KatoUSA
expects to
begin shipping its
Analog Sound Box
(ASB) next month.
The ASB is a simple
sound system for
use on non-DCC lay-
outs. Jointly devel-
oped by Kato and SoundTraxx, the self-contained system uses
separate plug-in cartridges with individual sound and program-
ming features.
The ASB is said to be a “smart” device in that it reads the
back-EMF from a locomotive motor and reacts appropriately.
For example, steam locomotive chuffs will speed up and slow
down according to the speed of the locomotive itself; not the
position of the throttle. The basic unit comes with a sound car-
tridge programmed for first-generation EMD diesels. Additional
sound cartridges are expected to be announced early next year.
Final pricing is pending.
New all-color books available now
from
Morning Sun
Books
include “Atlantic
Coast Line,” in which
author William G.
McClure III covers
the operations of the
purple and silver road up to the 1967 merger with Seaboard
