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Operations Schematics
My layout is almost to the point where I can operate it on a daily basis while continuing to construct it. I’ve started working on more detailed operations schemes. I planned some basic operations prior to beginning construction but wanted to get more out of the layout. I’ve designed 4 yard jobs, 2 local jobs, and 2 road jobs using only…
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Civil Engineering
Hope you’re enjoying your trains today!
Took a break from modeling and spent some time running trains and imagining how this fictitious town would appear at the foothills of Appalachia. I’ve placed 2″ blue painter’s tape to simulate a two lane road through town; it transitions into a gravel road providing access to the hillside drive-in…
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S-Scale American Models
My newest eBay purchase…
An American Maize single dome tank car. I looked at this car several times, something just kept grabbing my attention. So I finally decided to buy it. This is my first American Models product and it is very nice!!!
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New Angle
In one of my previous posts, someone said that they hold their phone the opposite way so that the camera is on the bottom. I gave it a try! I think I will do this more often!
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Freight Cars
Business at the store is slower today (likely because of the snow), so I have some time to pay attention to the trains that are going by. I grew up on a branch line (both CN and CP on either side of the harbour) that serviced a grain elevator and a foundry on the CN side and a few different industries (such as Monroe, PPG and Good Year) on the…
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Switching
Making a small switching layout. Not yet finished but it’s operational.
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Electrical Work - My Controller
For this layout, I needed independent control of 3 separate blocks—The 2 mainlines, and the yard. I couldn’t find any commercially available 3-way controllers on the market, so I decided to build one, as opposed to buying3 different controllers, which would ultimately have cost more (although make no mistake: This was not rock-bottom cheap).…
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Electrical Work—My Control Station
In my previous post, I briefly mentioned how I will be using PC connectors as quick disconnects so i can easily detach my control station from the layout.
To build on that, I figured I’d make a post regarding the control station itself.
I started with a roughly 2 x 2 1/2 foot piece of 5-ply plywood i had laying around. I then drilled two holes in…
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I just saw that we crossed the Mark of 1000 Members. That’s a new fantastic Milestone!
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This is how my layout is now!
I will be working on ballasting the tracks upcoming days I will keep you guys updated!
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