Month: August 2021

Rebuilding the Hills Line

Excellent modeler and good friend, James McNab, recently completed a video series for Model Railroader magazine on his Hills Line model railroad.  Available to Trains.com subscribers through Trains.com Video, this series is now also available on DVD.  Check it out! P.S.  The ProtoThrottle might make a few guest appearances…

One More Year

Every year, Lionel Strang – host of the popular “A Modelers Life” podcast – holds a fundraiser to raise money in support of the Psychosocial Oncology Clinic at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.  This clinic helps those going through cancer treatment to deal with the mental stress of cancer. This year, Iowa Scaled Engineering will be […]

Dwarvin’s Railroad Crossing

If you’re in the market for a simple railroad crossing system, take a look at Dwarvin’s Lamplighter Flasher and Integrated Railroad Crossing.  Dwarvin’s easy-to-use, fiber-based Lamplighter – which comes with our TrainSpotter detectors and SoundBytes bell module – makes a painless way to add crossing signals to your layout.  Give it a look!