Light up the night
The November 2023 issue of Model Railroader features my article, Light up the night, on adding lights to your layout. The article covers...
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tklimoski
- Aug 23
- 3 min
A Firm Foundation
Just like when building a house, you need a firm foundation when you are building your model railroad layout. In model railroading our...
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tklimoski
- Jul 16
- 3 min
Tim Garland’s Seaboard Central layout
This month I had the opportunity to visit Tim Garland and see his new Seaboard Central layout. Tim recently moved, and is building a new...
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tklimoski
- Jun 18
- 3 min
Tenth anniversary of my GNRR layout
This month marks the tenth anniversary of my Georgia Northeastern model railroad. It is hard to believe that it has been ten years since...
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tklimoski
- May 14
- 3 min
Pilgrim’s Pride Feed Mill
A trip to Gainesville, Georgia gave me the opportunity to do a little rail fanning around the Pilgrim’s Pride Feed Mill. I had seen the...
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tklimoski
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Train Messages and Bulletins
After receiving a General Manager's Notice that the grade crossing signals are out of service at Sawyer Road, a crew member flags the...
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tklimoski
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Transload Facilities
Transload facilities are the modern era version of a team track. The facilities can range from very small operations on a single siding,...
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tklimoski
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Tate Depot
The Tate Depot has a new lease on life after being moved and refurbished. Tate, Georgia was developed as a company town for the Georgia...
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tklimoski
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Scenery texture
This scene on Tom Johnson's Cass County Railroad demonstrates a variety of textures and layers he used to get the amazingly realistic...
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tklimoski
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
Visiting Tom Johnson and his Cass County Railroad
Cass County locomotive 702 prepares to couple up to a covered hopper spotted at Farmer's Grain & Supply on Tom Johnson's new layout....
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tklimoski
- Nov 20, 2022
- 3 min
A day of operations
Don Irace's Providence & Worcester locomotive facility located adjacent to Worcester Yard is the hub of activity on his double deck...
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tklimoski
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Visiting Alex Bogaski
Back in August, after visiting Scott Lister, I made a trip over to see Alex Bogaski and operate on his layout. Alex is modeling Farmrail...
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tklimoski
- Sep 5, 2022
- 3 min
Scott Lister’s Greenville and Northern Railroad
In August I had the opportunity to meet Scott Lister, and see his amazing Greenville and Northern Railroad in S scale. Scott has spent...
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tklimoski
- Jul 13, 2022
- 4 min
Helpful tips for efficient yard operations
Yard operations can be the success or the downfall of an operating session. When the yards get backed up it creates a domino effect on...
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tklimoski
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
Composing a scene
Composing a scene on our layouts requires careful consideration of many factors. On May 3, 2022 the Second Section Podcast, hosted by...
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tklimoski
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
Upgrading a Walthers covered hopper car
This CSX 2-bay cement service covered hopper car looks like it has been on the rails for some time now that it has been weathered and...
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tklimoski
- Mar 13, 2022
- 4 min
Operating sessions, fun, work, or both?
The crew works Tate Yard, switching out cars for the Marble Hill Local. I have talked about operating sessions in previous blogs, and...
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tklimoski
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
End-of-Train devices
In the modern era where having a caboose on the end of a train is a rare occurrence, railroads now require an End-of-Train Device (ETD),...
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tklimoski
- Jan 22, 2022
- 4 min
Don Irace’s Providence & Worcester Railroad layout
The Inland Paper Company switcher works the large paper industry on Don Irace's Providence & Worcester Railroad. A couple of weeks ago I...
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tklimoski
- Dec 17, 2021
- 4 min
It’s all about the people you meet
Members of the Tri-State Model Railroad Club gather to hold their monthly ops session. As we close out 2021, it’s time to look back at...
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