The new game in town is called 3-Rail O Scale, and it features O scale couplers and diesels with fixed pilots.
Manufacturers are in on the action. They are either producing 3-Rail O Scale products, or have made new items 3-Rail O Scale ready, enabling an easier transition to scale couplers, etc.
We make a return visit to Norm Charbonneau, a hobby Super Star in weathering and scenery. Norm has created a new, larger layout that shows how he converted to scale Kadee couplers and fixed pilots.
Next we visit the Hi-Rail Modular Train Club in Griffith, IN. They have installed their permanent layout, and added a large storage yard for their members' fleet of realistic trains, many of which are 3-Rail O Scale.
18 different trains - steam and diesel, freight and passenger - pass through rural and industrial areas on a three-track mainline.
Both Norm and the Griffith hi-railers use only modern command control operating systems to run their trains. The effect is |
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