A Visit to My Friend John’s M&O
One of the best parts of the hobby are the friends you make through it. A recent visit to my friend John’s Maryland & Ohio layout really demonstrated the point.
A Visit From The Railwire Express Agency B60b
The traveling Railwire B60b Express Car visited the NCR. Let’s see what happened…
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.
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.
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 […]
Winter Forest Technique
I realized I should probably jot this down for anyone looking to model winter forests.
Visiting Adam Henry’s CSX Hanover Sub
My friend Adam has a great layout based on the CSX Hanover sub in progress. I got a chance to visit the other day. Here are a few pics.
Cheap N Scale Buildings From China
I was recently browsing eBay for some of the IHC “Homes of Yesterday and Today”, and came across some N scale buildings I didn’t recognize. Having have been in the hobby for so long, this doesn’t happen often, so my interest was piqued.
DCC Installation in Micro-Trains SW1500s
There are some important precautions that must be taken when installing DCC decoders in Micro-Trains’s SW1500s.