What do you get when you listen to the guys on this forum?

[JohnT14808]

For ta462 and richhotrain, yes, having a siding or the engine house tracks powered with individual toggles is a good idea. I can't afford decoders right now, so my DC Hudson sits on a siding just off the main line with the power off. Helps the wear and tear on the DC circuitry.
At OMRS, we also have a three bay engine house coming off a triple "Y" switch and the tracks byond the "Y" going to the engine house ALL have their own power toggles. I think it's a great idea and it's fun because who ever is working in the area of the layout has the control panel right there at the engine house and you don't have to get the dipatcher involved with bringing your engine out onto the yard. In fact, the entire Half Moon Yard area of the layout is controlled right at the yard, so the dispatcher only gets involved when an assembled train is ready to come out onto the main lines.

[Berk-fan284]

Good product info, case in point my Atlas powerpack's speed control went to full speed permanently so I needed a replacement. There was a post asking about powerpack recommendations a while back, checked it out (again) went shopping at the LHS bought a much better Pack for the same price as the defective one. Thank YOU EVERYBODY!! for some straight answers and recommendations.

[Anonymous]

How am I supposed to remember everything I learnt, that's what the forum is for ay??? Thank's
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[oldyardgoat]

After 35 years in this hobby, and 58 years of having a thing about trains (got bit by the bug when I was five--big steam did it), I find I can give back a smidgen of what I have learned along the way. Hey! Does that mean I am no longer a beginner?
This facination with trains kept me out of trouble when I was a teen in the late 1950s, and this wonderful hobby has given my recent retirement terrific purpose!
And several weeks ago, I gave my first clinic at a convention, walked into the waiting room of the station where I hung around as a kid (Denver Union Station) and climbed aboard a train pulled by a big steam locomotive like the one's that passed by my uncle's house when I was a tyke. And I have a wife who supports my interest.
Despite my poor communication skills, you guys are the greatest bunch fellas in the world. I'm the luckiest man alive!!
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[trainnut57]

Okay, if anyone is still monitoring this topic-here's a question not covered (at least thatn I could find). What would cause a car to derail in one direction but run on track forever in the opposite direction? I have checked trucks for proper movement, wheels for proper gauge, track for proper gauge and connections, (no pieces sitting on top of the connectors) and a certain degree of bank (very slight). But when my units travel west to east on my layout, one or more car(s) will jump the rail-and not always at the same spot. If i just relocate the locomotive from front to back and run in the opposite direction, east to west, it'll run all day without jumping.
Suggestions?