6 levels, 3 rails, 1 incredible layout

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The center section on Mark’s layout. Subways are on the right and electrified tracks in the middle. BC Rail Route on the upper level Catenary Route Lower level mainline Upper level outside mainline Streetcar line on the upper level Upper level logging route Don’t miss the feature story of Mark Horne’s railroad in the November […]

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Five Lionel passenger trains

Five O-Scale passenger trains, one with 72 LED lights and anti-flicker feature added

Name:    Dowin Lipscomb Location:    Baltimore, Maryland Scale:    O Scale Description:    Five O-Scale passenger trains, one with 72 LED lights and anti-flicker feature added. Can you guess which one? Hint: Watch the 4-way crossing as the cars pass by. […]

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Visit the Polar Express Railway

O gauge Polar Express train set

Name:    Kevin Grant Railroad Name:    “Polar Express Railway” Location:    Louisiana Scale:    O/1:48 Gauge Theme:    Polar Express Description:    Video of my old 8×8 O gauge 1:48 layout I had in a small section of my home. Most of the building are Department 56 and Lemax with a few kit built buildings I’ve constructed over the years. […]

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MTH Wi-Fi Interface

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Earlier in the year I watched Matt at Sommerfeld’s Trains in Butler, Wis., control MTH locomotives on the store’s test track using his cell phone and an MTH no. 50-1034 Wi-Fi Interface Unit, or WIU. It was pretty nifty, but my warning lights came on. Would this be another DIVX? Still, I was intrigued when […]

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