Why use a bi-color LED at all???? One color will do nicely. When it's "on" the track is powered, and when it's "off" there is obviously no power to the track. LG in San Luiis Obispo

I've never been under my layout to do wiring. With open bench work and by using template type sub-roadbed, you never have to get on hands and knees. This also applies to layout design and Rule No. 1 .

I shouldn't laugh when people trip and fall down when they aren't watching where they're going, but I do. I do the same thing when someone buys something for their railroad that will do "A" and then t

Gary, you hit the nail on the head with this comment, "Is this a small, one operator layout?" The answer to your question is "Yes" . . . . that's exactly what it is. George

Jerry, you're right based on your railroad's operations. I'm a single operator on a home based layout, and while I do run multiple trains at the same time . . . . yard operations are usually one train

You can find almost any amp rating you need for a rotary switch at any good electronics parts store. Mine have been in service for over ten years and they have been perfectly reliable in all those yea

I have basically have the same set-up and wanted to have the same control on each of the tracks. I am very happy with my decision to use a multiple position rotary switch for this. I have 12 tracks in

Spot on comments. I too am amazed at how many responses don't even address the requestor's question or inquiry. It's like they didn't even read the post, or if they did, they just want show their leve

With a minor amount of filing on the rail, just enough to remove any burrs, joiners slip into place without any force or cut finger tips. LG

Use the correctly sized suitcase connectors and your feeder wires will be connected forever, and without soldering in an upside down position. LG

Brian, I'm 6' 4" and as they say, skinny as a rail. You need bigger aisles, plain and simple. Trust those comments you have received and take them seriously. If you ever start building this plan of yo

Glenn, I tried the decoder controlled light bars from Soundtraxx/Blackstone and from Walthers and was immediately turned off by their operation. They need to be programmed (their address) and then tur

Glenn, If you're interested in momentary flicker free operation during train movements, I just installed a very simple and very cheap circuit on all of my passenger cars (26 cars) and cabooses (9) to

No matter what you do inside the shed, you should have one lighted master switch that controls all power going into the shed. That way, when you leave the shed you know all the power is off and you ha

One thing Graham didn't mention was how many trains he might be running at any one time. I'm an anti-believer in operations and only run two trains at any one time. I have several blocks that are over

This is an open question for the group members and for your modeling associates. Manufactured lighting kits for DCC powered layout run about $25 to $35 each and are basically made for a specific car o

This topic reminds me of saying my ole boss would use on us when we got too deep and off-track on any given subject . . . "Stop wasting your time trying to pick the fly shit out of the pepper!" Right

Very detailed and well presented, thanks. Hoot

Can anyone provide suggestions, recommendations or links to the simplest of circuits for providing a "flicker-free" lighting circuit for LEDs for the purpose of lighting interior coach spaces, made fr

As I've heard it said, "The third time is the charm." I can't tell you what might have gone wrong in my first two attempts, but obviously something did. So I started over with new/fresh components, in