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What is the correct way to oil and lub any locomotive and where do you place the oil, etc...? This is a great forum Thanks

What are the best lights to use for Proto 2000 diesel engines, Bachmann Spectrums and Atlas Master engines when using DCC decoders. These are PRR engines too. Should I use 12 or 14 volts lights or LED's? Or use resistors? Thanks, Greg

Anyone have any suggestions on good Background for behind the HO layout, such as trees, woods, industry and plants, etc... Trying to also add in a Pittsburgh City Scenery from 4x6 photo blown up, will see. Thanks, greg

No, It can not creep and kind of jumps along the track. The other same unit is fine. Thanks, greg

Hello, I have several Life Like Proto 2000 Diesel engines and one runs sluggish, Is there a break in time for the motors?, if so what is the break in time? Thanks, greg

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to take these pictures of the Pittsburgh Brewing Company and now I have a better idea on how to model this great company in Pittsburgh, PA. I hope to someday show it in Model Railroader Magazine. Thanks again for the hard work and the great pictures...

thank You. Look forward to the pics. Greg

Yes, If you can get some pictures of the Pittsburgh Brewery Company with a digital camera and post them. That would be fantasic. Looking for an HO building that looks like that building and changing the signs, etc.... Thanks, Greg

some good ideas thanks Greg

Thanks for the website, Great stuff. Any pictures on the P&LE line or the Iron City Plant or Beer cars, etc... Thanks, Greg

Yes, I used styrene plastic to gap rails. No I did not hook up switches for the different blocks, should I have? Thanks, Greg

I installed the DCC Digitrax Zephyr and used 12 AWG for the BUS and 18 AWG for the FEEDERS. I used suitcase connectors to connect the feeders to the bus wires and this was easy and provided a strong connection. (No Soldering). I am using feeders no more than 6 inches in length and spacing...

Looking for pictures of railroad work in and around Pittsburgh area. (Conrail, Pennsylvania RR & Penn Central, etc...) Thanks, Greg

Hello, What is the best way to weather or paint Atlas code 83 track? Use a spray gun or just use brown tie paint and paint the side rails? Thanks, Greg

A man that sold me the Zephyr DCC System and 6 decoders uses 12 AWG Bus Wire and 18 AWG feeder wire and uses suitcase connectors to connect the feeder wires to the bus wires. He has a great layout and took 4 years to build. One man said to use feeder wires on every piece of track on the...

Does anyone know if I can use the current Common rail Block Control for DCC, or do I have to place gap spacer on both rails to enter the next section? Thanks, Greg

I was going to do a HO layout with block control and now I'm into DCC. My gap spacers are on the outside rail and do I need them on both sides? O do I just hook-up one feeder wire to the inside rail for the entire layout and feeders wires to each block area? (18 in all). Thanks, Greg

I went out and bought a DCC Digitrax Zephyr and 3 n scale decoders and 3 HO decoders for my HO engines to which over. They are not plug and play, but I think I can wire them. With my small 10 x 12 room, I figured the DCC Zephyr would be the best and I can later add a Radio Throttle dual 400...

If I go with DCC on this layout, which is the best systems for small layouts? (10 x 12 room) and I have 25 DC engines. If I go with DCC, I was thinking about MRC Prodigy, Digitix Zepher or the Atlas DCC system? Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Greg

:) Hello, I was listening to the Soundtraxx sounds of engines on there website and loved it. Are these hard to wire and are they just sound or run the engines too? What is the best DCC system to buy for a small 10 x 12 room layout and all my 18 atlas switches are wired. I already...