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Layout Building

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 Building

New home means new layout configuration

About a year ago, we moved from a sprawling and spacious farm house with a large ‘play’ room, to a first floor 3 bedroom apartment. I won’t go into the reasons why we did that here. But it did mean a reconfiguration of the model railroad layout, again. I was Read more…

By Jim, 4 yearsJune 27, 2018 ago
Exhibitions

First Exhibition

The first time I have ever exhibited my own layout.

By Jim, 6 yearsMarch 7, 2016 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
Layout Building

Dolton Junction scenery

Since June 2013 I have been VERY VERY slowly building a corner module to allow the Blue Island and Illinook modules to b

By Jim, 9 yearsNovember 3, 2013 ago
DCC

Latest Youtube Video

After a very long break from uploading any video to YouTube, due to download limitations on our old internet account

By Jim, 9 yearsMay 26, 2013 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
Layout Improvements

Population Explosion

Since the last blog post, which was quite some time ago, I have been enjoying operating Dolton – Illinook – Blue

By Jim, 9 yearsFebruary 14, 2013 ago
Layout Building

Blue Island scenery

The 4×1 feet Blue Island HO scale staging module (which represents the IHB Blue Island and B&OCT Barr yards and all

By Jim, 10 yearsNovember 5, 2012 ago

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