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The Diamond River Valley Railroad- Lawrenceville, GA

The is another of the great model railroads of the Dixie Rails group.  Great operations and layout design.  Built switches in place buy printing Fast Track diagrams and gluing them into place and building on top of them. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-rD8QNPew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-rD8QNPew  this link is for the Kindle users as I have found out.

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THE SAINT LOUIS GATEWAY N GAUGE RAILROAD

This N Gauge Layout is part of Dixie Rails in the Atlanta GA area. This is the best running N gauge layout I have ever operated on.  It is DCC and not once the whole night that we ran 50 trains did we have one problem due to track of electrical connections.  The owner John Wilson has come up with a system of moving blocks of cars with markers on top that are easy to read for all of us who do not see numbers on N scale cars well.
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=mc3h053tl#/watch?feature=m-ch-vid&v=l...

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NORFOLK & WESTERN RR, NORCROSS, GA.

This Model RR is part of a group in the Atlanta area called Dixie Rails. This video was taken during a operations event attended by 50 operators from around the country. This RR will be part of the NMRA national convention in Atlanta July 2013. I will post video of three more outstanding layouts.
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=3&rdm=mc3h057ml#/watch?feature=m-ch-vid&v=U...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0WWvWv8JYk&feature=plcp

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Sipping & Switching Module Construction

I probably have some other photos earlier in the construction phase of our six foot modules, but for now, this is the stage where the top, ends, sides and ribs (short cross-wise pieces) and spines (two length-wise pieces)are all assembled and ready and to accept the waffle underside.  Photo taken Aug. 8, 2012.

Domino Staging Yards

I have been working on my Kansas City Southern (HO scale) layout.  I am using domino construction and as I add new sections (dominoes) to the layout, I move my Ënd of Track  staging yard.  Not only is the staging yard movable, but it can easily be re-configured.  

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Helpful Hints for Getting Started Building your first Model Railroad

Hello Everybody My name is Dan Kelley AKA: Rio Grande Dan here on the MRH forums.

I'm a member of the MRH Spam Police and spend 40 to 60 hrs a week reading through the many Posts and Blogs here on the MRH forums. While reading I keep seeing one problem that many new Model Railroaders are having and that is "WHERE & HOW DO I START?"

City of Industry Layout

CITY OF INDUSTRY LAYOUT Project 02-12

Here is my second project, and it is a departure from my previous plan to begin design on the MP/TP operations in New Orleans, namely the Race St. Yard, and Annunciation St. Passenger Terminal, with some of the surrounding industry which the railroad served, i am still in the very rough planning stage for it still gathering information and maps and photographs of the area for the time period during the war and just afterward, pre-NOUPT era.

BC&SJ Manual Turnout controls?

Was wondering if anyone knows how Charlie Comstock BC&SJ manual turnout controls that he has mounted to fascia work I have the Ops DVD that has his layout in it and interested in how he makes them and how they are mounted. I see the you have to pull the knob out first then twist it to switch the turnout and then push the knob back in.

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A new toy for Benny

I just saw this. Benny will want one to help with layout construction. Imagine much smaller ones doing layout maintenance! cheeky

http://www.constructionjobforce.com/articles/meet-the-robot-that-will-change-manufacturing-11722-article.html

  


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