Through years of operating my layouts, rail fanning, and studying rail fan videos, I’ve gained insights I didn’t have before. This knowledge has changed how I design things, how I stage a layout for an operating session, and how I operate. The more you understand the prototype and just copy what they’ve done, the easier […]
Category: East Rail 2
Sentry Industries – East Rail
Sentry Industries in Miami makes water treatment products. Don’t be misled by its diminutive size; it processes an enormous number of cars. The black tanker contains sodium hydroxide. The white car on the right is loaded with hydrochloric acid. In some cases, we can create a high-value, sophisticated industry without doing much of anything. Free […]
East Rail Ops. Video
I just uploaded a new video showing a typical solo op. session on the East Rail layout. Typically, something like this would be highly cropped, with a focus on being entertaining. I decided to break form and show the vast majority of the session so viewers can get a sense of speed and pacing. I […]
New Miami Book Now Available!
Over the years, I’ve received many requests from my readers to put out a book on my Miami layouts. It took a while, but that day has arrived. The book is now live and available on Amazon. While heavily slanted towards being a photo album, I also cover the thoughts behind the layouts and their […]
Chasing Sunsets
A coral sunset unfolds as the golden hour ends in Miami on my East Rail 2 layout. Almost two decades ago (October of 2007) , during the early years of my original East Rail layout, Vianney Roge visited from Paris with a few members of the RMB (Rails Miniatures de la Boucle) model railroad club. […]