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Category Archives: Operations

Edwardian Interlude – 1st run

From benchwork to layout in just a couple of weeks.

Posted byTrevorAugust 18, 2024August 18, 2024Posted inAchievable Layouts, DCC, Wiring, and Sound, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layouts I have designed or built, Operations, Track and Turnouts, Video

Drophead buckeyes

A cool, working coupler that enhances operation.

Posted byTrevorJuly 17, 2024Posted inMisc 7mm equipment, Operations, Shout Out

Reviving the sector plate

A second life for the only surviving piece of Port Rowan.

Posted byTrevorJune 30, 2024Posted inBenchwork, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, S Scale Equipment

Experiencing Liberty Village

The last time I saw it, I was wiring drop feeders. So much has changed…

Posted byTrevorMay 19, 2024May 23, 2024Posted inAchievable Layouts, Layouts by others, Operations, Shout Out, Where to find me

Intersection mock-up

Testing some slick lighting effects for street-running ops

Posted byTrevorApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, Scenery, The Little Details, Video

“OS Don”

An exceptional book for any student of prototype operations.

Posted byTrevorAugust 31, 2021July 11, 2023Posted inInfluences, Operations, Publications, Railroad Model Craftsman

Port Rowan post-mortem

What worked. What didn’t.

Posted byTrevorDecember 6, 2020July 11, 2023Posted inInfluences, Layout Design, Operations, Philosophy

Austin Eagle: Operating Sessions

While in Texas, I joined a couple of operating sessions.

Posted byTrevorJune 21, 2018July 11, 2023Posted inConventions and Train Shows, Layouts by others, Operations, Shout Out, Where to find me

A place to work

Keep throttles, tools, and paperwork off the layout

Posted byTrevorApril 23, 2018July 11, 2023Posted inOperations, Publications, Railroad Model Craftsman

Narrative RPGs and Ops Sessions

Thoughts from one hobby influence another…

Posted byTrevorApril 11, 2017July 11, 2023Posted inOperations, Philosophy

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