Model Railroading

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2012-02-10 Model Railroads - old cast iron wind-up or clockwork train:

From the picture the cars appear as though they were from a European set. These early sets looked very similar to the American set of the day. your cars definitely have an American look to them but most

2012-02-10 Model Railroads - old cast iron wind-up or clockwork train:

Your loco was originally made by the Ives corp. It has been repainted and the bell is also a replacement. The FBS marking on the side would not be original. The model is a number 25 and was made circa

2012-02-07 Model Railroads - Bachmann electric train Ho Sacle:

Hi and thanks for your question.  You have a model of a diesl EMD F-7 in Santa Fe Railroad scheme. Sadly these have little to no value as this Bachmann locomotive is very crude and toy like with no collector

2012-02-02 Model Railroads - Overload light:

Hi!  Richard. Thanks for your question.  Tough to answer, could be a number of things.  1. Wiring to the track and from the transformer has become dislocated and is causing the overload.  2. There is something

2012-01-20 Model Railroads - running consists without dcc:

Hi and thanks for your question.  The only bad thing that will happen is if the locos run different speeds at the same voltage applied to the rails, then they will fight each other somewhat.  Will any