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…
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…
More Changes…
It has been a few months since my last article. Things have been very busy here. Usually I get a lot of modeling done during…
Transporting Modules
Over the years I have assisted in several setups and tear downs of Free-mo setups. Getting your modules in and setup quickly are key. Everyone…
Turnout Control with Servos – Part II
Back in 2016 I wrote the article Turnout Control with Servos . Since then I have been using servos exclusively on all my layouts. I…
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…
