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Merzy @merzysuperior.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

You would think it would be easy to model a place with very little vegetation but I am finding it difficult. I am working on a nickel mine region, modeling the year 1985 outside of Sudbury, Ontario where nothing grew.

An overhead view of an HO model railroad section with an ore loading area, a small railway shed, an overhead bridge, seven tracks and three switches. Ore spills, rock outcrops and lack of vegetation dominate the scene.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Analog Conversion is a Power Conversion Mode supported by most Multifunction Decoders. It's an optional feature. DCC signals will damage coreless motors. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Power_Conver...

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Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Jun 2, 1995: CN's old electrics operate for the last time on the Montreal-Deux-Montagnes commuter line through the Mount Royal Tunnel. The equipment included Z-1-a, Z-4-a and Z-5-a electric locomotives; EP-59a and EP-69a electric multiple units and balloon-top coaches. 1/3

A group of CN train crew members and railfans stands on the platform at Montreal Central Station next to CN Z-1-a electric locomotive No. 6710 after its final run through the Mount Royal Tunnel on June 2, 1995. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Nate B @warpedhorizon.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The largest cylinders ever fitted to a steam locomotive were the massive 48"x32" low pressure cylinders on the Virginian Railway's Class AE 2-10-10-2. The high pressure cylinders were also huge at 30"x32". Otto Perry captured #801 at Roanoke VA in 1932. digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1...

A black and white photograph of a massive articulated steam locomotive. The cylinders are huge, and the boiler even bigger.

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Crazy Ass Moments in Railroad History @assrailroad.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I don't know if Al Kalmbach would be rolling in his grave, crying or laughing that the biggest change in environmental law in a generation was because his magazine became a foamer gossip rag.

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Loudmouth @loudmouth1934.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

After almost 3 years out of service and a lot of research, paranoia, and soldering... IT'S ALIVE

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Why do so many modellers rely on a $0.50 light bulb to protect their expensive DCC systems & locomotives when proper short protection is available? Pay now or pay later, your choice. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Short_Circuit

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Short Circuit

A Short Circuit gets its name from the electrical energy finding a shortcut, an easier path from one side of the power supply to the other.

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Old International Print Ads @oldinprintads.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

From America, May 1949: Red Cap Ale ad from Carling's «CARLING'S Red Cap ALE»

An advertisement featuring a bottle and glass of ale alongside a model train under construction. The ad promotes a blend of hobbies and the enjoyment of ale.

CARLING'S Red Cap ALE

FULL 12 OZ
For 109 years in Canada, now a product of U. S. A., too.
Somewhere close by is a man who knows how to enjoy a hobby and a wonderful glass of ale, too.
Enjoy the full, delicious flavor of this light, bright, golden ale ... Let the jolly Red Cap remind you to call for Carling's.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Next18/Next18-S, designed for installation in tight spaces such as #TTScale & #NScale applications. It has very strict definitions for its dimensions. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Locomotive_I...

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Locomotive Interface/Next18

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

DCC Multifunction decoders don't use DC to drive the motor. They create a Pulse Width Modulated signal to control direction & accurately maintain the desired speed. It really is simple! Repost: spread the word. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Pulse_Width_...

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Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) enhances motor control. Instead of applying direct current (DC) to the motor, a series of pulses is employed. These pulses reach their maximum power for a brief period. Va...

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David McCormack Photography @davidmccormackphotography.ca · 23/05/2025

Avanti West Coast heading to Euston. 📆 2025-04-28

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

If you have the May 2025 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman, there is an article on the construction of the S Scale mode in brass.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Not sure what it is a Program Track. but many seem determined to wire it to ensure damage, so here is the proper way to wire one. Program Tracks work in Service mode, so the decoder's address is irrelevant. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Programming_...

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Wiring a Programming Track for DCC

A Programming Track safely programs Multifunction Decoder using Service Mode Programming. It’s easy to have a portion of your layout’s track double as a programming track.

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John Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

More photos from Tetsudoukan Cafe & Rest Bar in Osaka, which is a combination restaurant/model railroad/cat rescue. Well worth the trip.

@sithlet.bsky.social holds hands with a tired cat laid out on a model railroad

Cats perch and sleep in a model railroad display in the window of a cafe while passersby watch

A cat on a shelf in back that has not been nice enough to meet with cafe visitors. A sign below his space says (in English) “There is a possibility of injury.”

A cat laying down on a model railroad display, resting his head on and paw between buildings

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Charlie @charliefrom215.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

May 17, 1930: the Canadian Locomotive Company delivers No. 7700 to CN, the first diesel-electric switcher ordered by a Canadian railway. Most of the locomotive's internal diesel-electric components came from the Westinghouse Company; assembly was done at CLC in Kingston. 1/2

Canadian National Railway diesel locomotive No. 7700, a short, squat black locomotive with a pair of four-wheel trucks and an operator's cab at one end. Canadian Locomotive Company builder's photo, Canada Science and Technology Museum collection.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Digitrax command stations use a series of "beeps" to indicate an issue is present. Here is a handy list of what they mean. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Digitrax_Hin...

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Digitrax Hints/Digitrax Audible Alerts

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

On yesterday's date 13 May, in 1978 Eric Treacy, Anglican bishop and railway photographer/enthusiast died. The Treacy Collection of 12,000 photographs forms part of the National Railway Museum's archive of over 1.4 million images. Treacy died at Appleby Railway Station on the Settle-Carlisle

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What do you think? Is he on target or not? in a capitalistic system the manufacturers will always seek out the lowest cost location for their product manufacturing. #modeltrains #modelrailroading www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuc8...

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Why Your Model Trains Just Got More Expensive

YouTube video by The Model Railroad Show

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

An excellent guide to using Light Emitting Diodes in locomotives fitted with a multifunction decoder. LEDs are efficient but easy to destroy when wired incorrectly. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Installing_L...

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Installing LEDs with DCC Decoders

A series of technical notes outlines how to use Light Emitting Diodes (LED) in place of incandescent lamps.

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Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

May 13, 1988: the Canadian Pacific Railway closes its John Street facility for good, two years after the roundhouse had closed in 1986. John Street opened in 1929 to service steam locomotives that hauled about sixty passenger trains a day in and out of Toronto Union Station. 1/2

A view of the Canadian Pacific John Street Roundhouse looking southwest in the early 1980s. The Gardiner Expressway, Toronto Harbour and Toronto Island Airport may be seen in the background, but the Harbourpoint condo towers (built 1986) are not yet present. The roundhouse and surrounding rail facilities show some signs of activity, but no locomotives are visible. City of Toronto Archives photo.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Kick Start provides an extra burst of power to get the loco started at speed step 1. This nudge is provided for a few pulses at speed step 1, then assistance from Kick Start stops. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Kick_Start

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Kick Start

Decoder function to help overcome motor and drivetrain stiction when a locomotive starts to move from a standstill. This provides an additional nudge of current to start the motor.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A fully decorated, sound-equipped sample of our HO scale Canadian Pacific (CPR) Royal Hudson locomotive. It features sounds recorded from the real thing! #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=alkO...

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Rapido HO Scale Royal Hudson Steam Locomotive

YouTube video by rapidotrains

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

NCE offered a packet analyser, which was discontinued. Recently a new DCC Meter/Packet Analyser was offered. It can measure volts/amps, and with a computer read the DCC packet data. Works with JMRI too. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/5240326

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NCE DCC Meter And Packet Analyzer (5240326) Other - DCCWiki

DCC Meter/Analyzer, with Volts, Amps and Packet Analysis

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

A short line railroad working a small yard. In case you are wondering, there is a talc mine it services nearby. Makes in interesting #modelrailroad industry too. #railroad #railway #train #trains #modelrailroading www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnOM...

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The Greatest Little Railway You’ve Never Heard of

YouTube video by Havelock Yard

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

NMRAx May 10-2025 - Modelling water on your layout - Intro to 3D printing - Make a helix work of you Pls Repost, share the knowledge! #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1cA...

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NMRAx - May Show 2025

YouTube video by The National Model Railroad Association - NMRA

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

How do you make an accurate model? 3D scanning! Unlike the earlier models which "looked right" but were inaccurate in many aspects, such as hood and roof contours. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWRe...

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H16-44 3D Scanning

YouTube video by rapidotrains

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Almost every #modelrailroad uses Nickel Silver rail, but what exactly is this alloy made of? #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/What_is_Nick...

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What is Nickel Silver Rail Made From?

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Every #modelrailroad needs a crane. This article demonstrates adding an NCE decoder to a Walthers self propelled crane. #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Walthers_Ame...

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Walthers American Crane

Converting the American Crane to DCC

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Analog Conversion (a CV29 setting) allows multifunction decoder operation on DC power. Many modellers disable it, avoiding runaways resulting from distortion of the DCC signal by poor wiring. #modelrailroad #modelrailway #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Power_Conver...

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Analog Conversion - The DCCWiki

Analog Conversion is a Power Conversion Mode supported by most Multifunction Decoder to allow a locomotive with a DCC decoder installed to operate on an analog (Direct Current) layout.

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Excerpt, latest Rapido Trains newsletter: Specifically, here at Rapido we are praying for a relief from these tariffs. The majority of our products are US prototypes and we can't bring in anything new to the USA while the tariffs are in place because the tariffs are higher than our

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