or: Why I dislike ovals.

We all know that oval layouts suck space out of a layout room by demanding access to all sides of the layout. Yes, you can push them up against the wall but then there is the old reach issue (I'm 5' 8" - I don't reach that far).Having recently returned to the hobby after 30 years doing life (marriage, kids, teens and then their marriage) I initially fell for the oval.

Greetings, 

Just a sample of my modelwork! See more on Youtube,search TMandN! Enjoy!

Moderator Edit - Embedded photo into post. 

I have started to complete the C. Reiss Coal Co. ramp & structures for this business in the Ashland Industrial Area on my HO scale CNW - Peninsula Div layout. The first pictures are of the ramp scenery base lead up to the coal trestle.

Foam in place:

I decided last year to get back into the model railroading and have spent the winter cleaning out the basement spare room and unpacking/assessing my equipment after 20 years in storage. I had a layout with completed trackwork and some scenery and have been looking it over to ascertain the needs to rewire it for DCC.

I often noticed white poles with a red top, like here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-EdHP7DuKw

See 1:54, on the left side, two of them.

What do they stand for, what are they marking?

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Here is a tale more than 90 years old, yet its unsolved mystery remains to this day... 

I just completed the first operating session on my exhibition layout, and I posted about the experience on my personal blog at: 

http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/

Enjoy if you visit!

Darel

I have just jumped into O Gauge. I have 2 video's online so far.

Bring up YOUTUBE, and search for -> mikeee railroad

It shows my beginning and a track noise comparison of Truetrack and Lionel Fastrack.