Reply to "Brand new to the hobby-need some guidance"

Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member

It's OK, all AM loco's use a DC motor. The AC is converted to DC in the electronic sequence reverse unit on the AC Hi-rail units.

Something you may want to consider: Hi-rail with Kadee couplers. This is how one of the well known S Scaler has done it:

http://www.buffalocreekandgaul.../ModelRailroads.html

Brooks Stover uses AM's code 148 track and uses Hi-rail wheels, but by every definition he operates a scale railroad. He initially used redetailed American Flyer 0-8-0's converted to 2-8-0's and as better equipment came out, saw no reason to change track. He's had articles in several Model Railraoder's, NMRA Bulletins, NASG Dispatches and even Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazzette. Nobody's ever complained about the height of the rail or wheels...

Rusty

11/29/166:45 PM

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