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Larry Weinberg

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.69
  • Clarity of Response 10.00
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 7.0
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 1.9
  • Total Questions 72
 I can answer many questions regarding N scale model railroading in general as well as questions about the NY Central System, especially questions about the N scale models of their passenger and freight cars.

Frank Edgcombe

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.89
  • Clarity of Response 9.95
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 26.0
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 60.6
  • Total Questions 1117
 I CAN NOT DIAGNOSE equipment problems or ESTIMATE DOLLAR VALUES of your equipment, by email. I have been active in model railroading for forty years. I can answer, or find answers, to questions on most aspects of model trains, railroad equipment or buildings. I have a good knowledge of prototype railroads. I have been employed by five model railroad equipment manufacturers/suppliers and worked for a prototype railroad. I have served, twice, as the president of a local model railroad club. I have been employed as a Reference Librarian, at a university, for the last fifteen years and am used to tracking down resources for patrons.

John Schaub

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.70
  • Clarity of Response 9.70
  • Politeness 9.90
  • Response Time(hr) 11.1
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 10.0
  • Total Questions 83
 I can answer most anything on: Scenery, Structures, Lighting, Historical Content, Concept and Design. My area of expertise northeastern modeling. Transitional era (steam to diesel) and up and including modern eras. I can not answer questions about wiring or other related electronics issues.

Chris Coscia

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.90
  • Clarity of Response 9.98
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 13.9
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 2.4
  • Total Questions 226
 I am happy to answer all types of model railroading questions. My specialties are DCC, modeling tips, valuation tips, brass trains, operations, and railroadiana. My emphasis in modeling is western railroading (SP, UP, WP, PE, etc.) but I can help with all areas. I am a lifetime model railroader and a model train business owner. I am NOT an expert on Lionel, Marx, American Flyer, and older tintype trains. I know some values for these but cannot diagnose operational problems via this service. Usually these trains need to be seen in person for servicing. Old plastic HO trains have little value. These are not like Lionel and generally have little value because they are not as well made as modern HO locos.

Jerry Loman

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 10.00
  • Clarity of Response 10.00
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 22.5
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 25.7
  • Total Questions 271
 Any questions on American manufacturers of wind up cast iron floor trains, track trains and their litho tin cars and accessories. This would include manufacturers of the following; American Flyer,Hafner,Ives,Lionel,Marx,Dorfan and AMRR. I can identify variants in casting methodology and have experience in determining almost all manufacturing dates within catalogued identifiers. I have extensive experience in the litho tin variants of passenger and freight cars that go with the wind up sets and also many of the early electric train sets. I do not have extensive or specific experience on variations of European wind up toy trains but can help with most general questions on european cast iron wind up trains.

Bob Williams

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 10.00
  • Clarity of Response 10.00
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 11.2
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 9.4
  • Total Questions 107
 My area of knowledge is with the N Scale Aurora Postage Stamp train line that was sold from 1967-1973. I can answer 99% of all questions about this line.

Recent Answers

2012-02-07 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 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 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

2012-01-01 Dcc wireing:

First, please check with your DCC system manufacturer as to whether or not they allow common return wiring with an AC or DC system. I suspect the answer is going to be no, because it is too easy to make

2011-12-24 indentify?:

Hi Bob,    Merry Xmas to you too.    From the looks of the trucks, it appears that the chassis is from a model of an American diesel locomotive, possibly by Fairbanks Morse or Alco.  Trix produced a model

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