Category: Small Layout Design Ideas
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…
Mysteries on the SOO Line
Some time ago, a random post on Facebook got me looking at an area of Northern Michigan (Upper Peninsula) near a small abandoned town of…
Expressway for Industry – Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
The corridor between Toledo and Detroit contains several rail lines. The area was a who’s who of Northeastern railroad giants. Within the corridor existed the…
Lionel Garing’s O Scale Industrial Layout
This month we are taking a look at an industrial layout created by Lionel Garing of Strasbourg, France. Lionel has designed and constructed a highly…
Christmas Layout 2018
Each Holiday Season I like to look for a Christmas Layout to feature on Small Model Railroads. This year we are going to take a…
Designing a Box for a Small Layout
When I design modules, I always try to make them a single element with everything required for setup in one package. The trains themselves must…
2018 Mini-Bunch Fall Meet
On September 29th-30th 2018, I attended the Fall Mini-Bunch Meet. For those who may not know, the Mini-Bunch is a small group of Narrow Gauge…
All the Model Rail Layouts
While showing layouts as part of free-mo, I am often asked about my home layout. My response is often “which one?” At any given time…
Free-mo Endings
Before you ask, I am not giving up Free-mo! This month we are going to take a look at designs for Free-mo ends. These will…
WWI Light Railways
Back in February 2013 we took a quick look at the WWI Military Railway as inspiration for a small layout. Since today is November 11, Veterans Day,…
