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    Return to Railroading Layout

    So last weekend me and my dad began construction on my first layout since I was 12. I'm 20 now so most of my railroading stuff has been sitting in a box in a back room of my basement for the better part of the last decade. In those years alot has changed in the world of railroading...
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    Stuff I've been working on & bought.

    Super super ugly?
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    Aurora & Poretland Roster

    Wow thats alot of units. How bigs the layout you run them on?
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    How old are YOU?

    Currently 20, was an avid model railroader in my younger years (approximately 3 - 12). When my grandpa died my passion died out for a while, but recently I have rekindled an interest in it.
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    Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Locos

    I have just recently gotten back into model railroading after a long layoff, and have decided to build a layout of moderate size (Approximately an 4' x 8' with an adjoining 4' x 4' area). After looking at various railroads from the area I am from (Youngstown, OH) I have decided to go with the...
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    Types of DCC

    Have you heard of any problems with the Bachmann DCC though? As of right now I'm really not looking into running a huge operations with all the bells and whistles, just something that allows me to run 3 - 4 trains at the same time without having to wire the layout. As of right now with all...
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    Types of DCC

    I looked around and the cheapest one seems to be digitrax at $200. I looked around and saw a similar product by Bachmann for $133. Would this be a worthy investment, or is Bachmann a lower quality of DCC?
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    Types of DCC

    When I was younger, I used to be a huge model train fanatic. That interest has waned to almost absolutely nothing in recent years, until recently. I have decided to clean out an area of my basement for an HO scale 4' by 8' layout with a 4' x 4' piece of plywood attached making the layout an L...
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