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 […]
Category: East Rail 2
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. […]
East Rail Night Ops
One of my all-time favorite railfan videos is Tolga Erbora’s 2012 piece on East Rail’s night operations. The audio and storytelling are magnificent. Notice the subtle sound of aircraft on approach to MIA. The rain. The EOT shot in the closing clip. Masterful. Watch that first. It occurred to me that I have that exact […]
East Rail 1/6/2025
Looking “the other direction” up the canal on East Rail 2. Omni Logistics is in the background. The team track splits to the right.
Booze, Boards, & Spuds
With East Rail 2 being the cover story in this month’s RMC I decided to put the layout to work so you could see it in action. Episode 10 of my ops 101 YouTube series focuses on OMNI logistics and what’s involved in working it. I’m still experimenting with the YouTube format but for now […]