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Smart Engineer – Lionel 2317 Drawbridge – Adding Block Signals – What’s Better

Why you need this The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is a fun accessory that brings a lot of action to a layout without much effort. But to add even more action, try adding the Lionel 153 Block Signal to automatically change from red to green and back as the drawbridge lowers or rises. Overview The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is an automated remote controlled drawbridge. The

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Smart Engineer – Lionel 2317 Drawbridge – Adding Block Signals – Good

Why you need this Lionel’s 2317 Drawbridge is a fun accessory that brings a lot of action to a layout without much effort. But to add even more action, try adding the Lionel 153 Block Signal to automatically change from red to green and back as the drawbridge lowers or rises. Overview The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is an automated remote controlled drawbridge. The

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Smart Engineer – Interface the BBC micro:Bit with TMCC CommandBase

Why you need this: Running trains is always a great time. Yet the more you play with the trains, the more you would like automate something.  This is the start of the Smart Engineer. The BCC microBit is a pocket size computer, fully programable with 40 input/output ports. Interfacing this with the Lionel CommandBase will open up the possibilities to

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The Smart Engineer – Beginnings

When I was a kid, we had a nice big layout. It had all the things a kid could want. There were log loaders and cattle platforms, barrel loaders and milk platforms. We had sidings and mainlines and could do just about anything. I remember putting together work orders and trying to stay on schedule. I remember one particular day

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