Re: [CBQ] Berkshires?

["William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>]

I have an HO Oriental brass Mikado that I had worked on and had DCC 
sound installed in it for me. It runs well, but does not like Micro 
Engineering turnouts. It stalls on the frogs. Not all. but some. This is 
with the original Micro Engineering turnout design.. Shinohara/Walthers 
turnouts cause no problems. A Keep Alive in the locomotive I think would 
solve the problem. But it is on the to do list as the decoder will also 
need to be replaced with a newer version that supports a Keep Alive.
Gears in the Oriental locomotives often need replaced, but you can get 
them from Northwest Short Line.
Bill Hirt

On 6/15/2026 8:35 AM, Mark P. via groups.io wrote:
> Thanks. That's what I thought.
> Semi-related question - I have quite a few BLI Mikes on my HO layout. 
> Does anyone know of models of HO Mikados produced others that run well 
> and are reliable? The BLI Mikes (Paragons produced in the early 
> 2000's) need a lot of mechanical maintenance to keep running well.

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