Blog Archive

20 Model Railroad Resolutions for 2020
New decade, new post... Three years ago in January 2017 (what the hell!!!) I presented my (clearly) overly optimistic list of ‘to-dos’. Since a bunch of time has passed, it...
20 Model Railroad Resolutions for 2020
New decade, new post... Three years ago in January 2017 (what the hell!!!) I presented my (clearly) overly optimistic list of ‘to-dos’. Since a bunch of time has passed, it...

Why Don't We Take the Train?
Last weekend my 11-year old son and I took VIA Rail from Toronto to Ottawa for a quick two-day father/son road trip. The main reason for the trip was for...
Why Don't We Take the Train?
Last weekend my 11-year old son and I took VIA Rail from Toronto to Ottawa for a quick two-day father/son road trip. The main reason for the trip was for...

2017 Project Planning
Like most modelers I seem to have an endless list of unfinished projects. Many projects start, but very few seem to finish. So in the spirit of making January new year's...
2017 Project Planning
Like most modelers I seem to have an endless list of unfinished projects. Many projects start, but very few seem to finish. So in the spirit of making January new year's...

Mystical Landscapes (and trains)
I went to see the Mystical Landscapes exhibition at the AGO last week and it got me thinking about light. Specifically how I was lighting the layout. What got me going...
Mystical Landscapes (and trains)
I went to see the Mystical Landscapes exhibition at the AGO last week and it got me thinking about light. Specifically how I was lighting the layout. What got me going...
The Golden Spike Ceremony
My goal for the layout this holiday break was to get the mainline loop completed so that I could run trains out of staging, do a complete loop around the layout and...
The Golden Spike Ceremony
My goal for the layout this holiday break was to get the mainline loop completed so that I could run trains out of staging, do a complete loop around the layout and...