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Oh boy, did I just screw up! I've had a gap in the trackbed at the back of my layout for a while. Right where the track leaves a turnout on the outside mainline and starts heading up the mountain, my trackbed was flawed. I wound up with a gap about 2-3 inches long, and at least half an inch...

I was asked to elaborate on the coaling tower on my railroad. Okay, thats enough reason to brag, although most of the story behind it falls more under "lessons-learned". better view of upper tower... First, I needed a good prototype. So I started digging through some archives. In "photo album...

After three years, I've finally made enough progress that my model railroad looks fairly decent. And after three years at one duty station, it's about time for me to negotiate orders and move to my next duty station. Which raises the question about my layout, do I try to pack it up, accept...

Right now, the only switcher locomotive I've got is also the cheapest, having come in a $60 set. I've got this one right now, Bachman Standard 0-6-0. Anyhow, it's finally begining to show some of it's limitations on my layout, mostly due to it's relatively short electrical contact area (the...

DCC works great for my layout as is, and this question doesn't even apply, unless... I've given previous consideration to the idea of expanding my layout into one or two new sections. More accurately, one or two entirely new layouts, with just enough interconnecting track to really make things...

Okay, so there's more than one reason to love this hobby, and quite a few not to. But for me, the biggest reason to love it is that I can draw a huge amount of satisfaction from solving even minor technical problems. Which means that a well running layout doubles that satisfaction with a...

For the last couple of days, I've been considering starting up some passenger servicce on my railway. I'm just not sure what type of locomotive to use. I've got a Norfolk Southern J series, but it started smoking when I ran it yesterday, so is now on permanant shelf disply. I love the look...

I was just wondering how some of you feel about Bachman's steam locomotives. Right now I own five engines, but one of them is an Atlas SD-50 that has no place running alongside USRA designs. Of the other three, one is an 0-6-0 that came ina $60 kit, One is a 4-8-4 J Series that hasn't been right...