Category: Small Layout Design Ideas
Chelsea Milling Company Home of Jiffy Mix
Looking for a prototype industry straddling a main line, try Chelsea Milling Company. Located in Chelsea Michigan, the company produces Jiffy brand mixes since the…
Modeling The Celestial Railroad
Last month we took at the narrow gauge Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway aka the Celestial Railroad. This month we will look at modeling the…
Small Layout Ideas – Prototypically Whimsical
In model railroading, many times we have layout owners who have “fun” with their names, locations and purposes for their layout. You cannot be in…
Small Layout Ideas – Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad
I recently acquired a copy of the new book, Rock Down, Coal Up – The Story of the Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad by Chuck…
Small Layout Ideas – The Palmyra and Jacksonburgh Railroad
The area of Michigan that I live in has a colorful history when it comes to railroads. Every major eastern carrier at one time crossed…
2014 Small Layout Design Meet
The Small Layout Design Meet has concluded and was fun for all. We had several new attendees and several new layouts. Most major scales were…
Small Layout Ideas – The Terminal Railroad
Many larger cities at one time had a terminal railroad. These short lines were usually owned by one or more major railways. These terminal railways…
Small Layout Ideas – The Flong Railway
Here is another look at an interesting prototype railway to model. As with the last article, I hope this will inspire another small layout design….
Small Layout Ideas – Vreeland Rail
Here is another look at an interesting prototype railway to model. As with the last look, I hope this will inspire another small layout design….
Small Layout Inspirations
Looking around the web for unique prototype railways to model, these have caught my eye. I think many would make an interesting small layout. Peat…
