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We had some real competition on this course, and it was fun to run solo too! (The course also ran 15 feet off to the right.) The cars were 1/32 scale. Redline Hal

Are the latest generation of Bachman HO steam locos now as detailed and realistic in operation as the Atlas, and MTH? I have the 2021 Bachman catalog and there are some models that have DCC and 16-bit Sound. Do any of you have the newer Bachman HO steamers? Thanks, Brakeman Hal

Giving up my 130 foot dogbone 0-scale layout and moving to smaller quarters where I'll want a dogbone HO layout. No switching, just a single uninterrupted track. Brakeman Hal

What is the minimum HO curve radius that will reliably handle a 2-8-2 Mikado and a 2-8-0 Consolidation? I can't afford the space for large curves in an apartment bedroom. Thanks, Brakeman Hal

I'll be moving from a 2800 sq. ft. home to a 975 sq. ft. apartment soon, and because of rheumatoid arthritis, I don't have the strength to dismantle my 130-foot O-Scale 2 Rail layout which is bolted to the framework of the building, so I'll just let it go with the house when I sell it. At age...

Every notice I get from ebay saying they have an O-Scale 2-Rail steam loco turns out to be an O-Scale 3-Rail from the MTH model number or a picture of the underside of the loco showing the center rail pickup rollers. The Dash-1 at the end of the MTH model number indicates 3-Rail, and a Dash-2...

I'm looking for an O-Scale 2-Rail Steam Loco with DCC and Sound, preferably a 2-8-0 Consolidation or a 2-6-0 Mogul with Western road names, like SF, UP, or SP. Is Atlas in production again with former MTH engines? Thanks, Brakeman Hal

With my choice in O-Scale 2-Rail locomotives drying up, I might have to consider 3-Rail, but only if flex track were available, because I have large curves, up to 50", which is 100" diameter. I see that 3-Rail O-Scale (gauge) engines and rolling stock have just as much detail and realism as my...

I recently got an Ebay Account, and have been getting Emails about available O-Scale 2-Rail Steam Locos I've been interested in, and I appreciate that, except I need to get more information from the Seller, because I have a DCC Controller with Sound Functions, and would like to know if the Ebay...

Everybody's favorite is probably "Wreck of the Old 97", based on the true story of Southern Railway's mail train #97, pulled by a new 4-6-0 engine, with engineer Steve Broady at the throttle, on September 27, 1903 outside of Danville, Virginia. The words tell the story of an engineer who had to...

Since MTH is closing its doors in June, 2021 and has no inventory in stock any where I've called so far, I'm wondering if other makers can supply what I need in a Consolidation in 2-Rail O Scale with DCC and Sound? Hal

Hello, Trainmen! :) An MTH company employee directed me to a website called MTH Product Locator, and I found that their 2-8-0-Consolidation locomotives were available in 18 different models, with different Road Names, Curve Radii, Valve Types, and with DCC and Sound. Ten of these models have...

My radii are 42" minimum and 45" and 50" on the corners. I run 4-axle diesels and a 4-6-2 Pacific with no problems, but I'd like to run a 2-8-2 Mikado or a 2-8-0 Consolidation. Thanks, Hal

Yesterday I began to scan EBAY's long list of O-Scale 2-Rail locomotives, and this is the only place that has dozens for sale, mostly Brass. I quickly found an engine that had everything I wanted, including a Western road name: Union Pacific. I made a note of where I found it, and went on for...

Hello, I have a large 127.5-foot O-Scale 2-Rail folded dogbone layout with loops of 42" and 45" radius, and 90 degree turns of 45" and 50" radius. These are equivalent to 7' and 8' diameter circles. My 4-6-2 Pacific and my GP-35 Diesels have no problem on these curves, and will take them at a...

My O-Scale 2-Rail GP-35 Diesel runs fine all around my 130-foot folded dogbone, except for one point, where there is a transition from a curve to a straight, and this is where the front truck derails. My other engines and my rolling stock have no problem at this point, and this is because their...

Was having trouble with train going through main route because engine would derail on the frog of the turnout leading to the siding. So I made the SIDING a portion of the main route, and blocked the turnout from entering the main route with a spike through the switching bar. So it still looks...

Gentlemen, before I die, I would like to go out with an O-Scale 2-Rail Steam Locomotive in my roster. (I have an MTH Pacific that doesn't run.) My Steam Heritage goes back to the early 1940s, when my Dad, a Pennsy Fireman, would take me to work with him when he had Yard Duty. I could never...

Hello, After carefully building the heavy 2x4 benchwork for my 130-foot O-Scale 2-Rail Folded Dogbone layout and laying all that flex track and simulating the Mountain/Desert terrain where I live, I find that after 2 years, I'm the only one who appreciates it. Others who have visited my Train...

(No, this does not star Fred MacMurray)😄 On the left is my MTH controller, which is compatible with engines with DCS decoders, and also DC locos. Next is my Digitrax controller, which is compatible with engines with DCC decoders, and also DC locos. Last is my 45-year-old MRC controller, which...