San Diego CA
Santa Fe Station
Trolley lines in foreground
Photo Copyright © 2001
Bruce Petrarca

 

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Installation Examples

"G" Scale - 45 mm gauge

Aristo FA1
with Sierra Sound installed

Aristo C-16
with QSI sound installed

O (1:48) Scale

On30 Diesel Sound

Rich Yoder 44 ton switcher
TCS-T1 plus DSX for sound with High Bass speaker

S (1:64) Scale

Some dynamite examples coming soon!

HO (1:87) Scale

HO Diesel

Athearn Genesis CF7
beware of board shorts

Athearn Genesis SD-75M
TCS A6x for beautiful lighting

Athearn RTR GP-60M
a quick plug-in install

Athearn SD40-2
rework of an install in a BLUE BOX loco

Atlas S1
NCE ATL-S4 LocoSpecific decoder

Austrains 80
a "down under" install

Kato C44-9W
a quick plug-in install

Kato GP-35 (first run)
wired to existing light board

Kato NW2
Lenz SilverMiniW

Life-Like Proto 1000 RS-2
generic Proto 1000 install

Life-Like Proto 2000 E9A & B
Circa 2004

Life-Like Proto 2000 PA
Circa 2007

Life-Like Proto 2000 S1
not DCC ready, no matter what the box says!

Stewart FTA
a quick plug-in install

HO Diesel Sound

Athearn Genesis F3B
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC with 2 speakers

Athearn Genesis F9A
Good sound quickly with SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC

Athearn Genesis SD-75M
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC with 2 speakers

Athearn GP dummy
SoundTraxx DSX sound only

Athearn Ready to Run
An easy install preserving the eye-popping 1.5 volt bulbs

Atlas RS-1
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC

Atlas RS-3
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC

Atlas S1
MRC 1663 LocoSpecific decoder

Box Car with sound
SoundTraxx DSX sound only

Con-Cor M-10000
Classic looks and sound with a custom LokSound decoder

Kato AC4400CW

Kato C44-9W
two versions are shown
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC
DH163A0 plus SoundTraxx DSX

Kato SD-70MAC
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC

Kato SD-75MAC
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC with 2 speakers

Life-Like Proto 1000 RS-2
DZ143 plus SoundTraxx DSX

Life-Like Proto 2000 E9B
DZ143 plus SoundTraxx DSX

Life-Like Proto 2000 GP-9
SoundTraxx DSD-LL110LC with round speaker in cab

Life-Like Proto 2000 PB (Circa 2007)
SoundTraxx DSD-101LC with round speaker in cab area

Life-Like Proto 2000 S1
Sound in a small switcher

Life-Like Proto 2000 SD-60
SoundTraxx DSD-LL110LC with machined frame and speaker in shell

Life-Like Proto 2000 SD-9
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC with machined frame and speaker in shell

Stewart FTB dummy
SoundTraxx DSX - BIG sound in HO

Stewart U25B
SoundTraxx DSD-AT100LC, innovative speaker baffle

HO Steam

Some dynamite examples coming soon!

HO Steam Sound

Bachmann Russian Decapod 2-10-0
archive info on DSD-LC board plus Micro Tsunami ideas

Bachmann Consolidation 2-8-0
SoundTraxx Tsunami Install ideas

Bachmann Shay
MicroTsuanmi and a speaker kit

Bachmann Ten Wheeler 4-6-0
SoundTraxx Tsunami Install ideas

Division Point 2-6-6-2
SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami plus HIGH BASS speaker

Life-Like Heritage 2-8-8-2
SoundTraxx Tsunami Install ideas

Rivarossi Heisler
archive info on DSD090 plus Micro Tsunami ideas

N (1:160) Scale

N Diesel

Atlas GP-38
how to make a "drop in" decoder work flawlessly

Bachmann F7
machined frame to accommodate decoder

Bachmann Plymouth
machined frame to accommodate decoder

Life-Like GP-38-2
Looks like it should work with a LocoSpecific decoder, but no!

Life-Like SW-1200
remove cab weight to accommodate decoder

N Steam

Bachmann Mountain 4-8-2
innovative install for added reliability
also applicable to the Bachmann Consolidation

Key Imports Cab Forward
DZ143 plus 1.5 volt bulb and regulator

Life-Like 4-8-8-4Mallet
two versions are shown
loco with DCC
sound in the tender

N Steam Sound

Athearn Challenger
Replace MRC decoder with MicroTsunami

Kato GS4
MicroTsunami decoder with SP-14x25-08 speaker

N Sound Cars
one of the best ways to get sound in N

Box Sound Car
SoundTraxx DSX sound only

Kato Baggage Car
SoundTraxx DSX with two speakers

Rivarossi Baggage Car
SoundTraxx DSX sound only

Z (1:220) Scale

AZL Sounder
Lenz GoldMiniW with connection for Power 1, if needed

Marklin 2-8-2 with
Lenz GoldMiniW with Power 1 for UPS operation

MicroTrains GP-35
non-surgical install using GoldMiniW and existing light board