Please help, my model trains are louder than the real ones! Is there anything I can do to quieten down my Bachmann locos?
I have Woodland Scenecis roadbed on 1/2 plywood. This roadbed is a composite that is supposed to absorb the sound.
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If your track (with or without base) is sitting on a thin plywood or rigid styrofoam table top, these materials are probably acting as a sound board and amplifying the sound. Try setting a few feet of your track on a piece of carpet or a throw rug and see if that quiets your train down when it passes over that section of track.
I have my Bachmann EZ-Track on white styrofoam on top of plywood and it's very quiet. When the track was on the plywood it was quiet loud.
Cork roadbed or homasote is good to quiet noisy trains. My trains can never be heard,,, unless I'm running them. ;D
What locomotives are you using?
I used strips of rubber that a acquired from a empty trailer. It is black, and comes in a roll. It is about 1/16th of an inch thick. i just cut it to fit, and it easily stays in place, without any glue. I am sorry I do not know what it is called, but the 25+ feet has lasted me for my whole layout. The material is great for covering the curve sections of Woodland Scenic risers.
use a 0-5-0...
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