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…
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…
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…
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…
