Model Trains and Railroading

A candid review of a rare model railroading book about trolleys, streetcar, trams, and other traction.

This article covers model railway motive power depots (MPDs), including many variations. Railways had large and small MPDs.

Modern railway footbridge is very different from those found in the days of steam. Elevator towers are the biggest change, and they transformed the appearance. A footbridge is key on most model railway layouts.

Take a tour of my HO model railroad. Set in the 1950s, my mid-sized layout features around-the-wall construction and a good 'nuff level of modeling. Mostly, it is a lot of fun.

A review of "Carl Arendt's Small Layout Scrapbook," a collection of plans, pics, and information about micro-layouts in different model railroading scales.

Learn all about N-scale track plans for shelf layouts. Perhaps some of these designs will inspire you to finally build your own pike.

This article contains a list of model trolley resources to inspire you.

In this article, I building an OO gauge model of an ultra-modern waiting room on an island platform. This example is seen at Peterborough Station, UK.

Five recommended track planning books from my own library to help you plan your own model railroad layout.

Take a break from whatever you are doing and enjoy perusing one of these wonderful online model train sites.

I am continuing to create modern buildings for my 21st century modern model railway. Here is my next challenge: the ubiquitous coffee shop. Costa creates some of the best. I hope you enjoy reading.

Planning a model train layout will require time and effort to avoid making serious mistakes. Design a simple and realistically working model to accommodate the scale size of the train and its tracks.