Model Railroading

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2009-11-21 Model Railroads - Marklin 2902:

Hi and thanks for your question. There is a Marklin 2902 set on eBay right now: http://tinyurl.com/ycs6buk Although this set is from 1988, it should give you an idea of value. There is not a lot

2009-11-20 Model Railroads - Lubrication:

Hi! Charles. Thank you for your question. We used to use sewing machine oil in former days. Hopefully it is compatible with the plastic gears in modern models. Some light oils will deteriorate plastic

2009-11-19 Model Railroads - Lionel:

Hi and thanks for your question. The modern ZW transformer is made to current UL specs so one would anticipate it to be safer and not cause grief as your old one did. Your old one can be rebuilt and

2009-11-19 Model Railroads - HO compatablilty:

Hi! Craig, thank you for the question. The answer is probably not dependent on the couplers used by Tyco. Most Tyco train sets used a rather poor quality coupler called a "hook-horn" coupler, sometimes

2009-11-18 Model Railroads - pre war no 91 circuit breaker:

Hi! Ed. Thanks for your question. I think you are correct. I'm presuming that the High and Low allow you to choose how many amperes of current can flow before tripping the circuit breaker. Probably