Originally Posted by sinclair:
What if we heated the water with that electricity, like electric water heaters, only instead of getting hot water for our showers we are using it to run the trains.
Plausable, but IMHO just not enough electrical current (6A @ 18VAC) to produce enough steam to run a model train. If you kicked it up to 120VAC @ 20 amps, you may make it work. It would be dangerous, but would be a good solution for keeping the cats off the layout...
Gilly