I was given a beautiful Athearn Bombardier Metrolink passenger car for my birthday by someone who did not know what I was modeling.  I really like the looks of the car and thought I might make a set and modify them for my layout.  But I am having a real problem with the trucks.  I have very wide radius curves and still this thing wants to jump the rail.  Anyone else have these and have some hints, tips, tricks?

Hey Folks

Excuse me for being math challenged but is there a simple formula for making measurements in HO scale?

For instance if my sidewalk is 3 feet wide outside my house and I want to model it in HO, how do I figure out how wide it should be?  Thank you for the help.  Remember math challenged so it needs to be easy which I am sure it.  Math is why I majored in media, not engineering.

Finally purchased my Digitrax Zephyr and put in my decoders.  I am so happy and have only wrecked twoce today!  When I was running DC I never had any electrical problems but now it seems that my Locos want to short out when they hit an EZ Track turnout.  Any suggestions?

I have searched the forum and found some info on dealing with corrosion but I thought I might get some help for my "special" problem.

My layout runs from the main room into a tunnel that is in the mechanical room for my 95 year old house.  The vent for the water heater has a small leak that I have patched several times but it dripped on the track this week and now my nickel silver track has green corrosion all over it.

What would be the best way to clean this?  I really don't want to replace the track.

And of course I am fixing the vent so no home improvement folks out there need bother me about that.

Love this forum, I read all the time but rarely post.  Thanks for the help!

If this has been covered before please forgive me but...does anyone make an elevated train such as Chicago's CTA in HO?  If so, where can I get it, I have looked in all of the usual places Walther's etc..

I need to know how to do a reverse loop using Bachmann easy track.  All the help I have gotten has been for wiring standard track.  Any help here?  Please!