toptrain2100
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*** PLANE OLD DC. ARE THERE ANY OUT THERE WHO RUN STRIGHT DC, THE ORIGINAL WAY.I always liked the way my engines sounded without the supposed accurate sound systems. I like to run trains. It is fun. I don't like to make and break up trains in yards. It is too much like work. I guess I have not lost track of what play is .Simply put, It is the opposite of work. This new system seems to be a big waste of money. When you don't have much, you have less to spend. When you have A LOT of equipment collected thro' the years, the cost of changing over is enormous. When I think about it I really don't see enough reason to change. I now run my 1950s, thro' 2010 equipment together with no real problem. I can enjoy it all. I have 4 Broadway limited locomotives. You lose a lot of throttle control with them. I know the first 3 volts is used for the sound system. It allows the locos to make idling noises. If I leave the volume turned up it becomes too distracting. I run 3 trains at once and need to be watching them , not be distracted. enough for now.
frank
frank