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Just seeing if anyone out here has had some experience installing/programming the recommended esu decoder in a HO scale trains SD40-2? The tech guy at Scale Trains told me the recommended decoder was the esu 54615. I have been able to program an address and consist address and I can get the...

Just wondering if anyone has any helpful information regarding the New ScaleTrains SD40-2's. I have a couple that I want to consist together and I'm just wondering if these ESU decoders are similar to the ones in the Intermountain locos in terms of the CV's, etc? Thanks!

Just curious if anyone out there has purchased the new HO UP BLI Paragon3 SD40-2 yet? I have seen them popping up online. I am curious as to the paint scheme. It appears the drawing of the model on the website is inaccurate. I can not find any roster shots of the two road #'s with the "We will...

Trying to consist a LokPilot Standard decoder to my LokSound Select decoder. I have no problem getting them to run together with cv19 but I can not get the headlights or # boards (F5) set up right. On the LokSound Select decoder you of course use CV21-22 to set up the functions but the LokPilot...

Just throwing it out there to ask if anyone has attempted to install any type of Keep-Alive accessory to a ESU LokSound select decoder particularly the ones found in the HO Intermountain SD40-2's? I do know that ESU makes a "power pack" that is basically a keep-alive accessory but don't know...

Just wondering if anyone has had trouble acsessing F13-F28 with a MTH Proto 3 Sound decoder. I have a HO MTH ESS44AC and I am unable to get these functions to work. I have a MRC Prodigy Advanced2 DCC system that supports F1-F28. I have tried to contact MTH service, they are useless. I can't find...

I have a Athearn RTR SD40-2 that has burned out headlights. Looking for suggestions on what to replace them with. I would like something that will last awhile, possibly a LED? I have tried to search on-line but there are a lot of different choices and I am not sure what size I actually need...

Looking for anyone with some experience with a Proto 3 decoder. I have 2 MTH HO ES44's. I have them consisted back to back together no problem. I can't seem to get the lights to cooperate. The rear headlights on the trailing unit still want to turn on in Forward and the rear lights on the leader...

I have a BLI SD40-2 I am attempting to paint. I want to remove the hand rails but the rail that connects by the steps will not come out. I am afraid I will snap off if it happens to be glued in. All the other parts seem to come off with ease. Has anyone dealt with this problem?

I have some Athearn RTR SD40-2's and I would like to detail the trucks by adding the brake pipe that runs between the two cylinders on each truck. I have looked in the Walther's catalog and can not seem to find a designated detail part. Can anyone suggest what would work best to meet my needs? Nate

I have 2 IMRC SD40-2's consisted together that have the LokSound decoders in them. I had posted in another thread that they seemed to be fighting each other and it was suggested that I turn off the back EMF by programming cv49 to a value of. 18. This fixed the problem but now if set them at 128...

I have some Athearn RTR HO SD60's I would like to install ditch lights on. On the prototype they are mounted on the front deck. Does anyone manufacture a ditch light kit with the lights inside some type of housing that can be mounted on the deck of this loco? Haven't had much luck researching it...

I have acquired one of the latest releases of the Athearn RTR HO SD60. I have found over time through owning a few RTR models that they are very picky when it comes to track. I have several other models that traverse my railroad just fine, KATO, Intermountain, etc. The problem I seem to have...

Here is some more shots of my DM&E layout!

Here is some unit ethanol train action on my DM&E layout and a few pictures of my ethanol plant. I will try and upload a video. Check out my other post for more pictures!

I have acquired some of the recent Intermountain HO SD40-2's with the ESU sound decoders. When I have them in consist running as a pair or trio they seem to surge which in turn creates an accordion effect in the train. It does it a lot at slower speeds and I don't notice it as much at higher...

I have 2 HO BLI SD40-2's with the latest Quantum sound and I would like to consist them with a lead locomotive with a LokSound decoder. I can of course accomplish this with CV19 but my problem is I need to cancel out certain functions found in CV21 and CV22 because after F4 the function keys do...

Looking for any info regarding the CNW's Shoreline Subdivision. I have a small amount of info but still had a few questions. Was this the main route between Butler Yard and Green Bay? How many trains a day were ran on the line up until the sale to FVRR? Did crews originate out of Butler, Green...

Looking for any suggestions for HO scale UP caboose marker lights, specifically the kind that were found on cabooses in the 70's-80's. I would like to install some on my Centralia and Walthers cabooses. I looked at Tomar Industries it didn't appear that they had anything that would be...

Been thinking about getting a couple Intermountain ESS44's. Had the first run of UP's they ever did, they ran nice but one thing I did not like is that if by chance the leader would lose power just for a second on lets say a spot of dirty track, etc. all the lights would of shut off, the...