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Tyco switched to a tender drive loco back in the late 70’s I think. It had 6 axle trucks, with a weird pivot mechanism. The idea may have been good, but it didn’t run well.

A bit of history on Rivarossi, AHM, IHC etc http://davidksmith.com/birth-of-n/ahm.htm If you were a model railroader in the 50’s until at least the 70’s, it was extremely likely you owned AHM / Rivarossi trains. Like Tyco and Athearn, they were very popular.

LOL, exactly. I've purchased pretty much every train sim there is. I play with them a bit, and then get bored. Often if I play them at all (rarely) I use them like a model railroad, letting the sim run the train and flying along in a virtual drone watching the show and enjoying the modeling work...

Sounds like I should send them a thank you letter for making this place look so much better! :)

Just hang out here instead! Nice and fast and we’re seeing lots more posts now that things are working smoothly again.

While many of us would never give up model railroads, a sea change is coming. This is the future of model railroads, whether we like it or not. Far less expensive (they already have a gaming computer) and takes no space.

Maybe they should give me a call? Oh, wait, they’re the competition and slightly better funded than this place. (Just a tiny bit…) you’re on your own!

I’ve seen our Climax hit 18 mph once, it was both impressive and terrifying. We were pretty sure she’d soon start shedding parts.

A climax with ditch lights? Weird

Yes: Step 1: post it on Youtube Step 2: post a link Bandwidth is expensive, and videos use massive amounts. You can host it anywhere you’d like, for example Vimeo has excellent quality. But as long as YouTube will host them for free, I’m not paying to host them here. just copy and paste the...

It’s a kind of complicated mess, but I think Trains.com gets you access to all of the magazines. They’re trying to get rid of the print version it would seem.

Iphone 13, straight from the "photos" gallery on my phone, works fine. I did notice that it was a jpg file. If you're shooting in Apple's proprietary HEIC format, that is quite likely the problem. Photo is of a hand built #9 turnout. I got the kit from A&K Railroad Materials. Very prototypical...

Try clearing your browser cache and deleting the cookie for this site. https://modelrailroadforums.com should bring you to the main forum page.

If you're going to build a small layout, I'd buy all new track and switches. Go with nickel silver to prevent the brass oxidation issue. If you have old nickel track, you could re-use it, but brass is more hassle than it's worth unless you're on a tight budget.

Another night of smooth and consistent sailing. I’m starting to feel confident that we’ve solved it…