In todays video we are going to take a look at the Corner T-Trak Module Kit from Kato that was made in conjunction with Woodland Scenics.

With the alterations to track work completed for the entrance to the Shippensburg Classification Yard, it was time to connect another DS64 for the operation of the Tortoise Switch Machine servicing the two yard leads & yard ladder.

Southern Pacific Style Concrete Line/Phone Booths

I built the basic model this afternoon.  Some parts are a little over sized like the hinges or not possible in the real world like the floating lock.

But once the detail gets too small it is gone when it is down sized to N scale.  So a little large gives it some texture in small sizes

HO and N ready for test prints in Resin

I just received my brand new Rapido Trains n scale Dash 8-40cm with ESU loksound. I have been trying to run it on JMRI with my dcc++ base station. I have been able to do some basic programming and have added it to my roster but, unfortunately, when I select it and enter the throttle I cannot get it to respond at all. I have also tried the Engine Driver app but still have no control. This is my first time using JMRI and I have no idea what the issue could be.

During the late 70's and early 80's, granger shortlines came and went with shifts in grain prices, closing of local elevators, and evaporating state subsidies. So it was with the Erie Western and it's successor Chicago & Indiana. Blink and you missed them.

Happily, modeling gives us an opportunity to go back and enjoy those times again. Witness Erie Western 1602 and, just a few months later, Chicago & Indiana's ex CR RS11 7647. ERES' paint scheme was splashy and bold. CINR's was frugal, but creative in its own way.

In case anyone hasn’t seen it, here’s a link to the latest Seaboard Central Update:

In the update I show how I upgrade a new Walthers car to meet my rolling stock standards. And I show some other projects that were completed or in progress during the month. Enjoy!

Tim