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A Little Motivation

A visit to my layout by a local model railroader motivates me to complete some half finished model railroad layout projects. There’s nothing like a visit by a fellow model railroader to motivate someone to pay some close attention to their model railroad layout. That’s what I found over the Read more…

By Jim, 3 yearsApril 12, 2019 ago
Layout Improvements

Yes, we moved. Again!

Moving residence again requires compromises but allows for a better configuration and environment for my HO scale switching layout modules. You would think that we would learn our lesson. About moving, that is. Since we have been married we have more more than 15 times. Sometimes because of a necessity, Read more…

By Jim, 3 yearsJanuary 14, 2019 ago
Layout Improvements

New platform for American Electric

When the HO scale Dolton Industry Park switching module, representing a fictional industrial park east of Dolton Jun

By Jim, 7 yearsMay 12, 2015 ago
Model Railroad Operation

Dolton Junction and Operations update

Well, its been a very long time since I last posted a blog entry on this site. Mostly that is because not much chang

By Jim, 8 yearsApril 13, 2014 ago
DCC

The audio dimension

While on eBay the other day, I noticed a listing for a Southern Pacific EMD NW switcher with DCC and sound for a ver

By Jim, 9 yearsApril 22, 2013 ago
Old Blog

First Joined Layout Op Session

On Sunday, the first operating session for the joined Dolton and Illinook layouts (my two HO scale shelf switching l

By Jim, 10 years ago
Old Blog

Dolton re-configured

For quite some time there has been a vague-ish idea bouncing around on the inside of my skull about connecting Dolton In

By Jim, 10 years ago
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