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NightScope™ Infrared Detectors sense approaching trains and activate this double track road crossing on John Parker's Fall River Division. (Photo courtesy of John Parker)

Boost Model Railroad Operating Realism

Bring prototype jobs to life
Heighten the railroad experience for your operating crews
Grow the play value of your Model Railroad investment

Simple to Install, Easy to Use

Plug and play
No soldering, no programming
Easily customized to your railroad

WeighStation™ Track Scales

WeighStation™ Digital Display Track Scales

The WeighStation™ Digital Display Track Scale emulates modern high-capacity track scales. WeighStation™ Track Scales realistically display weight when a railcar moves onto the scale track. Weight varies from car to car within a user-defined range.

WeighStation™ Meter Display Track Scales

The WeighStation™ Meter Display Track Scale emulates a vintage 100-ton track scale, with a smooth motion edgewise panel meter. The Meter Display is also available in an 80-ton model with 0 - 160,000 lbs. readout.

Infrared Detectors

NightScope™ Infrared Detectors sense trains in any (or no) light, driving LEDs, motors, and a wide variety of popular model railroad electronics.

Instant Response model (Black) turns off immediately on departure.

Delayed Response model (Red) holds detection for 2 seconds after train departs, ignoring gaps between railcars.

How to Buy

News

Now Available in Canada

December 8, 2009

Boulder Creek Engineering products are now available in Canada. This includes WeighStation™ Track Scales and NightScope™ Infrared Detectors.

Canadian orders ship via International First Class Mail. See our ordering instructions for details.

Meter Display Track Scale Available in Two Capacities

November 3, 2009

The previously-announced WeighStation™ Meter Display Track Scale is now available.

A technology match for model railroads set before 1970, the Meter Display Track Scale is compatible with any era. It is available in either an 80-ton or 100-ton weight capacity.

With a 0 - 160,000 lbs. readout, the 80-ton capacity scale is best for lighter applications and narrow gauge in particular. The larger 100-ton scale sports a 40,000 - 200,000 lbs. readout and is well suited for major yard installations and any Transition Era installation.

Coming in November: Meter Display Track Scales

October 14, 2009

For model railroads set before 1970, we are announcing a WeighStation™ Track Scale with a meter display. With the capabilities of the Digital Display model, the Meter Display features a smooth edgewise meter movement reminiscent of station scales of a by-gone era.

WeighStation™ Meter Display Track Scales will be available in November.

WeighStation™ Track Scale Now Available

September 25, 2009

Thanks to the ahead-of-schedule performance of our suppliers, the previously-announced WeighStation™ Track Scale is now available. (See our earlier news article.)

Now you can expand the prototype experience for your yard and road crews: put them to work weighing newly-loaded cars, checking the empty weight of your railroad's rolling stock, and certifying your track scales with your railroad's scale test car. All of which adds up to more play value for your model railroad investment.

Announcing NightScope™ Infrared Detectors in Two Flavors

September 15, 2009

To begin, we need a simple yet reliable-in-all-conditions method to detect moving trains. So our first product is the NightScope™ Infrared Detector, sensing trains with coded IR pulses to ensure accurate detection in any lighting conditions — even complete darkness!

The Infrared Detector's opposite-polarity outputs drive LEDs and switch motors directly, as well as a wide variety of popular model railroad electronics.

As for flavors: The Instant Response Detector responds immediately when trains come or go. The Delayed Response Detector responds immediately when a train is detected, but delays 2 seconds to report departure, effectively ignoring gaps between cars.

NightScope™ Infrared Detectors are available now.

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