The MFTR is proud to announce the purchase of new motive power for our little railroad.  Former Burlington Northern GP15-1 #1391 (soon to be...

One of the many benefits of a small model railroad is that you can more easily (and inexpensively) create a very highly detailed scene.  For...

The following are links to sites with great content for those interested in small layouts. First up is Lance Mindheiem's blog , and th...

There is a popular term amongst model railroaders known as "Givens and Druthers". This refers to a list of "Givens" (har...

The track is laid down now, so this is the final track plan.  My goal was to create an operationally interesting design without filling u...

Having just completed wiring the layout, I decided to switch a few cars around just to test that everything is working properly.  The track ...

UPDATE: The Name of the Railroad has changed slightly. More details here. You know what one of the toughest decisions I've had to make...