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Hello, Planning a layout, i have been using Atlas RTS design software. Attached is a rough idea ive come up with. Anybody have any suggestions, additions, subtractions? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I am looking at an ALCO models ALCo S6 switcher much needed for a project. I was going to bash an S6, but found this brass model on ebay. The question is how do the ALCO models run? It looks to have a drive line going from one truck to the other. Would there be a way to put the brass shell on an...

any big visual differences in the looks of a GP18 vs. a GP20 needing a GP18 for a possible project but will settle with a GP20 if looks are the same. i know the 18 is non turbo as the 20 is turboed.

Picked up a Soundtraxx Tsunami sound decoder from my LHS, I have never heard or used a Tsunami decoder, just wondering about the good the bad and the ugly of the decoder if any? Thank you for the input!

would like to hear some comments good or bad on the Athearn Genesis UP 4-8-4 and the UP 4-6-6-4. i am in the market to buy one or the other and would just like to know how the sound is and how well they perform. thanx in advance.

I have a brass southern pacific daylight locomotive that i bought a whle back and it does not run.....need advice on a remotor project.....its an old balboa model from my guess around the 70's or 80's any help or tips will be helpfull as i know nothing about remotoring! Thank you in advance.

has anybody on here ever use or seen the operation of berkshire junction crossing signals. they sell a package of two crossbuck flashers and a detection cuircuit with iether infa red or photo cell. I'm more or less wondering which is better, infared or photo cell. if you wanna take a look its...

Hey All, a buddy and me are wanting to build am HO scale railroad based in the late 30's early 40's between us we have two 2-8-2's two 0-8-0's and an 0-6-0, so naturally it would be for 40' freight cars and wanting to creat a typical "short line of the steam era" but enough to have the two...