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I attended the N Scale Weekend in Altoona, my first N scale event. I modeled in N scale back in the '80s, but then went to larger scales. Now that we are planning on downsizing N scale has regained it's appeal to me. I joined NRail shortly afterwards getting a tip from someone with the Iron City T-Trak group. Thank you for the great information in the video. I will be going back and viewing previous videos.

I disagree with the point about insulated joiners not being level with the tops of the rails (at 15:02 "AR1 Tips"); it could cause issues. The reverser does not rely on the wheels bridging the gap to cause the phase short. While this can and does happen, it isn't a requirement to trip the reverser. The gap will be bridged electrically by the conductive footprint of the locomotive. Generally, there are wipers on all wheels on the loco for better pickup of power. One wheel will be in the reversing section while one will still be out of it, this is sufficient to trip the reverser. By having metal wheels bridge the gap, the reverser could wind up fighting itself if trains are running over both sets of gaps. If a locomotive is leaving the reversing section and another is entering it, the metal wheels of the entering train can bridge the gap while the loco, set of metal wheels, or a lighted car is bridging the exit gaps. The reverser will fight itself and cutout for a second or two. The train will start moving again, but only until the next set of metal wheels bridges the gap. I see no adverse effect from filling the gap. Worse case, if you have only one axle on a loco picking up power, the reverser wouldn't trip, but it wouldn't have to in that case. The reverser is only there to address the situation of a short occuring. If there isn't a short, it doesn't matter, the loco will happily keep going. @steve_larson mentions using the the dual frog juicer as a reverser thus avoiding the fighting gaps. Haven't tried it myself.

I originally installed the AR1 on my reverse loop, but the loop was too short and my lighted passenger cars would make it cut out if the train was longer than the loop. After about 6 months it quit working, no matter where I set the pot. It was totally my fault since I love long passenger trains and was probably faulting out 10 times a day. I have since been using Tam Valley frog juicers. You can pair outputs for Y's and reverse loops. I'm currently using the dual model to run the reverse loop on my Atlas code 65 sectional layout, and the Hex frog juicer for frogs on my C55 layout. A neat extra is that the dual output model has LED outputs to run signals. The longer passenger trains (longer than the reverse loop) don't seem to be a problem for the Dual Juicer. They switch so fast that they can change states in-between wheels, so it just flashes red/green on the PCB really fast but doesn't fault out and everything runs smoothly.

Where are the links to sign up?

Very cool presentation about high speed rail.

A fitting tribute to the late Tony DeMasi. Well done NRMRC.

My three modules, my NASCAR race car train and the George Hughes memorial hopper train - all donated to RANTRAK - were on display in this layout. Many thanks. 8:41

Great work and cool events Greetings from Poland (EU),...

Nice presentation about high speed rail .. too bad we are broke as a country ...

RANTRAK & RAT-TRAK from Richmond Area NRail loved plugging into the NRail50 festivities in 2023.

@donwhead thanks for giving such a great review! We agree that Speed is a wizard of providing the practical foundational details that educates the novice and leads to success. His Arduino chapter in this episode has its own embedded link that should be shared and viewed repeatedly. Great comment!

So much great stuff in this video! Great to hear some first-hand news about the N Scale Enthusiasts convention! Very much looking forward to it! The presentation from Speed was great! As someone who works in IT and has done technical support, he did a great job of trying to make it accessible to everyone. I also appreciate the mentioning of the ISO date standard (YYYY-MM-DD), and I wish more people would use that. Anyway, with regards to the project, I look forward to being able to run thru this myself at home. Thanks again!

I like so much part of the video when the train crosses from layout T-TRAK to layout N-TRAK

Great Video guys.. I see I misspoke on the screw size.. Its not #0 x 3/4 its #0 x 3/8

Thank you ! Another interesting and informative show .

We received sad news that our friend, NRail Advisor, N Scale aficionado Ray Chaffee has passed away on Friday August 25th. Ray not only was an advisor for NRail, he was a member of the Connecticut Valley Model Railroad Club and Northeast T-TRAK. Ray was a valuable contributor to the model train community and the go-to guy for trouble shooting any show layout issues. Always willing to lend a hand, Ray will be greatly missed.

interesting channel! I just jumped on board :)

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There are no two better people. Their home layout "The Sceniced and Undecided" is amazing!!! The fiber optic fireworks are still my favorite. Simply brilliant! They even created my very own layout! "Brandi River Railroad" An N scale that was driven from NJ to NC for a wonderful Christmas surprise for their niece. Model railroading has been a huge part of their life; My whole life. They truly love it! Loved seeing this!!!

I love the Enterprise with an F14 on the deck!! Great ship and Awesome airplane

Very happy to rerelease this amazing interview after correcting an error in version 1. Our earlier release misidentified the Spano’s friend, the late Tom Hoover, with another famous drag racing car legend of the same name. It should be no surprise that someone with the credentials of the Spano’s Tom Hoover would have exceptional contributions to modular N Scale too!

I was proud and pleased to have my modules included in the first layout shown in this video. I think it was one of the nicest layouts we’ve ever done at Amherst. Big thanks to NRail for posting this video, and for promoting N scale model railroading in all its modular forms. And big welcome to anyone interested in getting involved in the hobby! Please contact a local club. We are always interested in having new members and contributors. Joining a modular club is a great way to connect with other hobbyists, AND you get to run your trains in huge beautiful layouts….like this one! 😊👍👍

This show was one of the best Amherst train show, if not the best, since many years. Nice video!

Another good job John Mark.

It was a real treat to see the Cotton Brute in action. Thanks for bringing it to our T-Trak layout.

2 cars isn't even a challenge, I doubt she even noticed that load.

Very nice!

Wished you could have picked up Fay's speaking at times, but this is still neat. Fay is a great guy and modeler too.

Thanks for joining us LIVE! 8 of us got the “front row view”

Great video ! Good job .

What do bagpipes have to do with model railroading??? FAIL!!!

Ready to take N to N-finity and beyond!

FESTIVE!

Great to see the Cotton Brute is still around and running. Many years ago Jim showed me this model at a show we were at and I was amazed by how heavy is was.

Great job with this JM!

Nice Video. I'm really sorry I missed the convention. Remember the train with the video camera?? check out this link. That video is part of the July NRail Zoom Track. ruclips.net/video/JdaV-3rdyHk/видео.html If you want to see more cab rid videos check Richmond Area NRail on RUclips.

Great video, enjoyed watching. Bob

See you next month!

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Is all of Zimmerman a 'no parking' zone ?

Thanks for the feature JM! Always glad to promote N Scale.

Nice video like and subscribed from Czech Republic 🙂👍👍👍

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I would like to know more about the Kato Balloon Module

Nice video like it very much.

Thanks for putting this together.