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Category Archives: Track and Turnouts

Roadbed in Hacienda

Ready for ties, ballast, and rail

Posted byTrevorJune 27, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inCalifornia Dreaming in Proto:48, Layouts I have designed or built, SP Hacienda Branch in P:48, Track and Turnouts

Planning proto track, SP-style

I have most of what I need…

Posted byTrevorJune 22, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inCalifornia Dreaming in Proto:48, Layouts I have designed or built, Philosophy, SP Hacienda Branch in P:48, Track and Turnouts

The SP Hacienda Branch

A friend visits, and a new project gets its official launch

Posted byTrevorJune 21, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inAchievable Layouts, Benchwork, California Dreaming in Proto:48, Track and Turnouts

In the cage

A baking rack proves the point

Posted byTrevorJanuary 27, 2023July 11, 2023Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, NS&T Car Barn, Structures, Track and Turnouts

Temporary line poles

A quick test makes a big difference

Posted byTrevorOctober 4, 2022July 11, 2023Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Track and Turnouts

Evening lineup

Testing, tweaking, and bashing

Posted byTrevorSeptember 8, 2022July 11, 2023Posted inDCC, Wiring, and Sound, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Track and Turnouts

The car barn: all the rest is scenery

Track is done and wired for the first chunk of the NS&T

Posted byTrevorAugust 23, 2022July 11, 2023Posted inDCC, Wiring, and Sound, Layouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Track and Turnouts

Ka-chunk! Ka-chunk!

My arthritis thanks me.

Posted byTrevorAugust 20, 2022July 11, 2023Posted inTrack and Turnouts, Workshop

Twisty

The car barn is tied up

Posted byTrevorAugust 3, 2022July 11, 2023Posted inLayouts I have designed or built, Niagara St Catharines & Toronto Railway in 1:64, Track and Turnouts

Thinner throwbars in RMC

Don’t use a tree to throw your switch points!

Posted byTrevorOctober 27, 2017July 11, 2023Posted inPublications, Railroad Model Craftsman, Track and Turnouts

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