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Q: I have made several stacks of scale 4 x 8 plywood for use as scenery on my HO scale…
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Union Pacific’s big boy steam locomotive is popular with rail fans and modelers alike. Hans Leys is looking to find…
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Q: I have an older Atlas HO scale GP7 that has developed a whirring sound in one of its gear…
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Steve King wants to know where to find information about changing couplers or making compatible cars from other manufacturers. Cody…
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Q: I have two HO scale steam engines that both have the same problem. Their front trucks are always derailing.…
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Q: What is dynamic braking on trains? – Mark Kroll A: Unlike a typical diesel-powered car or truck, a diesel…
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Q: After building a train table with a plywood top, I plan to put down pink extruded-foam insulation board sheets…
Read moreTodd Wynn asked if he needs a fast-blowing circuit breaker when using an old transformer with newer locomotives. Hal Miller…
Read moreSteve Favale has a number of 25-ton cranes on his layout, and the hooks swing around when he runs them.…
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Q: I have some BNSF General Electric Dash-9 and GEVO units that pull my double-stack and trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) trains as…
Read moreLee Ramsburg wants to know what’s the most number of engines an engineer can operate in a train. Steve Sweeney…
Read moreJim Harward writes in to ask what Amtrak carries in its new baggage cars. He also wants to know if…
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