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And finally...a track plan!

For the last 2 years I have been really struggling with my track plan. As I am on a Mac, I never did find a CAD/layout design program that I...

And finally...a track plan!

For the last 2 years I have been really struggling with my track plan. As I am on a Mac, I never did find a CAD/layout design program that I...

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Copetown is this Sunday

Copetown Train Show A Canadian Association of Railway Modellers (CARM) Event Canada’s Best Kept Model Railway Secret Sunday March 6, 2016 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Copetown and District Community...

Copetown is this Sunday

Copetown Train Show A Canadian Association of Railway Modellers (CARM) Event Canada’s Best Kept Model Railway Secret Sunday March 6, 2016 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Copetown and District Community...

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Operating the Grand Trunk Southern

  Saturday, I had the opportunity to visit the N scale layout of John Johnson (CARM founder and Canadian editor - pictured above) in Hamilton, ON. This was the much anticipated operating...

Operating the Grand Trunk Southern

  Saturday, I had the opportunity to visit the N scale layout of John Johnson (CARM founder and Canadian editor - pictured above) in Hamilton, ON. This was the much anticipated operating...

Virgin train photobombs Flying Scotsman

25 February 2016 Last updated at 20:00 GMT from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35665284 https://youtu.be/t9JlTdhpddY A rail enthusiast who waited by the tracks to see the Flying Scotsman only for it be obscured by...

Virgin train photobombs Flying Scotsman

25 February 2016 Last updated at 20:00 GMT from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35665284 https://youtu.be/t9JlTdhpddY A rail enthusiast who waited by the tracks to see the Flying Scotsman only for it be obscured by...

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So You Want a Model Railroad

A cautionary tale... Alice visits Mr. Agony with her latest problem with Joe. They had given Junior a toy railroad for a Christmas present, and Joe had taken it over...

So You Want a Model Railroad

A cautionary tale... Alice visits Mr. Agony with her latest problem with Joe. They had given Junior a toy railroad for a Christmas present, and Joe had taken it over...

The Staging Level is complete!

It took the entire Christmas break and weekends in January, but the staging level is now complete. Track laid and wired, tortoises installed, panel built and soldering skills perfected. I am now a...

The Staging Level is complete!

It took the entire Christmas break and weekends in January, but the staging level is now complete. Track laid and wired, tortoises installed, panel built and soldering skills perfected. I am now a...