Soon I will begin construction of a new model railroad layout that will represent the Toledo, Peoria & Western (TP&W) railroad in the 1970s. I'm starting this blog to document construction of the layout itself as well as the models I'm building for it. I guess I'll be shocked if anyone actually follows this blog, but other similar blogs have inspired me to create my own and share my hobby with others who may be interested.
I started building my first model railroad in 1998 when I was in junior high. It was designed to roll under a twin bed for storage and therefore measures in at a very compact 39" x 51". The track plan was a very simple loop with three spurs. With the addition of structures, streets, vehicles, and basic scenery, this layout was basically complete by the time I finished high school. I still have it and run trains on it, but I'm excited to finally have a good space available for a larger layout. While the new layout will still be quite modest in size when compared to the monstrous layouts that get featured in magazines, it will seem large to me.
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