I've had everything from a basement sized layout down to a 1 x 4 shelf switcher and I've got to say the smaller layouts have brought me more satisfaction....
Hi Dan Harriman, Have you seen the May edition of Model Railroad Hobbyist (Its free! Its online or as a downloadable PDF. Did I mention, its FREE!). This has...
G'day, In the distant past, Railway Modeller of December 1996 had an article about the above 16mm layout. I would appreciate a quality scan of the article if...
Dear Matthew, "the Chocolate" as it is known to CSX and NEC crews, comes off the NEC on the Eastern side of the NEC, north of Mansfield station. It swings...
Dear John 1.) That is an interesting thought. By a traverser, you mean something like a Transfer table? I like the Idea, since I can take west bound...
Thanksw John! Yes, I do sub to MRH, but hadn't read it yet. The Trona sounds interesting. Thanks again, Dan If at first you don't succeed, maybe you shouldn't...
Found this very interesting . "the Chocolate" was Lowneys Cocolate and although I believe it changed hands it was always called Lowneys by the townspeople . I...
This is an interesting prototype for a small layout of more or less circular configuration. 3 photos in new Weldon's folder. Check out the 3rd pic. Wouldn't...
Photo 11 of 137 at http://delnortephotos.multiply.com/photos/album/2/Crescent_City# Kern-Kibbe Standard Guage Climax Geared Engine #1 Photo titled Train at the...
I just posted A few pictures of my layout. I have used Carls Industrial Railroads Mining and Quarrying Layouts (Page 2 of 2) The Yurze Ore Mine as my layout...
Dear Prof Klyzlr, I located 2 photos I took of Mansfield Tower some 40 years ago and put them in the folder entitled "Mansfield" for your pleasure. Just behind...
Prof, I found a couple more Mansfield photos. One shows Blount's Pacific approaching Mansfield tiny station with my oldest son sitting on my wife's shoulders...
George -- That's a great photo link. Somehow I missed it a couple of years ago when I was searching for info on the Crescent City quarry. Photos #9 and #86...
Hi folks, I've posted my layout plan in the photos section. I hope this is small enough to be considered a "small" layout. It is 8.5 feet x 4 feet, with a few...
Some photos from a small train show at Mt Gravatt (Queensland) today. Basically a subset of the exhibits at the Brisbane show owned by local NMRA members....
All, W ent up to Mansfield MA after 30 years or so, what a dissapointment. There was no smell of chocolate in the air, a local says the industry shut down last...
... David, thanks for posting these - and for all the others you've posted in the past. I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates them. But I do have a...
Scooter, I may have missed it here, or you may have provided the info in a previous post, but in the future maybe you could post the name of the folder you put...
Denny pointed out that I neglected to mention the name of the folder where I posted my layout plan. The folder is Oakland Embarcadero (or something close to...
Hello Everyone, This is my first post in quite a while. I had a small layout from 2002 to 2006 but dismantled it for space usage conflict. I'm now back...
on Tuesday 22 May 2012 "Gregory Skuderin" gdskuderin@... wrote: Does anyone remember the old TV show the Addams Family? I always thought one of the...
Thanks for the link to the Adams Family clip! I have from time to time done Christmas season carpet layouts using three rail track and (mostly) Lionel...
While this CD is not about small layouts, it does provide a fascinating insight into one of the most interesting areas of layout design, the hump yard. HUMP...
My 0-4-0 Porter has developed a contact problem, the little plungers that rub the inside of the drivers are no longer making contact with the 2 front drivers....
G'day all, If you click on the web link below you will be sent to a page on the "BIG BLUE - THE GAUGE" forum where I am describing an N scale switching...
