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Here would be a good place to start research: https://www.loc.gov/collections/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900/?fa=location:california As to Southern California in the 1860's, there was little American or European settlement east of the the coastal areas originating from the Spanish colonial period...

Does Bachmann USA produce a quarterly announcement of what is coming the same way Bachmann Europe/UK does? https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/164395-bachmann-summer-2021-new-products-new-240/

Hattons in the UK has over 10 LK-156 Loco inspection pit for finescale code 75 track in stock. They do easy worldwide mail order and accept us Visa MC and Amex credit cards and PayPal. Don't be put off by "Code 75". You can use Code 70 or 83 rail. The Code 75 also looks fine. The price in UK...

I have now given up and am now installing keep/stay alive capacitors in any HO steam locomotives with turnout power problems. At the moment I am 100% Peco turnouts. I use a mix of Electro-frog, Insul-Frog Unfrog, USA Code 83, UK Finescale Code 75 and a pair of Set Track curved 18/22 R...

Inconsistent at best, I just received an order via USPS from Tichy in western North Carolina to my suburb east of Oakland, California in 4 days. And a set of decals from NY via USPS a week ago from Speedwitch from back when they were selling decals after 41 days. In December Amazon was using...

The Satanic Mills are not mills on the Satanic river.....the term comes from William Blakes poem protesting the effects of the early industrial age in 19th century England. The hymn "Jerusalem" is based on Blake's poem set to music. It is almost cliché in England these days as a patriotic piece...

I started a new small layout in the Spring of 2019 and found little seasoned pine that was usable at a reasonable price. I used poplar which while expensive was true cut. I built L girders with 1 X 3 and 1 X 4 lengths. Joists are 1 X 2 poplar. Most lumber was found at Home Depot lumber...

I am using Peco Code 83 turnouts directly on Woodland Scenics foam roadbed on my new layout. I have not seen any problems with the turnout throws but have not ballasted any turnouts yet on the new layout. The track locations are not yet 100% final due to pending construction of a 75 foot...

Vallejo doesn't market their colors with railroad names but there are some that are downright excellent matches for specific RR colors. I have been working on a series of SP cabooses that the pre-synthetic paint on wood mellowed a darker shade of maroon rather than typical SP freight car red. I...

Moving on beyond DCC to WiFi direct locomotive control. Still using DCC NCE SB3a for track power but not control. First experiment is with F7 ABBA set that will move on to battery's in the dummy B units. Successful thus far. This way I can still use the DCC controlled engines until I upgrade...

Mainline I miss. Running Extra for MRH is getting really good. Historical group publications, specialist web blogs and group forums have picked up the slack from the publications that died and carry a lot of the more technical stuff. Craftsman is hit or miss each month. And my interests are...

Oxford has announced the following at the London Toy Show 87BCE54001 Buick Century Estate Wagon 1954 Ranier Blue/Arc NEW TOOLING 87CB42001 Chrysler T & C Woody Wagon 1942 Regal Maroon NEW TOOLING 87DP48001 Dodge B-1B Pick Up 1948 Truck Red NEW TOOLING 87IC59001 Imperial Crown 2 Door Hardtop...

If you can get Acorn TV (I do on ROKU) there is the very recent murder mystery with comic touches in the New Zealand Brokenwood Mysteries in which the victim is the owner of the local Brokenwood model train store located in an abandoned station. He and his friend are also promoters of the local...

How can I put this gently...for the last 20 years Model Railroader has been insipidly uninspiring and boring. Try the online and free Model Railroad Hobbyist https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/..

Try the new Hornby "steam punk" 4mm/HO track line of engines and wagons and let your imagination go wild......

For the yard building, on my layout it will always be seen from the side away from the track. I do have a mirror I can move around to admire my handiwork. Note these buildings are mockups for my slowly emerging Port Costa 1952-54 layout. The yellow on the long office building is just Frog Tape...

I have used Hattons extensively for the English side of my train addiction since 1985. I have found their service excellent. UK N scale is not quite the same as US N scale as they use a 1:148 scale of ratio instead of the rest of the world which uses 1:160. It is based on the idea that 2 mm...

Almost where to start. The project is, however, much lower on my priority list than getting the new layout to work. First would be motor replacement and isolation of frame to allow DCC. I have one in pieces now. I have obtained some small Chinese square motors. Next question is how to modify...

I prefer DCC equipped if new but no sound. Problem is that it is becoming hard to get a new engine (steam or diesel) that is DCC equipped but not also sound with a big jump in the price. Rapido seems to be the instigator of only two choices. Basically they warned me not to try and DCC without...

Actually not so interested in the TCS decoder problem as I am interested in the upgrade and conversion of MDC 10 wheelers to DCC. I have a pair of the Harriman 4-6-0's that I built in the early 1980's and would love to get them running on my current DCC layout. I am not so interested in...