First Version of the Layout – Retired!
When on a Colorado Mountain ridge, you can see three or four mountain ranges in the distance!
The Art in the Details
As modelers, we pay attention to everyday life’s small details and oddities and try replicating those in our scenery.
Engineer for a Day
I found some old photos from my trip through the Feather River Canyon, where I had the opportunity to operate the WP 921-D F7 in the Portola Yard!
Chronology of America’s Freight Railroads
In an era of interstate highways and quick air travel, it is difficult to imagine just how isolated those parts of the United States farthest from the oceans were, even as late as the mid-19th century.
Texas Wester MRC
This layout is a prototypical representation of railroads operating in and through Fort Worth, Texas, with the central focus being Tower 55.
Open Railway Map Project
Simply put, Google Maps for the worlds Railroads. Research current & abandin railroads and industry trackage.
3D Printing in N-Scale
Until recently, modelers have had to settle for undesirable details results that the practically “affordable” filament (FDM) printers produced.
1956 Rio Grande Train Crash
Video documentary of two freight trains collide on the Moffat Tunnel Route in in 1956 in Troublesome, CO
Valverde Feed Store Circa 1952
It's 1952, and Anita comes across the street after visiting the Valverde Feed Store.
MRR Defect Detector Speech
Op Sessions have become a "race of time" on many layouts. Adding a Defect Detector is a way of slowing down the experience with a prototypical experience.
