Hey buddy, and yes im so glad I was able to play. And im still using roomba batteries from Amazon.

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 ah Ok on the roomba battery. 👍

Saddly yes. Been way to.hotttt here to play

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 yep

Good evening. I always try to respond to every comment. To answer your question, yes my rails are dead. I have converted my 3 rail engines to on board battery power with remote control. Best thing I have ever done in this hobby. No more cleaning track, rust is no longer a issue, (yes we still have to lube gears)

Thank you for responding. May I ask how and what are you using for the remote? I have mth locos that I would really like to remote control. Are you using an RC control?

@@shanewells9398 sure thing, I'm using railpro by ring engineering. You can look through my you tube page and find tons of videos on them. Before I discovered rail pro I was using light dimmers, piko systems, stand toy RC system, among many other DIY systems. But railpro is by far the best system for it. Only thing that comes close I the lionel Lion chief system.

Thank you! I definitely will be watching your videos and looking into that device. Thanks again

Man, your layout is just amazing. I am so excited to do this. Having all the engines and cars just laying around collecting dust in my basement is just wrong, lol.

Hello, im using atlas track. They are made with UV resistant ties.

Hello, using atlas track.

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 it threw me off on section of the video. That's why I asked. I do like atlas track. Great product

Your absolutely right you can. You can use 2 rail track. I don't use 2 rail rack for a few reasons. 1. I have tons of this stuff my dads layout and my layout. 2. Even though I'm dead rail I still run animated cars and lighted cars. (Currently making my lighted cars battery as well)

Well first identify the motor. If it's a pullmor you'll need to get a bridge rectifier to allow the motor to run on DC. After that you can install a battery and your choice of radio control. Your smoke unit is iffy. On order units like that I had to eliminate the smoke or custom install a new fan driven smoke. And I attach that directly to the battery power. (It will smoke as soon as you turn unit on) If you have a can motor then yay! Life is easier. Just install your choice of rc control and install battery. I hope this helps and makes sense. If you need more in depth details then simply ask away! I'm not a professional but I will give what knowledge I have to anyone that shared thos great hobby!

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 thank you, my locomotive is one of the Lionel starter set 0-8-0s, I believe it has a micro flat can motor and it has a motherboard in it with everything plugged into it.

@@Rob1_5 is it a lionchief emgine? With remote?

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 no it came out of a set with power max controller/transformer.

@@Rob1_5 what's the product number and I'll Google it and find out what you need

Thanks buddy!

Thank you! And it's ok about the damaged line. It's all part of the garden railroad life lol

So the longest train I have pulled with 1 of my battery powered engines has been 22 ore cars and a caboose. But this wasn't the "heaviest" just longest. The heaviest train I've pulled was a 18 car train consisted of 2 engines converted to battery power pulling 9 husky stacks made by k-line, 6 mth premier auto racks, and 3 premier box cars full of duck eggs and one speaker. I could have pulled more but ran out of space on my main line.

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 wow that’s cool. Your videos has me wanting to get back into trains. I had 2 transformers . 1 I gave away, not sure what happened to the other 😫 my Ho train is from 1997 when my dad got it for me ( the others I traded for NASCAR diecast cars) I’m not sure if new transformers would work on it. So I’m iffy on getting a new transformer

@@Denverbroncos87 well im happy that I can give a little inspiration. ☺️ I also do n scale in the gorage. I play with that on rainy days and in winter times. But my WIFE and I are both wanting to do lego trains one day

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 I want to see if I can find a transformer for my old track. I had a transformer where the wires connect the track and transformer. I can probably find it online . The toy train store near me closed up.

I buy roomba batteries right off amazon!!

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 ah ok, I thought I heard you mention getting them cheaper than the one in the video. How are you charging those Roomba batteries?

@@Thunder_Ridge_Railroad I purchase a lithium charger from rldhobbies.com along with a charge port and on off switch. The port and switch already come ready to assemble. Super simple and no solder required unless you want too. That simple.

Hey man, I removed the entire switch mechanism and just let the weight of the engine switch it as it passes. All I do before each run session is make sure the re is no dabree in the switch itself. And that's it. Simple as that. Tha KS for the comment and please keep all of updated on your new garden railroad!

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Oh there's a few!

Happy easter to you as well buddy. ive been. we are at 7 days until our wedding. so we been busy planning and planning and did i mention planning? lol. but today was a great day to relax on my terms. hahaha

@@luckeyranchrailroadlrr1023 I hear that.. lots of planning. A time for trains and rest. 🚂🐣👍🙂