A tour of a great model railroad done by a life long modeler. Don has a world of the Rockies he built since retirement. I had the privilege of operating on this layout. It takes 14 people to run it. Two Part Video. 

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuuh7aW2ZQ0u3MQclOH2Edg

This a link to my you tube channel. If you are interested in the videos of the many model railroads that I have visited and will in the future please connect and subscribe to my channel that way you will get to see all of them and receive a notice when one is posted. To the 100000s who have watched and asked all of the great questions thanks.

Those that have requested specific videos I have a list and will shot it as I do it on my layout.  Like the last one Track painting.

Work is progressing on the CN Longview Sub.

A few weeks back I received my Fast Tracks #6 Jig for making my own turnouts.  I'm very impressed with how simple the process for making a turnout has become.

The current project on the layout is installing the Cochrane yard ladder.  Although still in the "Plywood Pacific" stage, I'm happy with the progress so far.

So you have heard all kinds of things about what modelers are doing with 3D printing to assist in their rolling stock, locomotive and structure builds. How about some some more basic items to spruce up your layout?

The "Thing-A-Week" challenge... is something a friend turned me onto. Basically, the concept is that in order to make progress on anything, be it gaining skill, pushing yourself, or maybe, say, building a model railroad, you need a goal. Essentially, the Thing-A-Week challenge is thusly: Each week, do SOMETHING towards accomplishing your goal. Doesn't have to be big, doesn't have to be important, just has to be SOMETHING.

Hi All,

A rather momentous occasion occurred recently, when my South Australian Railways Rx class 4-6-0 entered traffic.

The prototype loco entered traffic in April 1915, and was built by Walker and Co. of Maryborough in Queensland. Some 80-odd of the Rx class loco's were operated by the South Australian Railways, and were basically a jack-of-all trades, go-anywhere loco's and weighed in at 80 tonnes and were equipped with Belpare fireboxes. Some loco's received superheated boilers, however, Rx224 (as I have modeled), remained a saturated loco.

I'm introducing a new operating procedure on the Grimes Line, one that goes un-modeled on a lot of layouts. Mis-routed cars. In my modeled era an empty GATX tank car was spotted on the Grimes Line, sat there for three days, and promptly left. What was most likely a result of bad routing has become the next enhancement for my layout.

Early these month I attended an operating session at the home of a friend of mine. He held his annual silvester layout in the weeks after christmas.

Hi all,

I've started kitbashing a work caboose for my On30 Bradford Valley Lumber Co. layout, to complete my work train.  I wanted a model that looked like it had been built in a backwoods workshop.  After learning that Boulder Valley Models makes cast resin baggage car sides, I decided to combine these with a Bachmann short caboose to get the car I wanted.

Here's what I started out with:

As I continue to rebuild my layout to accommodate my GE 85 tonners and give them a place to take their ore to, I had to update my duck under. Now I have seen several different ways to build a duck under, whether a swing or lift system, and I would say what type you build is dependent on the space you have.