Category: Locomotives

P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 3

My four month marathon with the SW9 is almost finished (see my previous posts: P48 – SW9 UpgradeP48 – SW9…

P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 2

A followup to my previous post P48 – SW9 Upgrade.  Pilots After that previous post I focused on the pilots. by…

P48: Atlas SW8 Decoder Install

I brought home my friend’s SW8 to work on recently. Mainly the loco needed a decoder install, upgrade to LEDs…

P48 – SW9 Upgrade

My Atlas O SW9 project started in March of 2020 when I converted it to P48 with Right-O-Way geared wheel…

BNSF 6752 - Kato SD40-2

Renumbering – BNSF 6752 & BN 6770

I have two Kato SD40-2 locomotives; BNSF 6752 and BNSF 6770. I’d like to renumber them both to reflect an…

UR92 guts hanging out

The hole that ate my Dremel

UR92 Fascia Panel A few weeks ago I burned up my Dremel trying to cut a new hole for UR92…

Kato SD40-2 install Digitrax SDH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug

Decoder Install – Kato SD40-2 Soundbug

I’ve recorded a new video: How to Install a Digitrax DH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug Decoders into an HO scale Kato SD40-2 locomotive. I…

Proto:87 Test Train

Proto:87 Test Run 1

A lot of fiddling to get it on the tracks and going. First try it wouldn’t run, I figured out…

Proto:87 Wheels Installed on Kato SD40-2

Proto:87 Upgrade – Kato SD40-2

I’ve upgraded Kato SD40-2 with Proto:87 wheelsets. I made a video (probably too long) as a reference for anyone who wanted to try it…

Patrick running trains

Nightime Operations 8-20-2012

Nighttime Operations on The Industrial Lead   I set up a tuning fork test track. Just a lead a turnout…