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engine slows down when reaching sections of track any ideas

Fri, 2015-10-23 13:53 — kaitlin4599

ok so i have a steam engine and a diesel engine both engines are in 100% working order and they run perfectly fine on my layout how ever i have noticed, that when the engines reach certain sections of track they slow down and the lights that are on the engines blink a little almost as if there not getting full power any ideas whats causing this and how to fix it? i did try cleaning the track so far nadda

 

edit im using life like power loc and non DCC

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Building A Piece Of History Now: Thurmond West Virginia-Backdrops 10/29

Thu, 2015-10-22 08:41 — trainmaster247

I am working on a design for a small scene for demonstrating scenery and track work for out model railroad. It will be small (roughly 1ft. x 1ft. with the front curving) I am looking for design ideas and what an interesting scene would be. Any ideas from those on here?

Thanks for all of your suggestions everyone. Thurmand seemed like a good location and the below area is what we will model. It will include a cantilever signal seen on the right and the three buildings as low relief background structures. 

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G Scale running problems

Tue, 2015-10-20 15:50 — Tim Latham

Greetings everyone,

Hunting for simple signals in N scale (rookie question)

Thu, 2015-10-15 05:14 — TrentUK86

Placing this here as I'm definitely new to signals (slightly less new to the rest of the hobby, mind). 

I'm looking at adding a searchlight signal (at most two) to what is effectively a 'small n scale switching layout'. I put that in quotes because it's really a scenic area connected to quite a lot of bare staging, some of which may or may not be getting fully modeled later on. 

N Scale and Railpro -- good news!

Mon, 2015-10-12 15:31 — pschmidt700

On Saturday, I sent the folks at RailPro an e-mail asking them to someday produce a locomotive module for N scale.

Not only was I delighted by their fast reply, what they said delighted me too.

Hi Paul,

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New RailPro User Group

Thu, 2015-10-08 04:20 — Bill Brillinger

The RailPro User Group is Moving from Yahoo! to it's own forum.

If you are a RailPro user or are considering RailPro for your control system,
You are invited to join the new user group!

Visit rpug.pdc.ca to check it out and sign up!

 

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ATTN RAILPRO USERS - Your input is requested - Proposal

Sat, 2015-10-03 06:03 — Bill Brillinger

Attention RailPro Users

On the RailPro User Group we have been discussing a proposal for improvements to the notching, sound, and momentum features on the RailPro system.

I want to make this a RailPro community based feature request and I am looking for as much input and support from RailPro users as possible.

As a RailPro user, could you indicate your support of this proposal here on the forum, on the user group,
or in an email sent to me ( billy@pdc.ca )  ?

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Are any of these controllers safe to use?

Wed, 2015-09-30 12:27 — trainmaster247

Does anyone know if it is safe for me to use these? Also what is Full vs. Pulse Power?

Electrical circuit connection ho walthers swing bridge

Wed, 2015-09-30 09:15 — malarye

Hi to all.

Can anyone here give some help about electrical circuit connection for ho walthers swing bridge? I´m talking about  the Universal Gearbox & Motor Drive Kit (933-1050).
The manual is clear about its construction, but does not give me an specific idea how fit it and putting together into the structure.

Thanks, Mario.

 

cables/plugs for connecting remote control box?

Tue, 2015-09-29 01:08 — gombul

Due to the limited size of our portable layout I have built a control box that will plug into the main layout for operation.


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