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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- 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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- 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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- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- 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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tklimoski
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
All the world’s a stage
The Georgia Northeastern North Local crew switches cars in Elizabeth Yard. “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely...
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tklimoski
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
Going Trackside
As model railroaders we can learn a lot by going trackside to observe the prototype. A few months ago I was able to do some railfanning...
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tklimoski
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Bridging the gap
A Georgia Northeastern Railroad locomotive, GP9 #6576, rumbles across the Etowah River Bridge as a fisherman is focused on catching his...
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tklimoski
- Dec 14, 2020
- 4 min
It did not always look this way
The GNRR local crew switches cars in Tate Yard preparing to depart to Marietta. Many times new model railroaders see a finished layout...
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tklimoski
- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
Piedmont Pilgrimage and Live Q&A
The Marble Hill local crew switches cars at Georgia Marble and is looking forward to the live Q&A with the boss. Every fall for the past...
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tklimoski
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Operational details
The North Local switch crew has several “obstacles” to contend with before they switch Dow Chemical. From unlocking and opening the fence...
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tklimoski
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Small layout, big opportunities
No matter how much space you have, there are ways to make the most of it. In this photo of my layout under construction, you can see how...
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tklimoski
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Where’s that?
The GNRR North Local crew spots a tank car at the Westoak siding. Crews that work the line everyday know the different locations, but how...
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tklimoski
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
The lonely caboose
Very few cars in a train are as iconic as the caboose. For years the caboose signaled the end of the train, and many times a friendly...
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