All, Since track planning and rail laying has commenced on the layout I find myself with a small problem. I just picked up my DCC system last week and they...
Corded are cheaper by over $100 and I'm trying to get my railroad up and running. $100 buys another 8 or so switch machines. I think being able to plug in a...
In a message dated 4/5/2005 9:00:42 AM Central Daylight Time, pinecreekstation@... writes: Besides...I've yet to operate on a layout with wireless that...
Going wireless will be the best $100 you ever spend. Just wait till one of your buddies trips over a cord and rips out your wiring or worse the layout! Those...
How about somewhere between all wireless and all hard wire connections. For a yard assignment, you are always in one place. When doing switching and changing...
...although not exactly Texas Narrow Gauge, here is a tid bit of news and some links, about the current venture by RailStar to operate on the Georgetown Loop...
Rick and others... I fully agree that for following a train the wireless is nice. For my train room there isn't that far to follow and the switching in a town...
... Duane, I can only guess that the lag time you have seen was on layouts where there was a setup issue that was not fixed. Or maybe even older software...
In a message dated 4/7/2005 10:11:00 AM Central Daylight Time, pinecreekstation@... writes: I am working on my MMR and I'm finishing it off with Civil...
It may very well be a setup issue. Most of the layouts where I've used wireless there have been several issues...for example...backing into a cut of cars and...
I take it all back about delays and hard to assign locos for Easy DCC Wireless throttles. On Friday night I was at a layout with Easy DCC and the owner had...
Hey Folks, Has everyone made plans to attend the Spring Meet at the end of THIS MONTH? Thats right, as of today, its about 2 and 1/2 weeks away! Have you gone...
Greeting railbuffs I'm Dean Williams,your newest member! I live in Shepherd, raised in Houston and was born in Wharton. I'm employed in the oilfield ...
... raised ... have ... Hi Dean and welcome to the group. You are planning to switch to narrow gauge and run trains with this group - great! The RABBIT would...
... that ... Frolin I also think that we should give RailStar a chance. The people who ran the Loop for 30 years left some big shoes to fill. But so did the...
In a message dated 4/14/2005 10:34:50 PM Central Daylight Time, jm2110tune@... writes: The people who ran the Loop for 30 years left some big shoes to...
... Rick what is 2.5 inch to foot scale? I understand the ratio but do not grasp what size you are referring to. From other mentions in your message you said...
David, Yes, 2.5 inch to the foot is "live steam scale" - or more accurately "ride on railway" scale. For 3 ft gauge prototype the gauge is 3 ft times 2.5...
Hi guys. Check this out. http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/javatour/trains/cubasale.htm It seems Cuba is selling off 50 some steam locomotives, many still in ...
In a message dated 4/16/2005 9:09:41 PM Central Standard Time, bwftex@... writes: Wish I had an extra Kazillion bucks right now I want that little 2'...
Doe's anyone have any Texas narrow gauge or shortline rosters they would like to share? I've started accumulating some Texas roster info and posted at few over...
Bruce, Can these three Word Documents be put in the Texas Narrow Gaugers files section? I had to join yet another Yahoo group to get to see the files. Since...
... Bruce, Are you asking, for a list of 'real' narrow gauge railroads, that existed here in Texas? If so, look in the 'Files' section of the Group for a list...
... Hi Frolin, I checked out the Texas Narrow Gauge Railroad list in the files as soon as I joined the group and discovered a number of NG roads that I was not...
... Rick, I'd be glad to post them. Most are for standard gauge shortlines and I don't know that they would be approperate in the Texas Narrow Gauge Files. If...
... ten ... Rick thank you for the explaination. That must be a rather large scale model locomotive. I visited the photos and the pictures you loaded. The...
... I ... rosters ... only a ... Bruce, the Standard Gauge Short Lines you mentioned may have simply be constructed to the wrong gauge???? Were they Narrow...
... David, Some of the standard gauge lines I have some roster info for did start off narrow gauge. The A&NW is one but I posted only the narrow gauge roster...
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