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InterMountain F Units Worm Shafts: June 8, 2007

January 16 2014

Worms Shafts may Need Thrust Washers Removed: We recently checked...

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Locomotives: Pre-Order or Else! May 23, 2007

January 16 2014

The Last Decade Model railroaders take great pride in their...

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Confusion About Factory Equipped Sound Locos: May 23, 2007

January 16 2014

Bob Collet relates a users confusion about what sound is...

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Some Athearn RTR Motors Shorting: April 20, 2007

January 16 2014

In our decoder installation work we have now experienced several...

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Appropriate Tsunamis for SP Cab Forwards: April 6, 2007

January 16 2014

Bob Liberman, an avid SP modeler shows the correct Soundtraxx...

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New Conversion of N Gauge Life-Like SW9-1200: December 5, 2006

January 16 2014

Fred writes : "This new style of digital conversion for...

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Precision Crafts FAs Score High: December 5, 2006

January 14 2014

The new FA releases from Precision craft Models are impressive....

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Soundtraxx DSX Installation: September 18, 2006

January 14 2014

I recently successfully installed a sound only decoder and a...

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LLP2K and InterMountain Locos Can Endanger FnO-F: September 18, 2006

January 14 2014

As of September 2006 this may be old news to...

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Battle of the Behemoths II: September 15, 2006

January 14 2014

The long awaited Athearn Big Boy has finally been released....

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Battle of the Behemoths: August 24, 2006

January 14 2014

Here are the results of a classic locomotive duel between...

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Soundtraxx/Bachmann On30 2-8-0 with Tsunami Hauls! August 19, 2006

January 14 2014

The On30 2-8-0 last installment in the trio of Tsunami...

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Bachmann / Soundtraxx On30 Shay with Factory Installed Tsunami:

January 14 2014

oday the new Bachman 0n30 Shay with factory installed Tsunami...

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Walthers Proto 2000 0-6-0 with QSI Sound: June 28, 2006

January 14 2014

The new run of 0-6-0 switchers from Life-Like has arrived...

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Athearn Genesis SD45 Start-up Procedure: June 28, 2006

January 14 2014

Athearn Genesis has released their latest offering, the SD45 with...

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How to Improve BLI and Intermountain F7 Sounds: June 2, 2006

January 14 2014

Here is a simple easy way to get more volume...

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PCM Y6B 2-8-8-2: May 12, 2006

January 14 2014

Precision Craft Models 2nd steam release, the N&W Y6B 2-8-8-2...

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Broadway Ltd Sound Cars: User Impressions: March 29, 2006

January 14 2014

Josh, a younger member of our team, likes the BLI...

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Precision Craft Models Reading T1 4-8-4 Arrives: January 4, 2006

January 14 2014

PCM is starting off on the right track with the...

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Switchers with QSI Sound? September 30, 2005

January 13 2014

The early 2005 Broadway Ltd release of the EMD SW and NW2...

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Soundtraxx Enters Loco Market! August 10, 2005

January 13 2014

Soundtraxx has officially announced the formation of Blackstone Models, a...

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PCM Announces Expanded Product Line: June 6, 2005

January 13 2014

Precision Craft Models, sister company to Broadway Limited, has tentatively...

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MDC Critter a "Small Challenge" April 5, 2005

January 13 2014

MDC's new 'Lil Critter is a DCC-Ready industrial switcher. Although...

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Lifelike Proto 2000 GP9 vs. Broadway SD40-2: December 2, 2004

January 13 2014

Proto 2000 jumps on the QSI bandwagon with the new...

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