I have been pondering this issue for quite a while and have yet to come up with a solution I like...   I have to move my G-scale locos and tenders from shop to train room to outside track fairly frequently. Moving the loco while attached to the tender via the drawbar is an accident waiting to happen. Plugging/unplugging the drawbars frequently is guaranteed to cause failure of that part. Picking up the loco without proper support for the wheel sets leads to broken mounts - I done that ...

Greetings folks, as of lately I've decided to get into some electrical funny business with an LGB 5175 switch control box, to power a trio of LGB 1201 motor boxes that I've attached to my Train-LI/Trainline45 R4 turnouts. Right away I've found that these motors are rather reluctant to push around the points of Train-LI's switches even at the LGB-recommended 18 volts AC, whereas they can be shoved side to side with my fingers. Wiring up a spare LGB R1 switch with the exact same drive yields an ac...

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Any truth to it that vinegar and salt are good weed killers ?

I've been away from the forums for a while, but I've still been having a bit of fun with the railroad.          Click Here for more photos. It's Facebook, but the photos are public.   Later,   K

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Just a reminder that our Sept Ops is this weekend, the 25th and 26th of Sept... Unfortunately, because of my health situation, I have not been ab;le to do much in the way of maintenance on the railroad, however, Jane has been working tirelessly  on the railroad and it looks and runs in great shape...  We have had a few Ops test runs on it on the past 2 Fridays...  Noon till 5 for those that can/would like to attend...

It's probably been 2 months since I've used JMRI to create a switch list. During that time, no thanks to LSC & Facebook, I have acquired quite a few more cars.  Being a mostly rainy day today, I wanted to run a train on the indoor division. JMRI refused to build a train with more than one car. A quick look at the build logs showed why: There is only one open car spot at each end of the railroad. JMRI has tons of cars wanting to move, but no where to put them!   So, it's time to a...

I am a long time lurker and this is my first post. I have a LGB 22382 Christmas Streetcar that I bought new several years ago. It has very few hours, probably minutes, on it since I did not run it every Christmas. The problem is it's very sluggish when running on the track or when I connect a power supply directly to the electrical pickups. At 12 VDC it draws 2 amps with the wheels free spinning. Does anyone know if this current draw is normal? I am thinking it drawing too much current and tha...

Reworked part of the backyard to get rid of an old fountain that we discovered was a mosquito factory. Added some raised 2x6 boards and gravel and moved the Aristo circle of track and 2x4 buildings from the wine barrel layout. I replaced the wine barrel with some HLW circle track so I'm hoping it will be more durable now. This is now a permanent fixture in the yard. Going to relocate the wine barrel layout but I have to transfer it to a better roller base. This is the same raised bed planter tec...

Aloha,   2021 is fast upon us, and I am busy evaluating options and budgeting the casbh for the main push in 2021, the "Rehabilitation of the Missile Sponges," the upgrading to near-model status of cheaper motive power we acquired to let the youngest visitors and crew interact with the Triple O.  To that end: Has anyone tried / used the motor blocks from Smallbrook Studio (link)? Will they hold up to the elements, namely rain, high humidity, high temperatures, and proximity to th...

  Since I use the Freight Shed option to host my pictures here I have been reluctant to start posting this build addition to my railroad because of the warning by the site owner that all will probably be lost when he upgrades the site. This seems to be coming true as most of the photos I have posted over the last dozen years are already gone from the threads, making the information they contain pretty much useless.  However this may last a while and maybe someone will enjoy it while i...

Does anyone have a Great Northern Northern 4-8-4 2584 Glacier Park Green Aster Live Steam model if you have any for sale my number is 503-583-1601 or email me at [email protected] and what's the price for S&H.Colin Anderson Lafayette Oregon.

3 January, 2021  - Ridge Live Steamers, Dundee, Florida . And we start a New Year with Car Card / Waybill Operations here at the Ridge Live Steamers on January 1 -3, 2021.  Ran the passenger train to the hourly schedule, yesterday (Saturday).  Early runs today are annulled do to rain, but traffic should pick up as the weather moves through this afternoon.  We start putting  the 116 pieces of rolliong stock away at 2 pm.   Jan was the Conductor and Bo provided Secu...