With your track pieces all connected and your power supply hooked up, you are now RTR (ready to run). This is what you've been waiting and working for; time to run your train.
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Setting Up Three-Rail Model Railroad Track
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- What Kind of Train Set Do You Have?
- Unpack Your Train Set and Read the Instructions
- Find a Space and Lay Out Your Track
- Position Your Feeder
- Connect Your Track Pieces
- Hook Up Your Transformer
- Understand Your Short Circuit Protection
- Now You're Ready To Run
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