How do I install a digital decoder in a marklin model locomotive? Marklin in Germany make AC (alternating current) 3 rail model trains. Electronics now play a big part of model railways and these locomotives have and can have tiny PCB's (printed circuit boards) known as decoders installed in them. The AC decoders for marklin do not come with a plug and socket like DC trains, - I would like to know how to A. test a faulty decoder and change a faulty decoder over and B. Install a decoder into a model that does not yet have one. if there is demo I can download that would be perfect?

How do I convert a DC model locomotive into DCC locomotive? Am going to make an HO DCC set up, but have one good Bachman DC loco. Am new to this hobby after 45 year break.

How hard do locomotives pull? An important measure of the performance of a locomotive is its "adhesion", which is the locomotives pulling force as a multiple of its weight. The adhesion of one 4400-horsepower diesel locomotive model varies in actual use according to a normal distribution with mean=0.37 and standard deviation=0.04. a) what proportion of adhesions measured in use are higher than 0.40? b) What proportion of adhesions are between 0.40 and 0.50?

How do I identiify the maker of a HO model Railroad locomotive (steam) if there is no marking? I have 6 locomotives, 2 of which appear very old (1950s / 60s or before?) How can I identify these? Any websites??

What is the best way to strip paint off of a brass HO scale model train locomotive? I recently aqcuired some brass HO scale engines. I have never had brass, and the paint schemes that the previous owner had do not match my era. How do I strip the paint effectively without obviously damaging anything? Thanks! Now, is there anything that I can use to dip the shells with? There are alot of small detail pieces, and rubbing them is not going to work as the small parts will most likely break or bend. I do not know what kind of paint it is either. I would think that there has got to be something that I can use just to dip the shells??

need small display boxes for model train locomotives. Any online sales sites?

I am planing to build and trade Model Steam Powered Locomotives. Any one Interested in Chennai? I am interested in trading of Industrial Goods. I have a location near Industrial zone in Chennai. I would like to start a franchisee for a established products manufacturer like say Thread sealent or Thread Locking, entire South Indian region. Please reply thru email Id : ptaraj@rediff.com.

What is the best DCC system for a small 00 gauge model railway layout.? I am building a small model railway layout, about 12 inches wide x 12 foot long with another 6 foot of fiddle yard/storage sidings. It is modern image, with at most three locomotives being used at once, two parked one operational. Maybe a double header occasionally. Fancy Gaugemaster Prodigy, but maybe a bit too expensive for such a small layout. Want to have sound eventually, so number of functions important.

What is the difference between switcher locomotives and regular locomotives? I am new to model railroading and I would like to know what the difference is between a switcher locomotive and a regular, full-size locomotive.

year made and price of an old model train? 1910 Chattanooga Rail line Replica model train, made by Baldwinn Locomotive works /Bachmann Industries Inc of Philadephia made in China Electric large scale The markings on my Train, are the Baldwinn Locomotive Works Philadelphia Bachman Industries Inc 1910 Chatanooga Rail Line # 12 July 1910 #34942 Transformer model # 6609 Philadelphia PA made in China Has the metal tracks< their are 2 passenger cars w/ wood stoves, 20 1/2"Lx6 1/2 T x 4 1/2 w yellow with grey roof trimmed in green#17. #16 has an area for cargo and the doors slide"Railway Express Agency" on side. Both have a rose/gold colored upper small windows and clear windows on bottom. Coal Tender is14"x4 1/2x 5" green trimmed in gold all metal wheels. The locomotive is18"Lx6 1/2 Tx5"W very heavy has an engineer red roofcab green with black and red trimmed in gold with windows, under carriage very detailed. 8pc track metal

I want the materials of hitachi made and the Model No-SM.FO.FC Series for WAG-6B & C type electric Locomotive. where in india can i get the materials of hitachi product and the model no is SM.FO.FC Series for WAG-6B & C type electric Locomotive. any one can help me,this is very orgent for me.

Are there dealers/stockists for model railways like Hornby, Lionel etc in India? I am looking for model railway construction sets with tracks, locomotives, rolling stock, scenery etc of well-known brands like Hornby, Lionel etc, specifically in Chennai

What type of horns do German trains use? I'm doing some models for train simulator, and i need to know what type of horn to put on the locomotives. They are the Deutsche Bahn Class 101 and the Deutsche Bahn Class 185.

Is BNSF railroad the Santa Fe railroad and the Burlington Northern railroad combined? Did one buy the other? I was just wondering if the BNSF railroad is the Sante fe railroad and the Burlington Northern railroad combined. The reason I want to know is I want to know if it would look ok to have BNSF railroad locomotives and Sante Fe locomotves and Burlington northern locomotives all together on one model train layout. thanks

How much does a locomotive cost? More specifically a GE Evolution Series cost? I've searched on the internet, but I've only found model railroad prices.

For statistics/ need complete solution? An important measure of the performance of a locomotive is its adhesion, which is the locomotive' pulling force as a multiple of its weight. The adhesion of one 4400-horsepower diesel locomotive model varies in actual use according to a Normal distribution with mean mu equal to 0.37 and standard deviation s equal 0.04. What proportion of adhesion measured in use are higher than 0.40? What proportion of adhesion are between 0.40 and 0.50?

Help with statistics? Can anyone help me with these please?????? AN important measure of the performance of a locomotive is its "adhesion", which is the locomotives pu.ling force as a multiple of its weight. The adhesion of one 4400-horsepower diesel locomotive model varies in actual use accordint to a Normal distribution with mean = .37 and standard deviation =.04/ A. What proportion of adhesions meausred in use are higher than .40? B. What proprtion of adhesions are between .40 and .50?

Help with Statistics homework, please!? I need help with the following question: An important measure of the performance of a locomotive is its "adhesion," which is the locomotive's pulling force as a multiple of its weight. The adhesion of one 4400-horsepower diesel locomotive model varies in actual use according to a Normal distribution with mean µ=.41 and standard deviation σ=.02. (a)what proportion of adhesions measured in use are higher than .40? (b)What proportion of adhesions are between .40 and .50? I don't know how to do this problem! I think I may have the answer for (a), I got 69.5% but I don't know if it's right or now. Details on how to get the answer would be great! Thanks!

What scale model railroad cars do I have? Is this N scale? I've seen answers to questions above that give info like below, but I have no way of comparing. The box car I have is just under 5 7/8" long and the"box" part itself is just over 1 1/4" (not including wheels). I found the track measurements confusing, as I have no tracks. If I measure INSIDE the wheels, it's1/2", If I measure the outer side, it's 3.4". Is this an N scale?? ********************************************** Z Scale - Trains built to a ratio of 1:220. A 75-foot long locomotive measures 4 inches long. The rails of the track are 6.5 mm apart. N Scale - Trains built to a ratio of 1:160. A 75-foot long locomotive is 5 ½ inches long. The rails of the track are spaced 9 mm apart. HO Scale - Trains built to a ratio of 1:87. A 75-foot long locomotive is 10 ½ inches long. The rails of the track are 7/8 inches apart.

more physics help!! 2 momentum problems? QUESTION: Imagine a 505 g hockey puck is shot from Mario Lemiuex toward a 75 kg goalie at 48 m/s. If the goalie catches the puck and makes the save, what is the velocity of the goalie and the puck together after the puck is caught? ( is this elastic or inelastic ) ANSWER: .32 m/s rounded. I know the answer because the teacher told us. (i just dont know how to solve it, please show procedure! thanx!) QUESTION: A 0.20 Kg model railroad car moves with a speed of 0.24 m/s is struck from behind by an 0.42 kg model locomotive moving along the same line with a speed of 0.52 m/s. If they stick together after the collision, what is their velocity? ( is this elastic or inelastic ) ANSWER: .43 <-- from the teacher ( i dont know how to solve this either, please show procedure!) thanx i really appreciate this!

how can i find Manufacturers of GM & GE locomotive spares in Europe? The models are quite old! Going back to the Late 60's and early 70's. These are surface locomotives employed on the Coppermines in Zambia

math help? Hey if anyone could please help me with this problem I would really appreciate it :) I really need to get this right! Thanks! :) In the early 1940s, the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) developed the Big Boy, a locomotive that was 40 meters long. Its drive wheels were 2 meters in diameter. An HO scale model of this locomotive is 18 inches long. In inches, what is the approximate diameter of the model's drive wheel, expressed as a decimal to the nearest tenth?

Australian railroad question.? What is the manufacturer and model number of the diesel locomotives that pull the Great Southern Railway luxury express, "The Ghan? The cabs are different, but other wise they look like General Electric locomotives used in North America.

train/ locomotive enthusiasts? or not....? i'm working on an architectural project currently, and would really like to know what u would expect to see in a good locomotive museum? apart from the obvious live scale models or photographs??? i want this place to be kids and family friendly too, not just for train enthusiasts? all opinions would be greatly appreiated

Homework help please!!!!! 2 questions? 2 questions 1. One or the most popular sizes of model trains is called the HO. Every dimension of the HO model measures 1/87 times that of a real engine. The HO model of a modern diesel locomotive is about 8 inches long. About how many feet long is the real lovomotive? 2. The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts sell for $2.25 a pound. Write AND solve a system if equations in two variables to find how much of each the grocer should mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound.

Homework......? 2 questions 1. One or the most popular sizes of model trains is called the HO. Every dimension of the HO model measures 1/87 times that of a real engine. The HO model of a modern diesel locomotive is about 8 inches long. About how many feet long is the real lovomotive? 2. The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts sell for $2.25 a pound. Write AND solve a system if equations in two variables to find how much of each the grocer should mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound.

can you answer this qeastion plese im only akid so plese tell me the aswer? 1.A locomotive is 56 ft long and 11 ft wide. a special effects designer makes a model thst is 18 in.long. how wide should be? 2.The screaming equals team color is made b mixing red woth blue piant in a ratio of 12 to 7. how much blue piant should be mixed with 4 galons of red. 3.the ratio of hight of the tv is 9 to 16. how high is a screen that is 30 in wide.

Which train horn is louder?? Nathan K3LA Locomotive Train Air Horn or LESLIE PRIME MODEL 920 thanks alot

BRAIN BUSTER!!! help? Toy trains are larger than most model trains. Using the O scale, a toy train is 1/48 the size of an actual train. A toy locomotive is 1.04ft long. How long is the real locomotive?

How do I install a digital decoder in a marklin model locomotive? Marklin in Germany make AC (alternating current) 3 rail model trains. Electronics now play a big part of model railways and these locomotives have and can have tiny PCB's (printed circuit boards) known as decoders installed in them. The AC decoders for marklin do not come with a plug and socket like DC trains, - I would like to know how to A. test a faulty decoder and change a faulty decoder over and B. Install a decoder into a model that does not yet have one. if there is demo I can download that would be perfect?

steam locomotives only model train layout? If you were to build a model train layout,would it be steam only?I personally don't care for diesel locomotives.They don't have all the neat sounds a steamer has.All you hear is a steady drone of a diesel engine.Steam,they have all kinds of chuffs,chugs.I love the sound of a steamer taking off.It starts slow,then as it builds steam,it gets faster.I love steamers,and my layout will only have steam engines.That's the way railroads started,and that's the way they should be.

how do u get smoke to come out of a model locomotive? we are putting up our village for chistmas and dont know how to get steam to come out of the train

math Help?!!? model trains built on the HO scale are 1/87(fraction)the size of real trains. model trains built onthe N scale are 1/160(fraction) the size of real trians. A locomotive on a real trian is about 50 feet long. How long is a model made on the HO scale? On the N scale? Give answers in inches. please help mee I really need this question answered plz and thx.

i am looking for a model CSX locomotive model train that you put together. if there is one .$20.00 - $50.00? the scale does not have to be to big,1/16 is fine enough but not large. i live in maryland ,would like to stay in a 200 mile radius.

math Help?!!? model trainds built on the HO scale are 1/87(fraction)the size of real trains. model trains built onthe N scale are 1/160(fraction) the size of real trians. A locomotive on a real trian is about 50 feet long. How long is a model made on the HO scale? On the N scale? Give answers in inches. please help mee I really need this question answered plz and thx.

Model trains: How to convert analog 4-4-0 Southern Pacific loco to DCC?? Hi everyone, I have an HO scale analog 4-4-0 Southern Pacific locomotive that I would like to convert to DCC. I understand the basic electronics required for an encoder car behind the engine, but I keep hearing horror stories about people who build the encoder "by the book" but then have major vibration problems with the engine running at slow speeds or stopped. Has anyone out there come up with a good way to build an encoder that reduces or eliminates engine vibration? Thanks to all for taking the time to read this. Have a good day !!! Big Al Mintaka

Written Japanese translate? I have this model of vintage Japanese Steam locomotive and I have allways wanted to know what that little tag says! http://www.vintageibm.net/Img_0006.jpg

How do I install a digital decoder in a marklin model locomotive? Marklin in Germany make AC (alternating current) 3 rail model trains. Electronics now play a big part of model railways and these locomotives have and can have tiny PCB's (printed circuit boards) known as decoders installed in them. The AC decoders for marklin do not come with a plug and socket like DC trains, - I would like to know how to A. test a faulty decoder and change a faulty decoder over and B. Install a decoder into a model that does not yet have one. if there is demo I can download that would be perfect?

the norfolk southern inspection train emd f9 locomotives can they be modeled in n scale?