Model Railroading and Trains – Helping you with turnouts/switches and tips for a better layout

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Newsletter Column Index February 2016 Great news! The Northern Utah Division led the entire Rocky Mountain Region with the most AP Awards in 2015! Let’s keep it up in 2016! Congratulations to Jack and Rick for getting their Golden Spike. Now let’s work on getting certificates guys. J I earned […]

Newsletter 2/16

February 10, 2016 in Promontory Post tagged handmade track / Newsletter / social media by admin

Newsletter Column Index July 2015 Last month I talked a little about narrow gauge but also mentioned my 1.5” backyard ride-on. Officially it’s called “Live Steam” even though I don’t have any steam to speak of. I usually open it up to the neighborhood once a year and the kids […]

Newsletter 7/15

July 15, 2015 in Promontory Post tagged AP / handmade track / model railroad / Newsletter / Train Layout by admin

This website was originally meant just as a place for my products for sale. My intent however, was to always have a section with tips and hints about model trains to help others with their own model railroad layout construction. At the right there are a couple links to outside […]

Model Train Layout Construction

February 27, 2012 in Deep Thoughts / Layout Construction / Tips / Turnouts tagged handlaid turnouts / handmade track / Handmaid Turnouts / model railroad / trains by admin

Now you can have hand made On30 Turnouts (Switches) for your model train Layout. On30 is becoming more popular. Why? I see a few reasons. Some who model in larger scales are seeing the benefit of choosing a smaller scale. The reason they wanted larger equipment was maybe to be […]

On30 Turnout/Switch Handmade For Your Model Train Layout

April 1, 2011 in Turnouts tagged handlaid turnouts / handmade track / Handmaid Turnouts / model railroad / trains by admin

Do you have a spot where a turnout or switch almost fits? I had a spot where there was a slight curve in the exact spot I wanted to add one! A traditional straight with a #6 wouldn’t fit in so I “bent” it. Here’s what I did: In PhotoShop […]

Making a Turnout/Switch Fit Your Space

March 12, 2011 in Deep Thoughts / Turnouts tagged handlaid turnouts / handmade track / Handmaid Turnouts / model railroad / trains by admin

Jamestown Trains Flyer — Welcome to Jamestown Trains where “Special track is our speciality”. Do you need a special turnout/switch or crossing? Do you want handlaid or handmade turnouts but don’t have the time or experience? Need it now? Here’s your chance. Standard Gauge, Narrow Gauge, Full Dual Gauge or Mixed Gauge we have […]

Welcome to Jamestown Trains

March 1, 2011 in Deep Thoughts / Turnouts tagged handlaid turnouts / handmade track / Handmaid Turnouts / model railroad / trains by admin