7.21.08 - New Apple Store Interior Mock-ups

We have created a design for the new interior of our Apple Store. Currently, the "interior" is simply a print-out of a picture of a real Apple Store placed on the front of our building. This new interior would be complete and to scale, with LED lighting and made mostly from balsa wood. The mock-ups above show what we would like to accomplish. It turns out that this is quite a small Apple Store, about half the scale size of an average Apple Store.

7.8.08 - Amtrak Decoder Installation Article Online

Our first article is online. It details the installation of a Massoth DCC decoder in our new LGB Amtrak Genesis. It has a number of pictures and thorough, in-depth descriptions of the steps we took to fit our engine with the new decoder.

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6.30.08 - New Eric's Auto Details

We have details on plans for an expanded and improved Eric's Auto, including a computer rendition of a new convenience store. This new Eric's Auto would be built on the upcoming new layout.

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6.23.08 - Updated Library Entries and Decoder News

Updated Rolling Stock Library entries are now online for our LGB Pennsylvania Mogul, our LGB Stainz, and our Bachmann Shay. They have more information and pictures, along with prototype details. We will eventually update all of the entries in our Rolling Stock Library in this way.

We also have two news items regarding DCC decoders for our locomotives. Over the weekend we replaced the MRC decoder in our LGB Furka-Oberalp Switcher after it had become inoperative. On Friday, we ordered a Massoth decoder and interface cable for our new LGB Amtrak Genesis. We will post details of the installation.

6.17.08 - Mogul Parts Arrive

For a number of years, our LGB Pennsylvania Mogul has been in need of some replacement parts, specifically the smokestack and part of the headlight. The smokestack is not a separate piece. To replace it, the entire front end of the boiler must be replaced. The part of the headlight that needed replacing screws onto the boiler and holds the headlight in place. The headlight currently tilts forward and down. Back in May, we ordered the parts from LGB in Germany, which is currently recovering from a change of ownership from Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk to Marklin. The parts arrived today and we will install them soon. We will post details on the installation process.

6.12.08 - New Amtrak Rolling Stock Library Entries

Rolling Stock Library entries are now available for our new LGB Amtrak Genesis, two LGB Amfleet Coaches, and LGB Amfleet Cafe Car. The entries contain detailed information on both our new rolling stock and their prototypes.

6.9.08 - Pardon Our Dust

The design of the E&A Trains website has seen some slight tweaking. The site is now wider, with a set column design philosophy. Ad placement is now consistent and we now have a site-wide search engine, accessible from almost every page. You'll also see a new item in our navigation: Articles. Here we'll be posting detailed writings on a variety of topics. A look at our new Amtrak set will be our first. This wider design change has also given us an opportunity to rework some of our pages, most notably the listing of our train movies.

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