Category: Los Angeles Junction Railway

A Two Turnout Layout

Post author By Lmind1
Post date February 6, 2025
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway, Model Railroad Design, Operations, Opinion, Prototype
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LAJ Alco S-2 #1 basks in the sun awaiting its next assignment. 1964. ebay slide scan. Photographer unknown. It’s interesting how a little information, often innocuous on the surface, can totally change our perspective and make us realize that our layout offers opportunities we hadn’t considered before. Even better, this expanded view can be realized […]

LAJ 1/19/25

Post author By Lmind1
Post date January 19, 2025
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway, Photography and Lighting, Prototype
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With the snow coming down outside here in Maryland, I thought it would be a good day to take a shot on the LAJ layout (iPhone 6 and Helicon Focus). In this view, you’re looking east down the Horn Lead from a rooftop perspective. The building on the far right is 4722 Everett Avenue. The […]

Element Selection

Post author By Lmind1
Post date January 18, 2025
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway, Model Railroad Design, Opinion, Realism
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A backside view of some structures on my LAJ layout. Although no longer rail-served, it’s clear they were at some point. The end game for most prototype and proto freelance modelers is to try to capture the essence of a place in miniature. A major part of that quest is the elements we ultimately select. […]

How A Photo Is Made

Post author By Lmind1
Post date February 19, 2023
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway, Photography and Lighting

LAJ Alco S2 #3 sits in front of the engine house on this diorama I recently completed for photography. Working off and on, here and there, over the past few months, I’ve been working on a photo diorama for my LAJ theme. Shown above is the final result. Let’s take a look at how it […]

A Lesson In Working With Vintage Photos

Post author By Lmind1
Post date February 17, 2023
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway, Photography and Lighting

The vintage LAJ photo above is a real gem although it become more of a “project” than I thought going in. What makes it unique is it’s the only image I’m aware of that shows the northerly side of the engine house. I’ve always liked it so when it appeared on ebay I immediately snagged […]