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    Engine Problems

    I have an HO Life-Like Proto 2000 GP7 that is having engine problems. When I place it on the track with all 8 wheels making contact, it does not run. If I lean the engine slightly left or right leaving only all four left wheels or the opposite all four right wheels on the track, the engine...
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    On A Matter of Downtowns---

    There are endless possibilities. My downtown buildings are very similiar in form manner and content, thanks to DPM and Walthers merchant's row kits. Another great "downtown" area is Paris Ontario, or my favorite, Dundas ON. In Dundas, the TH&B Railway ran right up Hatt Street, which is one...
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    Digitrax and Soundtraxx

    Thank-you for that info. Right now I am building my second layout, a 10' x 6' shelf layout, 24 inches wide, this is all the room my wife would give. I will also have a 18" x 48" movable staging yard on wheels. I am looking for a used Digitrax Zephyr System to start out with. My Proto 2000...
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    Digitrax and Soundtraxx

    Will a Tsunami Soundtraxx decoder work with a Digitrax DCC system?
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    DCC systems...

    Can you MU locomotives with MRC and NCE? Also, will any decoder work with either system, i.e. will MRC program NCE or Digitrax decoders?
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    So...I want to build a Helix!

    My mistake, I meant an 18 inch radius to which would be a 36 inch diameter requiring I would think at least 42 inches of space. I like the idea of using the wall however my furnace and water heater share the same room.
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    So...I want to build a Helix!

    My layout design is point to point. When my train departs from the lower level which will be the Aberdeen Yard, Hamilton Ontario (or a reasonable facsimilie) and arrive at the upper level Mohawk Yard, Brantford Ontario. The train will switch out cars at different industries, then return to the...
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    So...I want to build a Helix!

    No, I will have one helix, travelling from the lower level to the upper level.
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    So...I want to build a Helix!

    I am currently preparing to build my second layout. It has been 4 years since I moved to my new house and finally, I have been authorized to commence construction. My layout room is 8 feet by 11 feet. I wish to build a two level shelf style layout, with...yes that is right... a helix. I...
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