I'm having a pretty crap day as far as trains go. I'd been excited that my sound equipped SD45-2 had arrived, and it looked and sounded great. Sadly, the thing can't run. It will start at some throttle settings but not at others (yes, i remember that on DCC you have to activate the locomotive). even when you do get it running, its going a bit to fast to switch trains or couple with cars. most of the time it won't move until the DCC throttle itself is over 50%, and then it shoots off. Its just a waste of my money. Its probably a good locomotive, but the decoder is trash.
Here are some pictures anyways!
Gotta love those genesis fans. Atleast its an attractive paperweight.
I also joined the local model railroad club. Its pretty fun, and i managed to get a few pictures of some of my equipment running on the layout. they had basically cleared the mainline to allow me to figure out where everything is, and where everything goes, since their layout is big, and i've only first saw it this past sunday.
Gotta love that nose marker light! Its still putting me lightyears ahead of every other U34CH model i've seen. the SEPTA cars are another member's, while the cab car is mine.
Here is their whole terminal, with my U34CH on the extreme right.