I'm 77, started building my current HO layout in 1978. It will NEVER be 100% finished. Good luck to you, all I've read in response to your email is excellent in my opinion, especially the turnout issu

I trust that the emails I've received mean I'm a current member of the new group. Once I have confirmation, I'll send an email about a shorting problem I have. Thanks. Greg Harter

I'm new to writing on this yahoo group, so bear with me. On running DC and DCC on the same layout: It can be done, without problems, based on our collective experience at the Columbus Area Railroad Cl

What's the alternative when there's not enough room for a tortoise? I have a few places where there's only 1" of room under the track, below the cork and 1/2" plywood. twin coils were the only solutio

You could call Team Digital in Kokomo, IN. Bill Robinson has always been very helpful to me. I have two SMD82s and use them in conjunction with my NCE system. The instructions that come with the unit

As far as I can tell, it's part of my email--as an attachment, down at the bottom of the page. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I've not tried this circuit, but our guru has and it works. If any of you try this, let me know how it goes! I'm just passing all this along, so don't expect expert assistance from me, your humble mes

I can't remember who asked for the delay circuit for starting up a DCC system without the sound locomotives preventing it. The electrical guru (I am a lowly sub-guru) in our club has designed, built,

You may find steam installs easier, unless you install a driver disk for chuff synchronization. Tenders have tons more room than RS-3s, etc. I'm 70, and have been installing in older, 'sentimental' lo

Great idea. I have 14 such turnouts, would love to fix them using said video. Greg Harter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I could have written the exact same letter. I have old style Shinohara turnouts, and they are a pain with DCC, always shorting out at the points. HELP!!!!!!! Greg in Columbus, Indiana.

The area code for this store is 989.

We are the Columbus (Indiana) Area Railroad Club, and have been in operation for 16 years. We have a large HO layout, two very long mainlines, in a building that is 60' by 120'. We evaluated all the D

I really want to see this drawing. Our club is now laying track on our new layout, and we have four looooong reversing loops. Thanks in advance! Greg Harter Columbus Area Railroad Club [Non-text porti

You should use a dpdt switch. What I don't know, and what I'm asking others, is whether or not the switch should be center-off, or not. Thanks. Greg Harter of switch? How would I wire it for the two i

Interesting! Where can one acquire such 12V power supplies? thanks. Greg H. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I clicked on the site mentioned, but don't see anything about lighting projects. Am I missing something? Thanks greg1462@gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Our club layout which we've had to demolish and start over, was a double track mainline with seven yards and four branchlines--coal, a quarry, a logging area, and an indiustrial park. The layout was i

Our club is building an HO layout just slightly larger. We're using the NCE system, this is our second large layout (we had to move), and I don't see a need for more than one system. More than one EB3

Thanks much, Doug, I'm glad to know this. Greg Harter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]