A should have been railway
Near the PD throat there is a complex crossover consisting of a double slip, a single slip, two points/turnouts, and a diamond. This represents a challenge to get right with electofrog points. The diamond’s frogs need to be set to suit…
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It is a matter of economics and simplicity. Cobalt Digital IP has its decoder built-in and provides switching for the electrofrog points on board. Plus it uses standard DCC power to run. If you compare its price to having to…
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One of the misconceptions about DCC is the single pair wiring theory – that you should use just one pair of wires and you can run everything. Just so simple and in fact, it will work in strictly technical terms….
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First up DCC vs DC? No contest. When creating a new layout today, I think the advantages of DCC are clear. Less (but not just one pair) of wiring. Locomotives that are intelligent. Double Heading and/or banking. Lots of stationary…
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Using BlocD8 from Team Digital. It directly plugs into LocoNet and signals track status onto the Bus for use by computer.
12 loco-hauled sidings, 5 diesel sidings, 3 standby sidings. From 8 to 3 ft in length
Bridging the board joint was achieved lined up via the alignment pins Ondrew had installed. The joint was held in place with bolts below the board and #8 3/4″ brass screws on top to which the rails were soldered. For…
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