i have the same problem with my spectrum 2-10-2 the loco wont start until i crank the trottle up to 1/2 speed the answer is the deacoder does not have a feature (somebody told me on the forum a while back but i forgot the name) it means you have to give it more juice to make it start than a normal loco with time and running this effect will go away.

thanks for that jake do you have item nimbers?
this is gr8 thanks

my layout is aproximately 11 x 5 foot oval and i have a little space to the left so i MIGHT be able to make a l shaped layout. there is a lot of space in the middle where i made a couple sidings i plan to turn this into a yard and add a roundhouse but i am VERY hesitant because my layout is on the carpet and is made of e-z track i think it would be better to start a modular layout instead of having my trains on the flood where people step on them this has already happened to my CNR spectrum 2-10-2 a familiy freind stepped on it it god obliterated so i replaced it. thanks for all the help so far hope this helps

does that mean it is sold as a pack if so could you give me the item number THANKS A LOT

here's the best one yet according to me at least 




beat that!

i was just wondering how i could have fun with my current setup i have stopped playing with my trains for the time being because watching two trains going around an oval just does'nt appeal to me anymore this is what i have:
2 trains:
1.) a string of 5 steamlined coaches pulled by my BLI CNR hudson (my dcc system does'nt have enough power to run it faster than half speed)
2.) a 15 car freight train pulled by a B-MAN CNR 2-10-2
layout:
i have a large double-tracked oval with 2 crossovers to allow trains to switch tracks.
the layout is made out of e-z track and there is no backdrop for scene separation.
any help is greatly appreciated and i would also like to hear how YOU have fun with you trains when doing the same thing over and oer again gets boring.

Andy Fekete

thanks a lot i will do some reaserch with this info

here's a pic just for fun


thanks again

does anybody know if it's easy to get a spectrum sound equipped engine in ontario? im planning on getting a j class northern kitbashed into a u4-a northern.
and does anybody know of a suitable deacoder speaker combination for my CNR 2-10-2 that i plan to make prototypical.

ps: here's the real 2-10-2 u can see the abundance of missing parts.

Does anybody know of a good sound decoder and speaker to put in my specrum cnr 2-10-2?

looks like a zephyr to me im probobly wrong though

try this on for size!

I just got an idea for a exiting game here's how it goes. if you could design a loco using traits from other locos on your what would you use for example i would use the styling of a CNR 6400 class northern

the wheel arangement of a UP 9000 class


and the massive 80 inch wheels of a santa fe northern

rapido is 100% canadian owned although their products are made in chine but hey is'nt everything!

rapido does hard to get one because it's a special model and is not mass produced
here's the link:
http://www.rapidotrains.com/c-lrc00.html

never mind the spelling as long as i get my point across.
oh well i guess i can't change anybody's opinion but, i tried!