New model railroad open house added: High Wycombe & District Model Railway Society Open Day @hwdmrs.bsky.social September 21, 2025 10am-3pm 11 Duke Street High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK

You would think it would be easy to model a place with very little vegetation but I am finding it difficult. I am working on a nickel mine region, modeling the year 1985 outside of Sudbury, Ontario where nothing grew.

Analog Conversion is a Power Conversion Mode supported by most Multifunction Decoders. It's an optional feature. DCC signals will damage coreless motors. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Power_Conver...

Jun 2, 1995: CN's old electrics operate for the last time on the Montreal-Deux-Montagnes commuter line through the Mount Royal Tunnel. The equipment included Z-1-a, Z-4-a and Z-5-a electric locomotives; EP-59a and EP-69a electric multiple units and balloon-top coaches. 1/3

#modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItRn...

The largest cylinders ever fitted to a steam locomotive were the massive 48"x32" low pressure cylinders on the Virginian Railway's Class AE 2-10-10-2. The high pressure cylinders were also huge at 30"x32". Otto Perry captured #801 at Roanoke VA in 1932. digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1...

I don't know if Al Kalmbach would be rolling in his grave, crying or laughing that the biggest change in environmental law in a generation was because his magazine became a foamer gossip rag.

After almost 3 years out of service and a lot of research, paranoia, and soldering... IT'S ALIVE

Why do so many modellers rely on a $0.50 light bulb to protect their expensive DCC systems & locomotives when proper short protection is available? Pay now or pay later, your choice. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Short_Circuit

From America, May 1949: Red Cap Ale ad from Carling's «CARLING'S Red Cap ALE»

Next18/Next18-S, designed for installation in tight spaces such as #TTScale & #NScale applications. It has very strict definitions for its dimensions. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Locomotive_I...

DCC Multifunction decoders don't use DC to drive the motor. They create a Pulse Width Modulated signal to control direction & accurately maintain the desired speed. It really is simple! Repost: spread the word. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Pulse_Width_...

Avanti West Coast heading to Euston. 📆 2025-04-28

If you have the May 2025 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman, there is an article on the construction of the S Scale mode in brass.

Not sure what it is a Program Track. but many seem determined to wire it to ensure damage, so here is the proper way to wire one. Program Tracks work in Service mode, so the decoder's address is irrelevant. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Programming_...

#modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZR...

More photos from Tetsudoukan Cafe & Rest Bar in Osaka, which is a combination restaurant/model railroad/cat rescue. Well worth the trip.

An oft repeated myth is that OPS mode will program all the locos on your #modelrailway. True, if you omit the address of the decoder to be programmed. #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Decoder_Prog...

Turntables are another interesting feature on a #modelrailroad. They can be a centerpiece of a #modelrailway engine servicing facility. #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Turntables

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May 17, 1930: the Canadian Locomotive Company delivers No. 7700 to CN, the first diesel-electric switcher ordered by a Canadian railway. Most of the locomotive's internal diesel-electric components came from the Westinghouse Company; assembly was done at CLC in Kingston. 1/2

#modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCfX...

Supertrain 2025, Olympic Oval, Calgary, Alberta. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_P...

New model train show added: Shrewsbury Festival of Model Railways June 7, 2025 10am-4pm Church of St Mary the Virgin Shrewsbury, UK

A crossover enables a train to transition from one track to another, in contrast a crossing facilitates crossing of one track by another. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Crossovers_a...

Who here is a fan of Baldwin Transfer locomotives? Check out this exquisite one, Ex. Duluth South Shore & Atlantic, now SOO www.flickr.com/photos/12417...

Digitrax command stations use a series of "beeps" to indicate an issue is present. Here is a handy list of what they mean. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Digitrax_Hin...

www.aroundthelayout.com/episodes/161 #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains

Measuring Stall Current was important in the early days of DCC. Motors drew much more current compared to recent models, which could result in a destroyed expensive multifunction decoder. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Stall_Current

On yesterday's date 13 May, in 1978 Eric Treacy, Anglican bishop and railway photographer/enthusiast died. The Treacy Collection of 12,000 photographs forms part of the National Railway Museum's archive of over 1.4 million images. Treacy died at Appleby Railway Station on the Settle-Carlisle

What do you think? Is he on target or not? in a capitalistic system the manufacturers will always seek out the lowest cost location for their product manufacturing. #modeltrains #modelrailroading www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuc8...

An excellent guide to using Light Emitting Diodes in locomotives fitted with a multifunction decoder. LEDs are efficient but easy to destroy when wired incorrectly. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Installing_L...

May 13, 1988: the Canadian Pacific Railway closes its John Street facility for good, two years after the roundhouse had closed in 1986. John Street opened in 1929 to service steam locomotives that hauled about sixty passenger trains a day in and out of Toronto Union Station. 1/2

Kick Start provides an extra burst of power to get the loco started at speed step 1. This nudge is provided for a few pulses at speed step 1, then assistance from Kick Start stops. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Kick_Start

SUSI is an interface between multifunction decoders and external (SUSI) modules. Common in Europe & large scale decoders. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/SUSI

A fully decorated, sound-equipped sample of our HO scale Canadian Pacific (CPR) Royal Hudson locomotive. It features sounds recorded from the real thing! #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=alkO...

NCE offered a packet analyser, which was discontinued. Recently a new DCC Meter/Packet Analyser was offered. It can measure volts/amps, and with a computer read the DCC packet data. Works with JMRI too. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/5240326

A short line railroad working a small yard. In case you are wondering, there is a talc mine it services nearby. Makes in interesting #modelrailroad industry too. #railroad #railway #train #trains #modelrailroading www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnOM...

NMRAx May 10-2025 - Modelling water on your layout - Intro to 3D printing - Make a helix work of you Pls Repost, share the knowledge! #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1cA...

How do you make an accurate model? 3D scanning! Unlike the earlier models which "looked right" but were inaccurate in many aspects, such as hood and roof contours. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWRe...

LCC is a new standard which takes some tasks off the DCC bus, such as signals & animations. It is an enhancement, not a replacement for DCC. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Layout_Comma...

Almost every #modelrailroad uses Nickel Silver rail, but what exactly is this alloy made of? #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/What_is_Nick...

Excerpt, latest Rapido Trains newsletter: #modelrailroad #modeltrain #modeltrains #modelrailway #modelrailroading

Every #modelrailroad needs a crane. This article demonstrates adding an NCE decoder to a Walthers self propelled crane. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Walthers_Ame...

Analog Conversion (a CV29 setting) allows multifunction decoder operation on DC power. Many modellers disable it, avoiding runaways resulting from distortion of the DCC signal by poor wiring. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Power_Conver...

Excerpt, latest Rapido Trains newsletter: Specifically, here at Rapido we are praying for a relief from these tariffs. The majority of our products are US prototypes and we can't bring in anything new to the USA while the tariffs are in place because the tariffs are higher than our