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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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tklimoski
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Building Flats
Using a Trackmobile, the crew at Imerys moves cars to the loading area. This large prototype facility is modeled using building flats to...
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tklimoski
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
How much layout do you need?
The North Local arrives in Marietta to switch the industries located there. Working this one switch job is more than enough layout for...
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- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
Building The Right-Sized Layout
Now available from Kalmbach Media is my new book, Building The Right-Sized Layout, Designing and operating a small switching layout. A...
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- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Dan Mansfield’s Georgia Railroad Camak Division
Georgia Railroad locomotive 802, an 0-8-0, works Hulsey Yard in Atlanta, Georgia. In July I had the opportunity to operate on Dan...
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- Jul 18, 2021
- 4 min
Tri-State Model Railroaders Club
L&N locomotive 225, a 4-6-2, rolls across the Cartecay River bridge, just south of Ellijay, GA, on the Tri-State Model Railroad Club...
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- Jun 18, 2021
- 4 min
Locomotive Intensive Care Unit
The GNRR maintenance crew discuss their repair options for GNRR locomotive #4125, and it’s not looking good. When I was taking photos of...
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- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
Staging, Conclusion, Scenery
Under the watchful eye of the conductor, the crew traverses a grade crossing near the yard. After testing the staging cassette to make...
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- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
Staging, Act 2, Electrical, ballast, and track details
The GNRR North Local works Elizabeth Yard on the new staging cassette. With the construction of the staging cassette benchwork completed,...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 4 min
Staging, Act 1, Construction
GNRR locomotive #4125, a GP20, switches cars in Elizabeth Yard on my new staging cassette. As I discussed in my last blog I recently...
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