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Category Archives: Philosophy

Happy holidays

To you, and you, and especially you! All the best for 2026.

Posted byTrevorDecember 25, 2025December 29, 2025Posted inPhilosophy, Shout Out

Discussing layout design in Calgary

CMRS Fall Mini Meet & AGM

Posted byTrevorSeptember 25, 2025Posted inConventions and Train Shows, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Philosophy, Where to find me

Bydemill in 2×24

The full layout in one photo

Posted byTrevorSeptember 24, 2025Posted inAchievable Layouts, Benchwork, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layout Design, Layouts I have designed or built, Lighting and Presentation, Philosophy

Fresno to Friant (Sept 2025)

Running trains on PIerre’s SP Clovis branch

Posted byTrevorSeptember 21, 2025Posted inCalifornia Dreaming in Proto:48, Eat Drink and be Merry, Layout Design, Layouts by others, Operations, Where to find me

Steve’s PE express yard

Based on a plan almost a quarter-century old and designed for models older than either of us. I love this.

Posted byTrevorSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025Posted inPhilosophy, Publications, Shout Out, Layouts by others, Layout Design, Layout Tour

Bydemill at 1

Happy anniversary to my first-ever British layout

Posted byTrevorJuly 20, 2025July 20, 2025Posted inAchievable Layouts, Great Western Railway in 7mm scale, GWR Bydemill (Highworth), Layouts I have designed or built, Philosophy, Shout Out

Mental health and railway modelling

How are you doing?

Posted byTrevorMay 1, 2025May 3, 2025Posted inPhilosophy, Publications, Railroad Model Craftsman, Shout Out

NST: Interchange with the CNR

A source for all the freight traffic on the layout

Posted byTrevorMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025Posted inLayout Design, Layout Tour, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, Philosophy

NST: Geneva Street Terminal

The hub of the NS&T in St. Catharines

Posted byTrevorMarch 29, 2025March 28, 2025Posted inLayout Design, Layout Tour, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Philosophy

NST: Port Dalhousie Sub

Planning Ontario Street, and relocating the car barn

Posted byTrevorMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025Posted inLayout Design, Layout Tour, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Operations, Philosophy

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