Mark your calendars! The Trusty Train Tracks Christmas Open House is always the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and this year was our biggest yet! We had a whopping seven trains running inside, plus the beloved garden train. Apologies, the snow beat
Double Figure 8 Plus 2 – Kato All DC
This is the first layout that my grandson, Noah, helped put together. His dad, Jake, helped too. The track itself took about an hour to put together and then we spent another hour putting together the Lego supports that hold
Fun Temporary Layout
I started this layout to test out the double crossover pieces. I have two of them close together without power between them. Someone told me I would have to have power between. I was misinformed. Both double crossover pieces transmit
Four Track Double Reverse
This Kato Unitrack All DC layout is 4×8 feet. There are four tracks that are interconnected with WX310 double crossovers. The beginning of the video shows how one train can traverse all four tracks in one giant lap. Since I
3D Printed Layout
Last Christmas I picked up a 3D printer. After watching way too many YouTube videos about 3D printers, I went with the Ender 3 v2. It is reliable yet inexpensive. The printing resolution is good enough for an N Scale
Kato Unitrack v14 & v2 4×4 Layout
v16 Ultimate Figure Eight
I have used the v16 Kato set in several of my recent layouts. This variation is the largest radius double track set from Kato. It fits nicely on a four foot wide table. This week I added turnouts on all
v14 and v16 with Extras
I am back in the sunroom with a new 4×8 layout. Last week I had essentially unlimited space on the floor in our new room. This week, I am back in the sunroom. The picture below shows what the sunroom
Easter Train 2021
I do not get to use the “new room” very often, but this Easter is one of those times. I used most of my track to make a giant layout. Normally, I keep stacks of similar pieces bundled with rubber
One Long Single Track
My last few layouts have been different combinations of the v11 and v16 Kato variant sets. Before I started with something fresh, I wanted to try a small adjustment that would turn the combo into a single lane, very long