Model Railroad Track Plan Design of the Day - Big Space, No Free Time
Prairie-themed layouts lend themselves well to modelers with lots of space but limited modeling time. (Caldwell, ID, 1941, Lee Russell....
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- Feb 17
- 5 min
Model Railroad Design of the Day - a Track Plan for the Structure Builder
A "successful" model railroad design is one that actually gets built and provides the owner with the degree of enjoyment they had hoped...
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- Feb 11
- 3 min
Model Railroad Track Plan Design of the Day - The Versatile Team Track Yard
The most important goal of my model railroad design service is getting into my customer's head, finding out what their true interests...
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- Feb 9
- 2 min
Model Railroad Design Tip of the Day
Creating Visual Symmetry Shown above is a 1940's topo map of Frederick, MD. Note the general sense of order, the ninety degree grids,...
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- Feb 3
- 1 min
Photo of the Day
Having just left Newark Station, and crossed over the Passaic River dock bridge, a northbound Amtrak train passes the tower. This image...
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- Jan 31
- 1 min
Model Railroad Design Tip of the Day
Lift Out Bridge Design Standards Although they have their drawbacks, lift out bridges allow for such far superior model railroad designs...
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- Jan 20
- 4 min
A Model Railroad Design For Passenger Train Enthusiasts
This guy really caught me off guard. One second it was quiet, an instant later he was on me. I know he was going over 100 mph, by how...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Hidden Trap of Icon Driven Model Railroad Design
Who wouldn't love to model this grain elevator in Farmersville, IL? The next town has one just as cool, as does the next. However, as...
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- May 6, 2022
- 3 min
Model Railroad Layout Construction Sequence
When I started building my Downtown Spur layout, I temporarily laid Atlas flex track and placed some cardboard mock ups in place to see...
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- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Take Me to Malabar - Model Railroad Design of the Day
BNSF's Malabar Yard in LA. The basic act of drawing a track plan is relatively simple. Coming up with a theme, scope, and strategic plan...
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- Feb 24, 2022
- 3 min
Artwork or Game Plan? Evaluating Published Track Plans.
Just because a track plan illustration is pleasing to look at from an artistic standpoint doesn't mean that it's a viable design. Read...
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- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Model Railroad Design For A Waterfront
Washington D.C.'s Georgetown waterfront, shown above, makes for a compelling modeling theme if there ever was one. Library of Congress...
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- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
No Time To Build A Model Railroad Layout?
Let's talk about model railroad design strategy. At almost thirty feet in length, the above design isn't small. Even so, it's an example...
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- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
How Long Should A Layout Last?
I only had my East Rail switching layout for about five years before selling it. Even though I didn't keep it, it provided me with a...
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- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
One Room, Several Railroads
Rather than filling this spare room in my house with one medium sized layout, I built several smaller ones creating a "layout gallery"....
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