ballast 'dry', then mist it with cheap 71% isopropyl alcohol(I get mine at Walmart). I use a cheap perfume mister available at Walmart or Target. I then use an eye dropper to dribble the matte medium(dilute it with water at about a 1 to
As others mentioned, you can use several resources. Terraserver and Sanborn maps are quite good. St Paul will be a little tough as the MILW has a lot of track in the St Paul area over about 10 miles of main line! Red Wing is quite well documented(I have actual 'station maps' of the town that were copied by MNDOT). Tha C&NW trackage was actually CGW trackage and there was a lot it as well as MILW trackage in Red Wing. What 'era' are you looking for? Jim
A lot of stations were built 'over the tracks' or at least the concourse extended over the tracks. Our club has a false front depot building with a concourse extending over 4 tracks. This works out fine, and looks great. Jim