Monthly archives: December, 2018

Downtown Spur Operations

On December 28, 2018 Tolga Erbora caught Y120 working The Downtown Spur in full daylight and filmed it’s entire switching sequence in an outstanding YouTube documentary. One of the biggest advantages of modeling the present is that research information is so easily attainable. For example you can make site visits to measure and photograph structures,…


Model Railroading As Art

This week I finally finished and released my latest book, Model Railroading As Art.  Of all the books I’ve done so far, this was by far, the most challenging.  Articulating the subjective, artistic concepts in this case, is no easy task.  About half way through the project I took a hiatus and went to night…