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  • 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
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  • My AP Journey
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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

Tag: model

June 25, 2020Uncategorized

Work Continues

This month work is progressing on the WVR, a little slower due to the nicer weather outdoors, though. I just finished installing […]

April 12, 2020Uncategorized

Track Talk

I am a member of the Central Indiana Division of the NMRA. We usually have quarterly modeler’s meets in which we have […]

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 […]

November 30, 2018Uncategorized

I Grew Up

I guess I have been into model railroading ever since building one with my dad. Married at a young age and having […]

November 27, 2018Uncategorized

Let’s Build a Railroad!

Oh to be a kid again! I remember as a young boy the smell of our basement. It was a wonderful mixture […]

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