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    What tubular track turnouts/switches can accommodate Marx locomotives with fat wheels?

    Hello, I recently acquired a prewar Marx 597 Commodore Vanderbilt, and it has a single-reduction "fat-wheeled" motor, and rather than replace the original motor unit with a later double-reduction unit that doesn't have fat wheels like I originally planned on doing, I've changed my mind, and...
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    Can you convert Kusan 2-rail O gauge models to 3-rail operation?

    Pretty much what the title says. There's a postwar Kusan "Atomic Train", Catalogue number KF-110, that I'm looking at buying, but I do 3-rail O gauge, and this set is 2-rail. Is there any way to convert this set to 3-rail operation, and if so, what would I need to do? You can read about the set...
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    23-year-old enthusiast of old-school 3-rail O gauge models

    Hello, I'm relatively new to model railroading, I got my start ~2 years ago when both of my grandfathers passed their Lionel postwar trains they had as childhood toys on to me, and I was instantly hooked. I've always loved old stuff; classic cars, steam tractors and locomotives, WW2 military...
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    O Scale 3-Rail Track Wiring question

    I am in the midst of brainstorming and I wanted to ask if anyone has ideas or has done the following idea that I've been pondering over. The idea: Signals are setup at switches that when thrown against a on-coming train would cause the train to slow down, stop but remain at a idle voltage to...




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