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Post by dennym57 on Oct 1, 2019 2:46:48 GMT
I decided to run my little Santa Fe consists. The GP9 is one of the first engines I bought when I got back to the hobby and before I got any Legacy engines. Attachments:
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Post by 4dogsinjersey on Oct 1, 2019 5:56:49 GMT
Sharp looking units! I always liked the blue and yellow scheme...
Tom
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 1, 2019 9:41:48 GMT
I always liked how Santa Fe engines look.
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Post by ptc on Oct 1, 2019 10:45:46 GMT
Nothing wrong with running in conventioal mode. I am running our new MTH Sante Fe F units in that mode.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 2, 2019 1:53:10 GMT
Nice engines Denny. They look great on your layout. I've always liked the ATSF blue and yellow freight paint scheme.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Oct 2, 2019 2:46:02 GMT
Nothing wrong with running in conventional mode. I am running our new MTH Sante Fe F units in that mode. I have to admit that I run almost everything in conventional mode, including legacy and Vision Line gear. Once in awhile I fire up some Train talk or blowdown steam or whatever, but mostly I just want to see them run around the track with nothing more than an occasional whistle/horn. Never the bell. Emile |
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Post by ptc on Oct 2, 2019 15:13:19 GMT
Having theme layouts like we both Emile and I share an interest in, I can understand conventional mode very well. I do use Legacy for all but the new MTH engines. They run so well and the lights and sounds are very good. Wood made a suggestion to me that I try running them in comnventional mode. Turned out to be an excellent solution.
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Post by dennym57 on Oct 2, 2019 15:53:39 GMT
I didn't realize how much Santa Fe rolling stock I have. Three of the cars are from Menards.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 2, 2019 19:35:18 GMT
While I agree there is nothing wrong with running conventionally I almost never do it for three reasons:
1) My layout is large enough to walk around and I prefer to have the controller in hand as I move around the layout;
2) I usually run two trains on one track which is difficult as best with conventional control; and
3) I use one transformer (180 Watt Power Brick) for all three trains so the only way I can control individual tracks is with the variable voltage option on my DCS TIU, which I sometimes do to run a conventional only locomotive.
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