Thanks! Glad that this is helpful. ☺️

Glad that I could help. Happy Model Railroading!

Thanks so much 😊 Glad that you found this video helpful Cheers! 🙏

redbirdtony2010 Thank you! Glad that you liked the video and hope the video is helpful.

Thanks Vinny! Glad that you liked it. :)

hi... just a heads up... i know there is a big time difference but if you can watch my live stream tonight ..8pm eastern ... i will be giving you a shout out

Thank you Vinny! I've set-up my alarm right now and unless there are some serious snag, I'll be there. Thank you again, and really appreciate you considering a Shout Out for me. :)

You’re welcome! N Scale (and smaller) locos are a thing if wonder for me even after modelling in that scale for nearly 20 years. The precision engineering that goes into N Scale and below deserves a lot of appreciation.

Thank you! 🙏🏻

Thank you kindly! Unfortunately I haven’t made a video about installing new pickup shoes but I’m sure you’ll find something over the Internet. Good luck! Kaustav

That’s a good habit for sure! At one point I really got tired of cleaning tracks though, especially when my layout was halfway through - I really wanted to finish the layout and build things, but then if I didn’t clean the tracks, I couldn’t run any trains, so I was spending a lot more time cleaning tracks then building my layout.

Hey, you’re welcome! Yes, all this is applicable for models with traction tires. The only thing is that you need to be a little more gentle and careful with the wheels with rubber tires so that you don’t cause wear and tear. It might help to actually take off the tires from the wheels, clean carefully and then put them back in.

got it, thanks a lot!

Thanks J.D.! The layout is a freelance layout based on Iain Rice’s Coalport, MD 1941 design. I moved the era by 20 years to 1960s and named it Wrightsville Port.

To the 2nd question, yes. The layout was featured in 2013, but I have some or the other article that get published in that magazine every year. I am planning to do another feature next year when the layout is complete.

Thank you so much Sean for your kind words. 🙏🙏 Thomas the Tank Engine is the real railroading super hero, not me... 😂 When you say your loco doesn't start till you go full throttle, does the light come on? If you were running DC, then I would've almost attributed this to dirty wheels, but since the loco is DCC, it might be a bit complicated. This is what I'd do: 1. Do the basic check on connectivity - All wheels are clean, tracks are clean and all contact clips /strips are clean. 2. Make sure that both the trucks are sitting properly with the right gears meshing, and the truck contacts are not tangled with the contact strips. The trucks should be able to move freely with it's copper contacts touching the copper strips all the time. 3. If the decoder is hooked through a harness, make sure the harness is connected properly. 4. Make sure that the tiny gears are clean and lubricated (but NOT over lubircated). 5. After all the above checks and corrrections as necessary, if you still have the same issue, then unfortunatley it has to be either the decoder or the motor. Try another decoder first since that's much easier than changing the motors. You might even want to contact Atlas at this point. Hope this helps, and good luck repairing your loco. Cheers!

@@TrainsandDioramas thank you so much I’ll try everything you told me to do and you’re right Thomas is the real superhero😂😂😂

Thank you Ted, glad that it was helpful. Cheers! Kaustav

Any Luck? I have a loco that is not running either and might try these tricks as well