Comments on: A more permanent home for Dad’s Lionel https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-more-permanent-home-for-dads-lionel-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-more-permanent-home-for-dads-lionel-2 David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-more-permanent-home-for-dads-lionel-2/#comment-5460 Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:53:15 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1022#comment-5460 Right you are, John. Shimming them definitely helps.

For model railroad control, there isn’t much–at least not yet. I did find this: DCC Signaler. But no, I haven’t played with it any.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-more-permanent-home-for-dads-lionel-2/#comment-5459 Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:43:14 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1022#comment-5459 So Dave, have you found any Linux-based parallel port model railroad control interfaces, yet? ;^D

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-more-permanent-home-for-dads-lionel-2/#comment-5458 Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:09:12 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1022#comment-5458 Dave,
I seem to remember that Marx 027 turnouts were about .010″ higher than the Lionel 027 track. We had one pair of Marx switches and Dad had to shim the track leading into and out of them. After that, the trains ran just fine.
John

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