Posted in Small Layout Design Ideas

Pizzatopia – an HOn30 Micro Layout

For the last couple years, the e-magazine The Micro Model Railway Dispatch and the Facebook group Micro Model Railroad Cartel have been hosting an annual…

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Posted in TRAIN ORDERS

SERVO MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE BACK!

After some work on the site, I have the servo mounting brackets available again. The old plugin just stopped working and would take the whole…

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Posted in Layout Spotlight Small Layout Design Ideas

Small Layout Meet 2023

Back in June I managed to take time to travel to Findlay and the 2023 Small Layout Meet. While there I tried to video document…

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Posted in TRAIN ORDERS

Website Issues (again)

I recently had an issue with the eCommerce software I have been using to sell the Servo Brackets. The website kept working to the public…

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Posted in Prototype Railroads Small Layout Design Ideas

Jackson Belt Line, a Small Prototype for Any Era – Part I

Where is the Jackson Belt Line? Although it has “belt line” in the name, the Jackson Belt Line is more of a short industrial branch…

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Train Order
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Small Layout Meet 2023

The Small Layout Meet is Back! June 17, 2023, 10AM – 4PM Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, INC12505 C.R. 99Findlay, OH 45840 The meet will be…

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Posted in Modular Layouts

SmallMR.com is back!!

Well after a month hiatus, I finally have a new server in place and the website is back up and running. The old server had…

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Posted in Prototype Railroads Small Layout Design Ideas

Huron Bay Terminus Railway – Slate Mining in Michigan

There is some question if the “Huron Bay Terminus Railway” actually existed as an entity. For sure there was a 36″ tramway which served the…

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Photo by Nathan Nietering
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Hamilton Feeds – A Switching Prototype with a Trestle

Cover photo by Nathan Nietering Anyone who has passed through the small town of Hamilton, Michigan can not help but notice the large wood railroad…

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A Ghost Town With Its Own Private Railroad

October is my favorite time of year with cooler temperatures, the changing of the leaves and the spooky fun of Halloween. So, in keeping with…

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