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A red box Santa Fe passenger set. All the cars light up. 
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Posted - December 15 2013 : 3:18:38 PM
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| That water looks great Jerry. Tell me, when you run a lighted passenger train, does the current draw impact the locomotive performance? Is there a way you can easily turn the car lighting on and off?
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Posted - December 15 2013 : 4:20:50 PM
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quote:That water looks great Jerry. Tell me, when you run a lighted passenger train, does the current draw impact the locomotive performance? Is there a way you can easily turn the car lighting on and off?
Originally posted by Barry - December 15 2013 : 3:18:38 PM
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Well the loco shouldn't & the lights draw power from the track via the wheels
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 Posted - December 15 2013 : 5:13:48 PM
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Hi JNXT 7707,
WOW! what a beautiful scene. Great work all around.
Thanks for sharing.
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Posted - December 15 2013 : 5:42:26 PM
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quote:That water looks great Jerry. Tell me, when you run a lighted passenger train, does the current draw impact the locomotive performance? Is there a way you can easily turn the car lighting on and off?
Originally posted by Barry - December 15 2013 : 3:18:38 PM
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Barry - I have not noticed any effect on the loco, but I have a decent MRC Railpower 1300 on this layout so should have plenty of power. And no, as Ben said the cars pick up their power through their wheels, there's no way to turn the lights off.
Funny thing about the water, it's Woodland Scenics and if you look close there are small bubbles forming on the surface. These have developed over a span of 2½ years, very slowly. In this case it doesn't hurt the scene much because it kind of gives it a look of a shallow river with some movement - but when I first layed it down it was like a mirror. I've heard all kinds of theories about why this stuff does it, most have said it's because the paint underneath it was not fully cured. But, it's a problem specific to the WS water so who knows? I would advise anyone planning on using the stuff to NOT use it, there are too many other options and not worth the chance of it doing what it's doing here.
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Posted - December 16 2013 : 11:41:49 PM
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Once again, excellent pictures! I love the flowing curve of the track, and the train looks mint.
quote:| That water looks great Jerry. Tell me, when you run a lighted passenger train, does the current draw impact the locomotive performance? Is there a way you can easily turn the car lighting on and off? |
The lights don't suck too much power. I have more problems running Tyco passenger trains because of the weight of the cars. If you did want to turn the lighting off all you'd need to do is remove the lone body screw, pop the shell off, and remove the bulbs from their "sockets". 
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Posted - December 17 2013 : 12:03:38 AM
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| Very Nice, Jerry ! The SF passenger set is my favorite.. But I love to see the others too.... Great scenics !!
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Posted - December 17 2013 : 12:21:32 AM
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quote:Very Nice, Jerry ! The SF passenger set is my favorite.. But I love to see the others too.... Great scenics !!
Originally posted by walt - December 17 2013 : 12:03:38 AM
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I likes it too but DaCheez has one I WANTS!! 
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Posted - December 17 2013 : 12:30:35 AM
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| You're right, Ben.. Eric has some nice sets too.
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Posted - December 17 2013 : 08:32:29 AM
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| ni ce photos,lovely sets,made better by scenery ken
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Posted - December 18 2013 : 6:14:12 PM
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| Heh...would that be the UP set, Ben? It's all just luck. I still don't have a SF B-unit like JNXT posted above. Someday!
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Posted - December 18 2013 : 7:57:58 PM
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There was a really nice Canadian National set on ebay when I found the SF set. Black with a white stripe and red lettering - beautiful. Almost went for it, a unique and distinctive paint scheme.
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Posted - December 18 2013 : 9:06:23 PM
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quote:| Heh...would that be the UP set, Ben? Originally posted by DaCheez - December 18 2013 : 6:14:12 PM
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YES, YES & MOAR YESES!!!
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Posted - December 19 2013 : 7:46:08 PM
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quote:| There was a really nice Canadian National set on ebay when I found the SF set. Black with a white stripe and red lettering - beautiful. Almost went for it, a unique and distinctive paint scheme. |
I can't disagree with you on that!
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 12:37:02 AM
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Oh yeah Cheez...and it's even better with the striped locomotive. I might have to put that set on my 'someday' list
I was wondering - do you know what the 'Rapido' means? Is it a name of a train?
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 02:35:08 AM
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yes Rapido is the name of the train & is also a high dollar model train company too 
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 08:16:10 AM
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| must say cheez your layout,is looking sweet ken
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 1:31:51 PM
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From Wikipedia:
"Rapido was the name of the Canadian National Railway's express passenger train service on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The service was introduced on October 31, 1965, on the Montreal-Toronto route. In 1966, service was extended to the Montreal-Quebec City route and later, to other city pairs, including Toronto-Windsor/Sarnia and Toronto-Ottawa."
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 1:52:24 PM
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Looking for that Rapido set too I only has the tailend club car 
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 2:21:13 PM
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quote:That water looks great Jerry. Tell me, when you run a lighted passenger train, does the current draw impact the locomotive performance?
Originally posted by Barry - December 15 2013 : 3:18:38 PM
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Those bulbs draw maybe 10 milliamps a piece; together they draw a fraction of that MU-2.
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Funny thing about the water, it's Woodland Scenics and if you look close there are small bubbles forming on the surface. These have developed over a span of 2½ years, very slowly. In this case it doesn't hurt the scene much because it kind of gives it a look of a shallow river with some movement - but when I first layed it down it was like a mirror. I've heard all kinds of theories about why this stuff does it, most have said it's because the paint underneath it was not fully cured. But, it's a problem specific to the WS water so who knows? I would advise anyone planning on using the stuff to NOT use it, there are too many other options and not worth the chance of it doing what it's doing here.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â December 15 2013Â :Â 5:42:26 PM
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Odd that it should do that... it looks like the crew has been disposing of their water bottles from the train.
Great looking layouts!
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Posted - December 20 2013 : 5:35:23 PM
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quote: quote:That water looks great Jerry. Tell me, when you run a lighted passenger train, does the current draw impact the locomotive performance? Is there a way you can easily turn the car lighting on and off?
Originally posted by Barry - December 15 2013 : 3:18:38 PM
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Barry - I have not noticed any effect on the loco, but I have a decent MRC Railpower 1300 on this layout so should have plenty of power. And no, as Ben said the cars pick up their power through their wheels, there's no way to turn the lights off.
Funny thing about the water, it's Woodland Scenics and if you look close there are small bubbles forming on the surface. These have developed over a span of 2½ years, very slowly. In this case it doesn't hurt the scene much because it kind of gives it a look of a shallow river with some movement - but when I first layed it down it was like a mirror. I've heard all kinds of theories about why this stuff does it, most have said it's because the paint underneath it was not fully cured. But, it's a problem specific to the WS water so who knows? I would advise anyone planning on using the stuff to NOT use it, there are too many other options and not worth the chance of it doing what it's doing here.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â December 15 2013Â :Â 5:42:26 PM
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Looks like some big 'ol cafish swirling around down there
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