Here's my video from the 2021 GTE show in Albany, NY. Much of the video is focused on Corey Ward's 4x6 layout, as I was running trains on it with him.

https://youtu.be/xLTrxmFhDvE

Just a quick mock up for a back corner as a placeholder until managing to get on the new forum:

It is officially done!  More than a year of exclusive and constant work on trying to 3D print a Shay has wrapped up today, the model is assembled and all (well most) parts are glued in place.  Along the way I have learned a lot, which was the actual intent of this project from the beginning.  When I started printing parts they were to only be used for testing fit and function of parts I intended to have cast in brass.  The 3D printed parts looked so good that a few friends convinced me to see if I could print the entire model.  What you see here is the result of a l

I spent several years working on and off in Chile.  There is an extensive narrow gauge network in the northern part of the country.  I managed to see a little of it.  More here:

https://ageologistchasingtrains.blogspot.com/2021/12/chasing-trains-in-chile.html

As I see it ROW upgrade would have been one of the most important tasks for the AGG and work trains would be scheduled daily.  These represent some of the MW rolling stock that I have been working on.  There are some additional details to add but they are somewhat done.  These three are scratch-bashed.

One of the universal problems with any layout is making access points to the layout, and retaining function of the space that the layout is in. In the same way, my outdoor layout needs access to the backyard. When I designed the track plan, I designed it to have as few duckunders as possible. However, one area that I couldn't eliminate or make into a nod under was the main walkway into the backyard. See top right of track plan below.

This post has been trimmed to better fit with MRH's blog style and to get more to the point for readers.  If you'd like to read the full article on my blog you are welcome to do so here.

Operations up Little Creek

Rather than posting a link to my full review I've decided this topic is of enough interest for people looking to get into photographing or filming their model trains that I've decided to repost the whole thing, but edited to stay within a reasonable length for the MRH website.

If you'd like to see the full length review you are welcome to view it on my website's blog.

"Model Railroader" had a two part series in the April and May 2009 issue on the general methods Dean Freytag used to build "Freitag Foundry". 

I stumbled across these articles when I started searching for scale drawings to make my own crane for my IH Farmall West Tractor Works.  I already have one Walthers crane on the layout, and I was looking for a more modern crane than what is represented in the Walthers kit. 

Hello all,

My buddy Mike Ostertag and I created a new podcast called the Section Section Podcast, where its just regular guys talking about model railroading.  

In the first episode we talk about what's on our workbench, a Shortline Railroad you can model a tip you can use on your model railroad and our main topic of the STATE OF MODEL RAILROADING!

You can check us on YouTube as well as where you find all of your favorite podcasts!