Oh, how I would love to take my Grand son to a real hobby store, but there are none in what you would call close.   My method of shopping was to watch the Walther's flyers to see what was available then order from the magazines mail order dealers at a lot lower price.

Then of course, the family would see some thing and say "Grand Dad could use this."  So some boxes have never been opened since they were unwrapped.

Again, thanks for everything, and have a nice day . .. Enjoy your trains. (Now, where I have I heard that before?)

Not sure what I got . ..I have both a HO and and N layout.  An Atlas 'Dead End Uncoupler' track handles the HO and a Model Power (Expensive little devils) handles the N.

Some of the cartons state "Equipped with X2F Couplers".  Nobody mentioned these yet.   

A little research reveals they were invented by Paul Mallory back in the fifties, and he let any one that wanted to use them, and they were referred to as NMRA type.

Any how, I just turned 82 and my grandson just turned 11, so from here on it is going to be up to him.

Thanks for all the help, guys, and have a nice day.

Now, Glenn and Mike have me more confused than ever.

I have N scale from ConCor, Atlas, Model Power and Bachmann, and they all have horn hook type couplers and so far they are all compatiable, what am I doing wrong

Have a nice day.

A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet, a Chrystantheum by any other name would be easier to spell.

The same is true with couplers, but if a coupler worked for all that time, and just about every manufactuer/supplier used them, There must have been some merit to them.  I have rolling stock with different brand names and they all have them.  Wouldn't it be sad if we all  agreed on everything.

Have a nice day.

I have gotten by with hook and horn couplers for over 30 years and am not about to change.  Most of my rolling stock goes back to the good ole days of Tyco.

I hope my Grand son learns how to change out couplers to some thing that is still on the market when he takes over.

My layout is over 32 years old, going bacl to the days of Tyco with hook and horn couplers and the change over to the new fangled ones has been a pet pive of mine for years.  Altas made a 'dead end uncoupler' track that worked fro yrears, now they say they stopped making it.

I am not in favor of cars with two types of couplers, which means that particular car has to stay with that particular locomotive . .. what a way to run a railroad.

Maybe, in my life time, some one will go back to hook and horn couplers witha workable uncoulper track.

Your layout sounds like the one in my head, with the Empire State Building on one edge and the San Fran bridge on the other.

My only suggestion would to be look up  www.ntrak.com .

Good luck

Ed

Thanks, Guys.  I do most of my wiring on the table then drill the holes to put the wires down thru, oncce I am under I mark the various wires with masking tape.  It would require too big of a hole to run the tape down thru as well.

My hidden message was to manufactuers/suppliers to
color code their wires.  Hope it it sinks in.

Have a nice day .. enjoy your trains (Now, where have I heard that before?"

Ed

I do my wiring under the layout, Bachmann switches have all three wires green coated, how doI tell one from the other while under the table?
Color coding sure would help.