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AllaN01Bear

(18,159 posts)
Tue Mar 7, 2023, 12:58 PM Mar 2023

model railroading

du model railroad enthusiasts , i have a request please. i model " tinplate "o" gauge . i use lionel fasttrack. i have a simple oval and wanting to run 2 trains using conventional o gauge wireing. most of my trains and locos are of 1980s vintage , mpc eara. cant seem to find any wiriing diagrams to setup a simple oval for 2 train ops . any help appreceated . thanks

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model railroading (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 OP
I have some old LIonel stuff from the fifties, but the track got rusted. Interested in any cars? panader0 Mar 2023 #1
now thanks . thanks for the offer. AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 #2
Is there a career center near you? Marthe48 Mar 2023 #3
I checked the 1948 Model Railroad Annual I have Marthe48 Mar 2023 #4
Suggest you ask here: Auggie Mar 2023 #5
check this one out. Mr.Bill Mar 2023 #6

Marthe48

(16,936 posts)
3. Is there a career center near you?
Tue Mar 7, 2023, 02:02 PM
Mar 2023

Maybe you could talk to someone in the electronics dept. You have a such a specific request, you might have to design your own electrical system I have a couple of model rr books, but they are much earlier than 1980s. I think one is a catalog and one is a book about layouts.

Marthe48

(16,936 posts)
4. I checked the 1948 Model Railroad Annual I have
Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:28 PM
Mar 2023

There is a section on wiring and circuits. Do you want me to try to send you the information on those pages?

One of the diagrams is an oval, and some of the information is about running two rail, circuits, the switch, currents, etc.

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