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  • My Love of Model Railroading
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    • A Tour of the Layout
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  • Design
    • The Wildcat Valley RR Design Rules
    • Final Track Plan for the WVR
  • Construction
    • Benchwork is the Backbone of the Model Railroad
    • Construction of the Sawmill and Log Pond
    • Rebuilding the Tired Engine Facility
      • Scratch Built Railroad Turntable
      • A New Coaling Tower From out of the Past
    • The Hidden Staging Area
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    • The DCC buss is the heart of the layout
    • Block Occupancy Detection on the Wildcat Valley
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The Wildcat Valley Railway
  • My Love of Model Railroading
  • The Layout
    • A Tour of the Layout
    • The WVR at night
  • Design
    • The Wildcat Valley RR Design Rules
    • Final Track Plan for the WVR
  • Construction
    • Benchwork is the Backbone of the Model Railroad
    • Construction of the Sawmill and Log Pond
    • Rebuilding the Tired Engine Facility
      • Scratch Built Railroad Turntable
      • A New Coaling Tower From out of the Past
    • The Hidden Staging Area
  • Systems
    • The DCC buss is the heart of the layout
    • Block Occupancy Detection on the Wildcat Valley
    • Turnout Control on the WVR
    • Layout Lighting
    • Structure Lighting
    • Using JMRI to Control Trains on the WVR
  • My AP Journey
  • Links
  • WVR Blog
    • Blog Archives

Month: December 2018

December 30, 2018Uncategorized

Mor-on Signaling

At this point, I have little experience with railroad signal systems (except maybe grade crossings), but the internet shall provide… I found […]

December 29, 2018Uncategorized

The Beginning and End, Sort of

At one time, we had a lake house which consumed all our summer and kept us active during the season. When the […]

December 28, 2018Uncategorized

Finally a Place to Work

After Months of work on the basement, I never thought I’d get here, but I now have a work area for my […]

December 26, 2018Uncategorized

Planning for Control

To recap – I plan to stick with Digitrax systems for controlling trains because the WVR has a significant investment in that […]

December 24, 2018Uncategorized

Planning for Control

There are many aspects to building a model railroad and one that I find particularly interesting is electronics, although that doesn’t mean […]

December 20, 2018Uncategorized

Winter Blahs

I was working on some projects in the basement, not really modeling related, when my mind started to wander as it’s often […]

December 15, 2018Uncategorized

Planning

Using a combination of XTrack CAD and pencil sketches I’ve started planning the new and improved Wildcat Valley Railway. The railroad is […]

December 3, 2018Uncategorized

WVR Update

Putting up drywall , finishing, and painting is harder than I remember from the last time I attempted it. I think I’m […]

December 1, 2018Uncategorized

Planning begins

I have started planning the new and improved version of the Wildcat Valley Railway which will be a pre-war era, 1920’s-1930’s mostly […]

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