Rexroad Railroad Industries

Rexroad Railroad Industries If its related to trains, it will probably get posted here. Starting this off as a place to display my custom work.

Really impressed with the level of detail on these new Atlas 40' rebuilt well cars. I missed the original run so I've no...
04/07/2026

Really impressed with the level of detail on these new Atlas 40' rebuilt well cars. I missed the original run so I've no idea if these are the same or not.

03/24/2026

Anybody else besides me get mad as hell when they get a new engine and find they used a "cool white" LED for the headlight?
For how much these things cost, its a glaring oversight.

Latest project. ESU loksound nano in an *Early* N scale Athearn SD75m. These locomotives are notorious for being DCC ho...
02/15/2026

Latest project. ESU loksound nano in an *Early* N scale Athearn SD75m. These locomotives are notorious for being DCC hostile. But I got it working! The trick is putting a piece of kapton tape between the leads feeding the motor and the motor frame itself. If you don't do this, you'll get a weird problem where the train will run for a couple seconds and then come to a dead stop, but continue to work the lights and play sound.

My most challenging install yet. Loksound in a 90s Kato C30-7. Works great so far but shoving lighting in this will be a...
02/10/2026

My most challenging install yet. Loksound in a 90s Kato C30-7. Works great so far but shoving lighting in this will be a challenge. I had wanted to use the larger speaker baffle for better sound but may have to change that to fit the lights. This will go on a CSX model which I moved the headlights to the nose, further complicating the install

Work in progress, Kato Santa Fe Kodachrome C30-7 ESU sound install. These things have super beefy frames so there was pl...
01/07/2026

Work in progress, Kato Santa Fe Kodachrome C30-7 ESU sound install. These things have super beefy frames so there was plenty of space to cut out for a speaker.

Some additional electrical work on my Amtrak pullman cab coach car in N scale, using a Kato CNW cab coach car and an ESU...
12/24/2025

Some additional electrical work on my Amtrak pullman cab coach car in N scale, using a Kato CNW cab coach car and an ESU lokpilot FX.

My custom NS Atlas N scale SD45. Took some liberties with the horn placement.
12/14/2025

My custom NS Atlas N scale SD45. Took some liberties with the horn placement.

Another work in progress. This is a Kato Santa Fe high level transition car that I am making into a proper Amtrak transi...
12/12/2025

Another work in progress. This is a Kato Santa Fe high level transition car that I am making into a proper Amtrak transition dorm car, including one half of the car converted to roomettes, including emergency panel glass from Amfleet cars. Still working on getting the window inserts right.

Some more from the Amtrak cab car. This is the replacement wiring for under the floor and light interface. I have remove...
12/12/2025

Some more from the Amtrak cab car. This is the replacement wiring for under the floor and light interface. I have removed the brass strips for contacts, and replaced them with wires soldered to the pickup strips on the trucks. Additionally, four wires run under the floor to interface with the LED module. An ESU lokpilot decoder will sit in the center of the car above the vestibule, controlling all the lights - headlight, rear light, vestibule light and passenger compartments.. and the real treat... flashing strobes.

My first real post. This is my custom Kato N scale Amtrak cab car. I've been working on doing a full customization inclu...
12/10/2025

My first real post. This is my custom Kato N scale Amtrak cab car. I've been working on doing a full customization including fiber optics for rear lights and strobes. This was my first test of the fiber optics on the partially reassembled cab car. I am going to try painting the strands black so they don't stand out so much inside the cab.

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