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I'd stop and run trains for a bit . But then I do like to run them .... The track will never be easier to work on than when it is in the plywood/foam flatlands mode.

Haven't you heard about the new non splintering shingles? They are very irritating but no splinters .... you didn't mean that particular kind of shingles . Ya never know what ya will larn on that thar internet type thingy (technical term) do ya????

You got it Bill , you have in fact got it. You are lucky it is BARE and not Bear wire .

Actually both are correct in that the method proposed will work. I am however in agreement with Fred. I normally abide by the electrical codes that say if the circuit has a y amp supply at x volts the wiring had best be able to handle both the voltage (most wire fits here) and the...

Yes, one always should read the decoder manual. There are dozens of knobs you can adjust and all decoders aren't the same. But first run the engine a bit, they really need to be run before making adjustments. Before changing a decoders settings make certain you can reset them.

I graduated high school in '68 and lived about 1/4 mile if that from train yard. Oh well I've got to pack it in, I was up early and spent all day on this one eyed monster except to move cars for an hour and fix and eat meals. This working at home is for the birds at times. Oh well my...

I hear you on the deviations. I always try to run my engines for a bit before doing any work on them. I was worried that one of my old timers wouldn't want to run again. A good cleaning, a light lube job, a bit of running back and forth and the little darling works great. But the first few back...

I wouldn't worry too much about it. After the engine is run more you may notice that if you have it stopped that any change of direction will cause the engine to move .... forward if the engine was formally in reverse and reverse if formally in forward. This would indicate that movement on...

Have you got the make and model number of the decoder? It could be that the voltage that causes the loco to go forward is higher than what causes the loco to go backwards. A speed table adjustment might be in order. It is also possible that the motor isn't running as well in the forward...

And something about ice ;).

Seriously now, there are two things to consider when wiring: 1: Safety. 2: Safety and operational reliability. If you do the wiring for safety you should also be very very close if not spot on for operational reliability. The only thing not covered in operational reliability...

Now, now run two 1" square copper bars down the centerline of your track. From said bus bars run single aught feeders to each foot of rail. Toss a quarter on the track and if the power supply shuts down decrease the size of both the buss bars and feeders. Continue in this fashion until the...

That was back in the 80's. I'm just getting back into the hobby after a long absence. I don't have a single picture of that layout. In fact I probably don't have a picture of any layout built since the 60's and that was all O27 stuff. There were switches on those. I'm not a person who...

Plugs and Jacks ..... You can skip the multiple pole / position switches (electrical types) ....

Have you given any thought as to how you get a train into one of the ovals while also getting another out of the same oval? There can be operational reasons to split the ovals. The old do it and try it before casting it in concrete applys here.

I've always isolated the entire frog end that is all four rails (except in yard ladder types of situations) .... a new block starts there and ends there at the next frog end. This makes it easy to remember. I really like to keep it simple (which is why I'm now using DCC).

OK .... when I say switch I mean an electrical type switch .... every single block you create will need a method of selecting and attaching a cab to it. This is normally done with a multiple position switch (electrical kind) and a loco pocket can be handled by using a simple switch (electrical...

Electrical type switches or track type (turnouts, points) switches (switch machines)? Too many things called switches .

I have a copy of the Atlas stuff sitting on a backup DVD but currently lack a system to run it on. Windows has been banished here . The size of the image isn't what causes me problems it is too many colors. They tend to distract me. Basicly all I've ever done when it comes to blocking a...

Too many colors for my old eyes to handle. Are those small blocks to be used as places to stop a loco? If so they could be connected to the adjacent block and a simple dpst or spst switch could be used to kill the power. I'm not saying they have to be done that way, just that they can...