Category: Locomotives
P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 3
My four month marathon with the SW9 is almost finished (see my previous posts: P48 – SW9 UpgradeP48 – SW9…
P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 2
A followup to my previous post P48 – SW9 Upgrade. Pilots After that previous post I focused on the pilots. by…
P48: Atlas SW8 Decoder Install
I brought home my friend’s SW8 to work on recently. Mainly the loco needed a decoder install, upgrade to LEDs…
P48 – SW9 Upgrade
My Atlas O SW9 project started in March of 2020 when I converted it to P48 with Right-O-Way geared wheel…
Renumbering – BNSF 6752 & BN 6770
I have two Kato SD40-2 locomotives; BNSF 6752 and BNSF 6770. I’d like to renumber them both to reflect an…
The hole that ate my Dremel
UR92 Fascia Panel A few weeks ago I burned up my Dremel trying to cut a new hole for UR92…
Decoder Install – Kato SD40-2 Soundbug
I’ve recorded a new video: How to Install a Digitrax DH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug Decoders into an HO scale Kato SD40-2 locomotive. I…
Proto:87 Test Run 1
A lot of fiddling to get it on the tracks and going. First try it wouldn’t run, I figured out…
Proto:87 Upgrade – Kato SD40-2
I’ve upgraded Kato SD40-2 with Proto:87 wheelsets. I made a video (probably too long) as a reference for anyone who wanted to try it…
Nightime Operations 8-20-2012
Nighttime Operations on The Industrial Lead I set up a tuning fork test track. Just a lead a turnout…