Recent content by LarryGarrett

Sorry to be gone for so long. I had a natural (?) disaster strike the region that The Kansas City Southern & Strum Mountain Joint Agency is laying track in. Seems the surveyors and geologists, when they did their initial feasibility report, did not notice the water pipe (duh) that ran over the...

Once a locomotive is set-up for DCC, can it still be run on a track with just a standard transformer (no DCC)?

Rock Island Great site, Mike. I admire the detail you are going into, in order to add realism. Really cool, and inspiring.

Do you guys have a particular preference on where you buy your supplies, etc? I just got my switches delivered by UPS (bought from an ad in one of the zines). My cost was approx $150. If I had purchased the same switches at my nearby hobby shop, it would have cost me almost 235. I want to...

Need some opinions. I've been reading-up on the wiring for DCC, and so far I'm understanding it---I think...lol....Anyway, since I've only got 6-7 switches on the entire layout, I'm hoping it will be pretty straight forward. At this point, I'm trying to avoid any reverse looping...

Great, Dan. Thanks for the pics. Really gets the juices flowing. I'm working on my trackplan---probably start laying it this weekend---and your pics are really an inspiration. Pics likes your's and all the feedback that comes with them really make this site "one of a kind." Thanks.

Perhaps I'm not answering exactly what you are asking for, BUT, if you are talking about the Streamliners that were run in the late 30's through the 40's by many of the major roads----you should be able to find them. I''ve seen many of the locos that pulled the well-known passenger trains...

Okay, if you remember correctly, right around Christmas (give or take a few days), there was major a discussion regarding smoking....and yes, it stayed friendly.........BUT, I don't think we ever addressed the "real" question in regard to model railroading and the smoker/non-smoker...

I probably will not need a Big Boy for my layout, but I'll likely get one anyway.....JUST BECAUSE I want to hear my wife say, "YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR THAT THING?"

Lots of great songs mentioned here. Personally, I can't even start working on my track plan without Johnny Cash doing The Rock Island Line. That is one of the classic train songs (and any other kind of song) of all time. Also, did I miss The City of New Orleans on the previous postings? No...

Okay, so it's not a major delema (spelling?), but I need to know guys. Do I buy a Big Boy, or a Mountain Engine? I've got plenty of 22in curved track that the Mountain Engine can easily go around. I love the Big Boy, but am afraid I may only have one particular track (long straightaway with...

OMG McFortner, you are going to get all of us males in here killed, or locked back in our cages.....lol........Really funny stuff, man. My wife could not keep from laughing with me as we read your list and all the posts following. .....Good work, bud.

Loss Sorry Penn.....our prayers and thoughts are with you and your's. If you need to sound-off or talk, you know where to find us.

Smoking MCL, I see your point. Afterall, this is a model RailRoading forum, so whatever the topic, there should be at least some reference to the hobby....However, don't let the smoking or anyother general topic bother you. Besides, it's literally impossible to get something that is on the...

WHAT IF? No matter how great Kitty Litter may turn-out for use as track ballast---what if you have a cat?.....Then again, I guess we are going for realism.