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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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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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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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Roundup Time! – How Green is Your Railroad?

While doing research on older prototype railroad scenes from the 1970s and before, it is hard not to notice how green many of the old…

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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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2020 Small Layout Challenge Update

It is amazing how some ideas take on a life of their own! When I posted the original article on the challenge, I was hopeful…

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Small Layout Challenge 2020

One of my favorite layout designs by Carl Arendt is Carl’s Imports. Carl designed the micro layout to fit in a shoebox. Using what he…

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Ben Feldkamp’s North Branch Railroad

While in the Grand Rapids MI area I saw there was a train show and decided to make a stop. There I found this great…

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