Command Control for Toy Trains
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I mistakenly received this book thinking that it was an introductory guide to Digital Command and Control for model railroads. It is...kind of. It is an introduction but it is meant specifically for that branch of railroading known as "Toy Trains". Those are the ones a little smaller than HO scale and which use a 3 rail AC system. It is not what is meant by most when they speak of model railroads.
That being said, the book seems to be a fair introduction to the subject for the TT world and goes over the basic principles and the two main approaches. The treatment seems basic but thorough but will not translate to most of the model railroading world.
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Operating toy trains is all about control, but for nearly a century, the flow of electricity to a piece of track, not the train itself, was all that could be controlled. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
throttle dial, electrical power blocks, locomotive conversions, coil couplers, track voltage, scale mph, electrical blocks, equipped locomotives, star wiring, red dial, command base, track switches, track power, switch controller, gauge locomotives, sophisticated layout, conventional control, soft keys, center rail, outside rails, gauge trains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Command Base, Track Interface Unit, Accessory Switch Controller, American Flyer, Magic Electrol, Operating Track Controller, World War, Accessory Voltage Controller, Digital Command System, Signal Sounds New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Operating toy trains is all about control, but for nearly a century, the flow of electricity to a piece of track, not the train itself, was all that could be controlled. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
throttle dial, electrical power blocks, locomotive conversions, coil couplers, track voltage, scale mph, electrical blocks, equipped locomotives, star wiring, red dial, command base, track switches, track power, switch controller, gauge locomotives, sophisticated layout, conventional control, soft keys, center rail, outside rails, gauge trains Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Command Base, Track Interface Unit, Accessory Switch Controller, American Flyer, Magic Electrol, Operating Track Controller, World War, Accessory Voltage Controller, Digital Command System, Signal Sounds New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Track Planning Ideas for Toy Trains: Includes More Than 100 Unique Layout Concepts by Peter H. Riddle in Back Matter
- Build a Better Toy Train Layout by John Grams on page 42
- Great Toy Train Layouts by Roger Carp in Back Matter
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