July 2017 York Progress Report
I’m still intimidated by York itself (and its multiple square feet of structures and hardscape), but I’ve made progress nonetheless.
May 2017 Progress on the actual Windsor St crossing
So, with a layout centered on “Windsor St Yard”, it only makes sense that I include the actual Windsor St crossing. Windsor St is the small road that crosses the tracks just south of the yard. I wanted to make sure to do the crossing justice, but also had to fight with the actual layout […]
Conrail’s ZTS Maps
Conrail had these things called “ZTS Maps” that have proven to be wonderful resources for researchers and modelers. Many Conrail fans are already familiar with them, but I wanted to put together a quick explanation of what they were, how they worked, and how to read them.
Some more recent photos
I’m continuing to play with my backdrops. Here are a few more test photos.
February 2017 Open House
On Feb 25th, 2017, I had an open house to show off the layout. Here are some pics and a wrap up.
A few recent photos
I’m doing some testing with larger photo backdrops. I’m pretty happy with the way this is turning out.
DCC Ops for Engineers Cheat Sheet
I recently put together a cheat sheet for operators at my friend’s layout, and figured the rest of the world might be able to use it too.
January 2017 Update
I feel bad that I haven’t been posting much of my recent progress, so here’s a catchup.
Visiting Lance Mindheim’s
Lance’s work has always been very inspirational for me, first his Monon layout, which got me modeling winter, and now his “slowed down” switching stuff. I finally got a chance to visit Lance’s layouts, and can attest that they (and he) are as nice in person as they seem in print.
The Mike McGrattan Memorial Train Runs on the NCR
Mike McGrattan (frequently known as Puddington online) was a great guy. He recently lost his battle with cancer, and the Railwire forum embarked on a great project to memorialize him. A special train was created and it has traveled around the continent, visiting various members layouts, giving Mike one last great trip. It just visited my […]