Automated Staging Yard

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Here’s a video of something quite cool – an automated staging yard. I am very impressed by the engineering and craftsmanship behind this. Hat tip to the excellent blog CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Sub for linking to the video.

Portage Model Railroad Train Day

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Come one, come all, to the Portage Model Railroad Train Day on May 28 (Saturday) at the former Canadian Pacific Railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. “This event takes place at the Portage CP Station from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm with a BBQ from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. There will be model … Read more

Truro Model Railroad Association

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Jeff Keddy sent along a link to this cool video about the Truro Model Railroad Association. The Truro Model Railroaders Association – The History Part 1 from Jonathan harnish on Vimeo. It was done by the Nova Scotia Community College Radio and Television Arts course. The TMRA have their own web site.

Fantasy Locos

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John Longhurst’s latest post featured a few photos from Jeff King’s Milwaukee Road Train Shop site, showing the fantasy locos (locomotives) he paints. Jeff does model painting as a job, and he does it well. The photos that John linked to are really special, as they are “fantasy” paint schemes that do not exist in … Read more

Givens and Druthers

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As I mentioned, I am starting to plan for my new layout. Two layouts ago, I made a list of givens and druthers. That term was coined by John Armstrong. Givens and Druthers Givens are features or limitations you must have, either forced on you by the size or shape of the room, economics, etc., … Read more

Planning for the New Layout

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It’s time to start planning for my next model train layout. Hallelujah! In my life I have had two serious layouts: the Nova Scotia Eastern and CN in Bathurst, NB (circa 1975). The NSER was torn up in 2004, and the CN layout lasted until 2009. Both were removed prior to moving. As I write … Read more

Dartmouth Model Train Show

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The annual Sportsplex Model Train Show is on this coming weekend, Saturday Nov 13 from 9am to 4:30pm and Sunday Nov 14 from 10am to 3pm. On display will be the Dartmouth Club and the On30 scale layouts, Mike’s G scale layout, Errol’s Z scale layout , another Z scale layout, and a LEGO layout … Read more

Winnipeg Model Train Show October 2010

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I visited the Winnipeg model train show on Saturday (Oct 16). There were several impressive layouts at the show, and here are some photos and video of the event. The photo above, and the video below, show a model Ontario Northlander running around the Free-Mo layout on the ground floor. I like the Free-Mo idea … Read more