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Introducing T-MO

02/16/2025 Ed Kapuscinski

Combining the best of Freemo and T-TRAK yields a fun way to enjoy table top prototype modeling while escaping the clutches of the rigid (but brilliant) Unitrack geometry.

Innovations, Modular Modeling

Turns out I’ve been modeling Strasburg all along…

12/09/2024 Ed Kapuscinski

Some of my earliest and warmest railroad related memories had to do with visiting the legendary Strasburg Rail Road. A recent arrival made me realize that I’ve secretly been modeling with almost every layout I’ve built. Let me explain…

Kidney on a Door, Layouts, Modular Modeling, NCR Shelf, The New NCR, Windsor Street and Environs

My TTRAK Technology Demonstrator Module

09/11/2024 Ed Kapuscinski

I put my TTRAK Technology Demonstrator Module together to show off a few of the innovations I’ve developed and discovered to help make more interesting or user friendly modules.  You can learn about the various aspects of the module in this post: Hacked Unitrack, 3D Printed Leg Adjuster Knobs, my Standard Below Grade TTRAK Frame, […]

Innovations, Modular Modeling 1 Comment

Using my “Hacked Unitrack” on a TTRAK Module

09/10/202409/10/2024 Ed Kapuscinski

This is how to use my 3D printed Unitrack compatible roadbed and non-Kato track on a TTRAK module.

Innovations, Modular Modeling 1 Comment

My TTRAK Modules

08/21/202403/24/2025 Ed Kapuscinski

I needed to pull together a list of my TTRAK modules for a layout coordinator and figured it made the most sense to do as a blog post here. Here’s my current TTRAK menu.

Modular Modeling

TTRAK Module Showcase

06/10/202406/10/2024 Ed Kapuscinski

A recent Reddit thread made me realize I should share some photos of some of the high quality TTRAK modules that I’ve seen (and a few that I’ve built that might measure up).

Modular Modeling

The 2022 Altoona N Scale Weekend

09/19/202210/05/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

The return of the Altoona N Scale weekend was a great success and the best one yet.

Articles, Modular Modeling

A Great Birthday Present: My Strasburg Rail Road NTRAK Module

02/25/202203/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

My parents and I spent a lot of time at Strasburg Rail Road when I was a kid. So it was only natural that I’d want a model of it. It was a tall order, but my dad made it happen when I was a kid.

Layouts, Modular Modeling 1 Comment

JFRTM on the Philadelphia Belt Line with YPFJ-41

09/08/202010/14/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

When you’re the owner of a JFRTM pillow that came from your own JFRTM swag shop, it’s probably a good idea to actually do that from time to time. So this Labor Day weekend, I did.

Layouts, Modular Modeling 1 Comment

What I’ve been up to: More TTRAK stuff

09/04/202003/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I was starting to get burned out on messing with Atlas Code 55 track so I decided to take a break from working on my Coal Country plan and spend some time with my TTRAK modules.

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  • Look Ma! I’m in Model Railroader!

     03/23/2025
  • We’re Living in the Future: I Built a Dispatcher Web App Without Writing Any Code

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  • Introducing T-MO

     02/16/2025
  • Turns out I’ve been modeling Strasburg all along…

     12/09/2024
  • A Very Basic Intro to My NCR Layout

     10/28/2024
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     09/17/2024
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     09/11/2024

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