One of the most important layout planning decisions comes early on. Specifically, you need to answer the question, how big should I...

Many years ago the stars aligned and space and resources became available to build my dream layout, an N scale version of the Monon...

When it comes to designing a yard for your model railroad, give some thought to how you’ll keep the activities of your yard switcher...

How high should I make my bench work? As a model railroad designer, the question comes up frequently. It’s an important one as it will...

Just as idle doodling and sketching can be relaxing, so can casually roughing out model railroad design sketches. The initial stages of...

Curb you enthusiasm. Well….not so much curb it but at least keep it in check. The early stages of a model railroad project are...