We are now referring many DCC decoder installations to Arnt Engineering in Gardnerville, Nevada. Arnt Engineering is Arnt Tonnessen, a longtime model railroader who has been doing DCC installations and layout consulting since 2004.

For more information about Arnt's services, visit his website at www.arntengineering.com or call him at 775-265-5591.

Tahoe Model Works (aka Brian Leppert of Carson City) is producing some amazing replicas of prototype trucks in HO scale. Each is equipped with Intermountain precision metal wheelsets in either standard (110) or semi-scale (88) tread. These trucks not only look great, but roll so well you'll discover grades in your yards and sidings that were never there before!

Brian's first efforts were a 50-ton Dalman two-level truck (with or without lateral motion detail) and a finely proportioned AC&F archbar—absolutely the best-looking truck out there for period equipment. He has since released a Barber/Bettendorf caboose truck, a Buckeye ARA 50T truck, ARA 50T double-truss truck and a coil-elliptic 50T truck.

High Sierra Hobbies stocks all versions, and they're priced competitively with most other premium aftermarket trucks. Call or e-mail us for more information.

One of the most interesting products we've seen is a stationary locomotive test track called "Testtraxx." Built on a rock-stable marine board base, Testtraxx features a system of sliding stationary rollers with precision micro-bearings. Adjustable track sections allow you to test-run virtually any locomotive in your gauge, and fully support and provide electrical power to pilot and trailing trucks and tender wheels during operation.

If you regularly perform any type of repairs, re-gearing or decoder installations, Testtraxx will become an indispensable part of your workbench.

Each Testtraxx is handcrafted by Phil Floyd, "The Shay Fixer," just up the road from us in Janesville, Calif. To learn more about Testtraxx or Phil's other services, visit his website at www.shayfixer.com.

Last year, Bill and Lilli Moffit of Reno, Nevada, acquired the assets of Centerline Products. Centerline Products offers a line of patented wet/dry cleaning cars that use a non-abrasive center roller and your favorite cleaning solution to remove oil and dirt from the rails and the wheels of cars that follow.

High Sierra Hobbies stocks several of the most popular Centerline cleaners, along with cleaning fluids and accessories. For more information on Centerline products, visit www.centerline-products.com. To order, call or e-mail High Sierra Hobbies.

For current information about efforts to reconstruct the Virginia & Truckee Railroad as a tourist line from Virginia City to Carson City, go to www.vtrailway.com (Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V&T Railway) or to www.steamtrain.org (Northern Nevada Railway Foundation).