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When I went with digitrax I picked up the super chief 8 amp for the extra power options when used with a PM42. Especially with all the different main sections you have and the intention of having a reversed section a pm42 might be a good idea to break things up without piling up a stack of...

The fried egg looking logo is the older nose logo they all had, I would would guess that some of the early repaints got the old logo instead of the later one since I have seen several pics from even the early 80's where they are still painted like that one is. I assume the old heavyweights were...

Most of the lettered sets I have seen pictures of were broken up and scattered all over soon after being put in service due to repairs or units being needed elsewhere. I never figured out why they bothered to use the same number with the different letters if the sets were all going to get...

Lets just drop the whole letter thing and start over, I didn't expect this to be so baffling a question. 1. So when the CNW F7A's were first built in 1949 they were for sure equipped with mars lights in the upper light port? 2. Was the upper light port red, white or bi color? Both the model...

I am aware that 2 A units with a B unit sandwiched in between is referred to as an ABA. I am looking for for 4083C so it seemed fairly logical for me to call it the "C" unit since all three have the same number (see 2nd link if there is still confusion). Someone misunderstood and everyone else...

I am referring to the unit number, that set is numbered 4083 A,B & C. The two pack is units A and B which I have so I want the C unit. Also from what I read and see in pictures and other athearn units, light operation differed by road name and era so I am looking for specifics on the color and...

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATHG1513 I got it with a digitrax board and a red LED upper and white LED lower. He had it set so the headlight is always on when the unit is running and the upper red light mars strobes all the time. I managed to bust the red LED apart...

I picked up a used Athearn Genesis F7 AB set in the earlier CNW colors (not the later mostly yellow scheme). The previous owner had added DCC and led headlights and its currently set up with a double light (cover making it look like an over under light) white LED on the lower light and the...

I personally had no idea that switches were built and moved like this. I had assumed they were put together on site but these are prefabbed sections of brand new switch track, one complete unit in each car with the pieces stacked on each other, probably for a run around track or an additional...

Two gondola cars loaded with pre fabricated sections of new switch track.

Two gondola cars loaded with pre fabricated sections of new switch track.

Two gondola cars loaded with pre fabricated sections of new switch track.

This is an example of a Athearn roundhouse product: http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=RND86549 After hunting all over (I was searching for Athearn instead of roundhouse brand and didn't know the part number for sure) I just ordered one for $22.49 from one of the few places that...

Find vintage photos, I wanted to base my modeling on railroads that ran around where I live (mostly it turns out, CNW in western WI) in the 50's and all the reference books and websites were pretty well useless for specific information until I found a book that was basically just a picture book...

I also did HO several decades ago, I wouldn't compare the low detail grindy motor crap from that era with the super detailed, high end motor, DCC with sound locomotives you are looking at. People who like to build and detail cars themselves still love the formerly cheap blue box rolling stock...