I am trying to sync the "A" & "B" FA units and I need to match the settings on the DCC modules in each loco.  The "A" unit is sound and has the long board DCC controller, the "B" unit has the smaller little square DCC module. I have the DCC listings for the "B" unit and the literature that came with the "A" only lists F0 - F8.  I need the other CV settings to sync the "A" & "B" units as close together as possible.
They fight each other now, the "A" dragging the "B" until its' module catches up and almost matches speed with the "A" but will "drag" its' wheels at times slowing down the trains and squealing the wheels as it does.

Can you tell me where I can find the whole CV table for the FA 2 "A" unit with sound?

Thanks!
Bill

Slowly adding to the main street. My grocery store, hotel and barber shop. I added lites to the sidewalks, the rear of the buildings, and a few inside lites. will keep adding more landscape details a bit at a time.

After watching Bachmann's new model livestream, it appears that Thomas Tuesday might not happen until April. But Matt confirmed that they have samples to show in n-scale for next month. This could signal Henry's unpainted sample as hinted from the February stream. As such, I'm looking forward to the reveal of Henry. 

Hi Luis,

Len is correct. The DCC Sound Value version of the 0-6-0 does not have a smoke unit.

Hi Chris,

To have the red marker lights on the rear of the train work correctly with directional control, you will need to set up the locomotive and cab car as a Consist. There are instructions in the Quick Start Guide included with the cab car.

Quote from: jward on March 13, 2026, 12:27:33 PM

Quote from: trainman203 on March 10, 2026, 09:02:58 PMI don't know how this will reproduce in this form, but this Sanborn map is a view of some long-gone very compact street running switching trackage in my hometown, reminiscent of the 4x8 under discussion. The T&NO comes in from the left. It crosses the vertically running MP several times. The T&NO was in this location at least 20 years before the MP arrived.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4014nm.g033751952/?sp=9&st=image&r=0.346,0.184,0.575,0.669,0

Looking at this map raises some questions. There has to be an interesting story here. My understanding is that the later railroad to arrive must pay for any necessary junctions to the existing railroad, and for a tower to control things if necessary. Could the T&NO have purposely added more industrial spurs in order to increase the cost of the MoPac coming to town? How was the issue of T&NO fouling the MP line to serve these industries handled? Did they have to get permission to foul the MP? Or were speed low enough and traffic light enough that visual right of way would suffice?

I would have no idea about the business dimensions of these two railroads crossing each each other so many times within a few hundred feet.

However, there was definitely no tower at that location at that location with that street running track, I never saw anything move on it during the day.  I found out later on with the MP only switched it at night to avoid any auto traffic.  But I have to say, this was a pretty small town and I don't remember ever seeing anything approaching heavy traffic on that street as many times as I rode my bicycle up and down that street.  We were never able to talk to anyone on the T&NO about that location, but I remember seeing a box car at that oil dealer only a couple of times and a only couple of boxcars on the one that curved way to the right after the crossing the MP.  There's a more detailed map of everything to the right that I need to find, should've posted it before.

Also, these tracks here were dead end switching trackage with engines only moving one or two cars at a time, there were no actual train movements with cabooses at this location.

I did a very long, detailed narrative about this spur and the Missouri Pacific in my town in general on another forum a couple of years ago. I could post the link to it here if anyone is interested.

Quote from: Ralph S on February 28, 2026, 11:30:16 AMI'd show images of my layout but, after looking through Sheldon's layout, I'm too embarrassed to show my behemoth, and it's nowhere near completion.

Don't worry about that, most of us have layouts that are far from complete. Besides, the best time to think about things like this are early on, while it's easier to change.

As far as the layout, the balance between track and scenery / structures is going to be different for each person. However, in my experience, many folks (me included) have a tendency to try to cram in too much. I think it was John Armstrong who said something like 'put in the amount of track you think is right, then take out 1/3 of it - that will end up being closer to the ideal'. Leaving some room for scenery does a lot to open up a layout, even if it's just a hill or a small pond.

For industries, sometimes it works better to have one larger industry that realistically could receive 3-4-5 cars, then have several small industries that each get one car. Maybe even an industry that has two separate tracks on each side of the building, one for things it's receiving and one for finished products it's shipping out. A furniture factory that has one area for receiving flat cars with lumber, and another area for loading boxcars with finished chairs and tables maybe.

How does one re connect the very fine wires from the tender to the engine?
Would it be easier to try to unplug the plugs then connect?
Thanks
Stephen

The New Haven owned the mainline and the spur at the time. The spur was known as the 'Groton Branch' The main industries served were Sunoco Ready Mix Cement, near where the spur left the main, Groton Airport, Esso Oil, Pfizer, and Electric Boat Company.  The track is still there, and can be followed on Google maps:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Groton,+CT/@41.3412721,-72.0417338,16.58z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e6093f23ffd9e5:0x44ff1732c5e11cc5!8m2!3d41.3481528!4d-72.078663!16zL20vMDNsaGoz?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

It splits off the main right at South Rd, runs west past Tilcon Connecticut (Was Sunoco), then turns sound towards Beer'd Brewing and down to the airport. The siding with the station and freight house there is long gone. It then heads west again, passing through a golf course and on to Pfizer, Something oil, and Electric boat.  Except for the branch tracks headed to Electric Boat, the old Pfizer tracks are gone. There is still a fair amount of track left at Electric Boat.

Len

That one actually appears doable. I assume the New Haven is a branch line and not the main? Otherwise the plant shifter would have to come out onto the main for headroom.