Why don't we get back to what we were originally formed for: Ole or Old
Trucks. Let's stick with that and stop a lot of the garbage that is
coming across the E: Mail. I may be out in left feild when I say this,
but this is my feelings. I Had a Leonel train when I was a kid too.
John
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 12:29:00 -0500 "Boteler Family" <boteler@olg.com>
writes:
> Jerry, you can't mix AF and Lionel track and run the trains. AF uses
> one
> rail as HOT and the other as Common. Lionel uses the center rail as
> HOT and
> both of the outer rails as Common (note the outer rails are
> electrically the
> same because they are connected together via the Ties, only the
> center rail
> is isolated). I can't remember if AF is AC or DC but I do know
> Lionel is
> AC.
>
> Lionel trains is just another FUN hobby to compliment the Old
> Trucks.....along with......Old cars, Old lawn tractors, old tools,
> ESSO gas
> memorabilia, old Matchbox cars and Die cast models (First Gear,
> Ertl,
> Liberty, Hess, Shell and Texaco). I think this is an illness many
> of us
> have !!! :)
>
> Remember, He who dies with the most toys wins!
>
> Mike Boteler
> '56 8400 Wrecker
> Hughesville, Maryland
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <GremlinGTs@aol.com>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <amc-list@lists.cc.utexas.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 12:01 AM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Off-topic - Any knowledgeable model train guys
> out
> there? AF,S, Marx
>
>
> > I've been buying some old tinplate trains from some auctions,
> and have
> > been getting some interesting items of late. I collect HO,Lionel
> 0-27,
> and G
> > guage mostly, but I have some N gauge, and have gotten some Marx,
> American
> > Flyer, and S gauge occasionally. What I need to know is - Marx is
> AC
> voltage,
> > for the most part, and pretty cheap, compatible with Lionel.
> American
> flyer
> > track is the same size as 0 gauge, but two rail, and will connect
> with the
> 3
> > rail. Is American Flyer AC or DC voltage, and can I rewire the 0
> gauge
> 3-rail
> > track to accept DC voltage to run the trains? S gauge track is
> actually
> > narrower, I believe? I thought that American Flyer and S gauge
> were the
> same,
> > but after reading some history, they made 2-rail track that was
> the same
> > width as Lionel 0 gauge, then later came out with S gauge as a
> separate
> > American flyer offeriing. At least from one night's reading of
> some
> websites.
> > I have a few wind-up train engines that fit the track as well, but
> don't
> have
> > a key to one of them. Just trying to figure out what I can do with
> the
> stuff
> > I have. Thanks for any history lessons and operating no-nos and
> such.
> >
> > Jerry Casper
> > Jcasper@dynetcom.com
> > Working on AMC Pacer dash switches
> > getting ready to sandblast Task Force Chevy 6-lug rim
> > tinkering with my "toy" trains
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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