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A long time ago, I saw an OO gauge model of EMU trains that used old flashguns to simulate the flashes from the third rail.  This was pretty amazing at the time, and looked very close to the real thing. 

In my younger days, I can remember watching the huge flashes as electric trains travelled through the countryside on a cold and damp winter's night.

Very nice, indeed!

 

In an earlier thread on a similar topic, I suggested using the Evans Nano chips to simulate the high voltage sparking between the pantographs and catenary wire.  They're small enough that they could be placed at a catenary pole periodically to give a flash as the train zipped by.  Hey, MTH, it could even be a 'feature' for your catenary sets!

 

I remember watching with Dad the express trains of the PRR departing Washington, D.C.'s Union Station.  There was a road overlooking the Ivy City yards on which we'd park on the shoulder.  We'd lean against the door of our 1949 Buick Super (Gawd-awful turquoise color!) The GG1's were stepping out right smartly with their matching strings of Budd & P-S cars heading north to Baltimore, Philly, and NYC at that point.  The occasional spark flash above the pantograph was better (IMHO, of course) than the Fourth of July fireworks on The Mall in that town!!  (Less crowded, too!) 

 

Ah, memories...

 

Do you have a delay such that the LED does not flash immediately when the train enters the isolated block?  Otherwise, I would think the first flash would occur ahead of the train, depending upon the distance of the LED from the cut rail.  Would love to hear more  specifics as to how you achieved this.  Thanks.

 

Rick

Just got the new catalog and pricing from Rich and Mike at York.  Hopefully I will have everything up by the end of the week.  

 

Did you see the O Gauge Red Bird set? I think that will be pretty cool too.  But the tinplate subway set is pretty interesting.  Send me an email at orders@trainworld.com if you need a free MTH or Lionel Catalog.  Mention in the email you spoke to Ken Jr. 

 

 

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