3 conductor wire for Lionel switches.

Any big box stores would have what you want. Three or four conductor phone wire will do just fine.

Thanks Choo Choo Bob.  I have a Lowes and Home depot I can walk to. Although these Canadian stores don't stock all  the same products that yours do.

But, thanks for the head's up.

Larry, layout is looking real good; especially with the accessories.

The original wire can be bought from Olsen Toy Train Parts. Don't know about shipping to Canada.

Or on the bay,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Li...;hash=item51b47964e6

HVAC thermostat wire works great. It is available in several conductor configurations and gauges.  Great for wiring the layout too.

Larry,

   Real nice looking layout, use the HVAC Thermostat wire, you can get it at Lowes fairly cheap, it works perfect and I even used the join connectors when I had to really run a long way, just pick the colored wires you want and stay with them thru out.  As Jack said the original wire is still available off e-bay, you may have a problem getting it sent into Canada however.  You might want to give it a try, just to see if they will let ship.

PCRR/Dave

Cjack  - the e bay price works out to OVER $ 2.00 a foot with the shipping and conversion to Canadian.

I will try Olsens and the HD & Lowes

If you are using a common ground on this layout, and it looks like it's constructed that way, you only need two wires to each 022 - one to each outside binding post(the center is just the outside rail connection). The center wires of each controller can just be connected all to each other(near the control pane)l and a nearby common ground connection(one wire is fine) near the control panel.

ADCX Rob - Thanks for the tip.  I think I can get away with a 2 conductor wire then.  Maybe I'll buy a 25' roll of 20 gauge in 2 colors from the hobby shop.

You would also find 18 ga or 20 ga Thermostat wire (3 conductor) @ an electrical supply store.  

Radio Shack used to sell a spool of 3 conductor wire as "intercom" wire. I liked the reply above for thermostat wire another good source.

I would google either names - 'intercom' or 'thermostat' and se what comes up.

Thanks for ALL the tips guys. I\m sure I will find something right here in Calgary.

Home Depot Canada carries all of the above wire on it's rotating rack.  18 ga. thermo wire (5 twisted strands is in area of Cdn $3.70/m.  Their bell wire is less expensive. 

Active Electronics has a good selection of wire in different gauges- not certain if you are close to the store.  As well, Lowes has 25' pre-packaged rolls of 16 ga wire though can not remember if they carry smaller sizes in prepacked.

Several sources to choose from but $ will no doubt dictate source.  Good luck 

Thanks Ireland.  I'll go to Home Depot tomorrow. They are only 1 mile away. (1.6 KM)n

I bought my spool off the Train Tender.  http://www.ttender.com/  Email Jeff he can ship it. 

I believe it is .35 a ft.

Hi Larry

     Check out this forum sponsor, drop him an e-mail, if he does not have the wire, he will send you to the correct place, Maybe Canadian Tire, could give you a lead.

http://www.trainelectrics.com/

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en.html

Home Depot will have something for you that you can use and they sell most, if not all of it, by the foot.

Thanks to all. Went to Home Depot and got some 18/3 wire for 35 cents a foot.  They call this thermostat wire.

That's what I used too. #18 solid t'stat wire in 2, 3 & 5 conductor from Home Depot.

Larry I just did mine in thermastat wire. I bought at Home Depot in 2 50 ft rolls and works great.makes for a nice clean look under layout since all te wires are in a brown sleeve.

You can purchase T-stat wire in up-to 10 or 12  conductor.    I used a fair amount of 8 conductor to do a lot of Atlas 6924 switch relay board wiring.

Mike CT  -that is some fine wiring you have done. Congratulations

Thank you,

 Mike CT