As work on the East Rail layout ramps up, one of the more annoying issues has been the “black hole” dark spot in the corner. The poor lighting was really taking the fun out of working on the railroad and needed to be addressed. Adding lighting that is effective and cleanly executed isn’t always that […]
Category: East Rail 2
East Rail Ramblings
Progress on the East Rail throwback replica is rolling along at a deliberately slow and relaxing pace. All of the track is down. Trains are running. At this point it’s time to slow down and enjoy the ride. The canal leg, shown above, will be identical to the original version. Track is Micro Engineering flex […]
East Rail Returns!
Looking east down NW 59th Street in 2013 we see several boxes spotted in front of SALCO, a swimming pool chemical supplier in Miami’s East Rail industrial park. For many, many years I’ve bounced around the idea of building a second version of my old East Rail layout. The questions being: where would I put […]
Miami Jai-Alai April 10th
The front entrance and sidewalk area is now complete. Next up is the sawtooth awning.
East Rail Imagery
Many years ago I took a shot looking down the canal of my old East Rail layout. It was always one of my favorites. I’ve learned a lot in the years since and decided to go back and apply some updated photo editing to it. In the image above I’ve inserted a better/higher contrast sky, […]