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Originally Posted by Madison
If you are in any way inclined toward playing with model trains, Chris, you're in a great spot for it. RPI has a fantastic model railroad.
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Look at mine...
Not as spectacular, but I've worked hard on it since I was about 7. I put it away for a few years, but as of 2010 I set it back up and starting collecting again!
The one on the link you gave is HO scale, which is very small. I find that larger O-Gauge trains are more fun, in that they have more detail. Most train sets showcase older times in America. I focused on the modern era of railroading. There is a NASCAR track on the left table surrounded by light poles. The light poles each have 1 functioning light thata illuminate the track. There is a clock, caution light, and green light on one tower (if you are a racing fan you would understand). Some have lights used for the train platform (the innermost loop). There is also a binary switch controlling 3 additional lights which illuminate the opposite side of said train platform. I also took the speakers from an old toy (an electronic piano keyboard) and soldered then to wires for a 3.5mm jack (a.k.a. a headphone slot) so I can play iPod music over loudspeakers. My main "Board", as I call it, contains over 40 terminals (although not all are used), 2 main breakers (which I use as control switches for all accesories and for the power to the track), a keyed ignition (for the track power
), a switch for the stadium lights, and 2 emergency stop buttons (one is on the opposite side of the table) that shut off all 18 VAC circuits (there is also a 12 VDC transformer from my old PC as well as 3 AA's for LED's).
The locomotive is a GE-9-44CW (also known as a DASH-9). A photo of the actual locomotive can be found
here. The rail line is BNSF, based around the northwestern United States. I have 2 other locomotives- an
EMD GP38-2 from Santa Fe (almost the entire western USA. Mine is a different paint scheme) and a
2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive, although I don't use the Berkshire much.
Sorry for the novel-post, but I'm just a train nut!!!
