Larry Wolohon wrote: "The GN & the CB&Q also had steel reinforced boxcars also that ran to the early '50's I believe."   Yes to both.  More on the GN cars

On 8/7/2014 4:04 AM, asychis@... [STMFC] wrote: But then it would probably be much cheaper to use a Dream Player. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in

On 8/7/2014 4:04 AM, asychis@... [STMFC] wrote: I think any decoder could be stationary if you wanted, it just needs to be connected to the rails. And of course it needs a

Marty, The GN & the CB&Q also had steel reinforced boxcars also that ran to the early '50's I believe. Larry Wolohon

In cars. You do need to provide some way of passing power (w/DCC signals) from the track to the decoder. The example SoundTraxx had at the National Train Show had a couple of spread out Kadee #5

Thanks Tim - I was thinking domestic. I'm a Midwestern sort of modeler and the C&NW is my focus. On Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:23 AM, Marty Ross wrote: Ben - Thanks for the info and

Ben - Thanks for the info and the links. Marty On Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:08 AM, "Benjamin Hom b.hom@... [STMFC]" wrote: Marty Ross asked: "Does anyone know when

For domestic use, or export? There's a 1977 photo in Wayner's Freight Car Pictorial of a freshly shopped "government surplus" flat car equipped with truss rods and bulkheads carrying COX (City of

Richard they are foobies as far as I know... but my knowledge of billboardreefers is very limited

John Sykes wrote Actually, Champ was in the middle of upgrading many of their decals (I think originally they were mostly printed by the letterpress technique - ala Ben Franklin but were being

Marty Ross asked: "Does anyone know when the last truss rod cars were built and for how long could they be commonly seen in active use?"   The last truss rod house cars built featured underframes

I think a stationary 'clone' decoder (same address as a mobile sound unit) would work well for some situations -- For example, the clone could emit only deep "bass" sounds (fed through an amplifier)

It should be noted that Rich bought Champ as a going business and moved it from "Cleveland 2, Ohio". During his ownership he made numerous refinements, and where they were extensive he tended to

or... run an extra power block with wires that carry the DCC signal as an "accessory bus". Since sound decoders pull more amps, you may want to do this instead of installing them as vampire taps on

Hi All, Does anyone know when the last truss rod cars were built and for how long could they be commonly seen in active use? Cheers, Marty Ross

I hate to nit-pick, but it was the C&NW which went through Waukesha, rather than the Soo. The owners of the club need to read the historical marker outside of their own building.

AND there's a Club 400 in Waukesha, Wis., that's been operating under that name since the 1930s. See http://club400waukesha.com. So long, Andy

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I totally agree with Bruce. After being chastised by some folks in the PRRTHS for my incorrect assumption that all the Champ decals for the PRR were

Are these the boxcar models with PRR Brunswick Green sides and SOU red cab roofs, and lettered for Santa Fe? I saw one in a color photo postcard dated 1928 so your memory is accurate! It was being

Where do you mount these decoders? In cars? In locos? Under the layout? Jared Harper Athens, GA Jared, it depends on the use. If you take a look at the Soundtraxx"Sound Car" flyer, it lists all the