modeling the SP

In model railroad layouts, the term “fascia” can mean either a treatment along the ceiling to conceal lighting, or, more commonly, the treat...

Southern Pacific was one of the best customer for the Alco (American Locomotive Company) diesel switcher. This began during World War II, wh...

 In this blog, I have described previously my projects to rebuild aging track switches for better electrical operation, and the use of Tam V...

The January 2023 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist or MRH has just come out, and my latest contribution to the series of columns by a group ...

 I have for some time favored the Bitter Creek design of turnout controls (for hand-thrown switches), because they are smaller and have a mu...

This post continues the saga of rebuilding the hill at one end of the layout, which had been cut down for moving to California. This hill se...

 Once again, the Prototype Rails meeting at Cocoa Beach, Florida’s Hilton Hotel was held in the first week of January. This event started in...