I took this photo two years ago in Prince George, BC. Thought some of you guys would dig it.

Step by step slide show of the whole process of installing seven bridges on the Grande Pacific Railroad.  Enjoy.

To All: I am starting a new SIG known as 1940-1970 Freight Car SIG. The purpose of this SIG is to feature prototype freight cars and modeling efforts toward the same. Membership is free, but will be an internet site, not printed material. This SIG is on my Facebook page, layout concepts. I encourage posting of your efforts on this page. Check it out. Yours, Elvin Howland/1940-1970 Freight Car SIG

  Well, I finally started tearing up track and bed tonight. Have you ever gotten half way through a project and felt you should have done it different? I did. I started out with a 4 x 8 that grew into a 12 x 12. But the track plan was all wrong, and I put the track right next to the edge of the layout which left me no room for scenery.

Today I purchased a DCC equiped Bachmann N-scale EMD NW2 switching locomotive, despite my last Bachmann purchase (a British Class 66) being way less than satisfactory.  Why you say?  Because I have a good relationship with my local hobby store & could take it back if it was not satisfactory.

I have posted these pictures in the past.  Attach some sides for a plate grudger bridge, paint it all black ballast and weather and you are in business.

I use a J plug like the ones N Track uses to insure that connection is always correct.  Plus and Minus.

David Steer reviews the new Leadville Shops DSP&P stock car kit on the C&Sn3 blog:

http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/

Enjoy, Darel

In the last 10 years we have gone through three steps in lighting. If i had to do it over i would go with LEDs. This is good example of massive use of LEDs. There are two videos in this post.

I have completed the ballasting of the main yard for my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.

In the photo you can see the general layout of the yard area.  The engine terminal and shops are located behind the yard in the top of the photo.  The entrance to the VIA Rail passenger yard is visible in the bottom left.

The yard tacks are arranged from left to right;