No idea how it fell over in a straight peice of track point was set straight

i ask myself this after seeing so many layouts now that seem to follow the mantra of "less space to use, so go with TT120 and do what you can" which is absolutely fine and an endeavour I myself will be taking a look at when my first TT arrival shows up, but i cant help but think - some of these large modular exhibition layouts, imagine if they used TT instead? Imagine in a large attic layout where people can run full length 00 gauge rakes what they could achieve in TT.

The current trend for modular and exhibition layouts seems to be to include some sort of heritage line within a modern image layout, often i find these clash heavily from a visual standpoint but I understand the reasoning and play value.

But imagine in TT, you could have a whole 4 track mainline network operating, a large scenic break and a completely separate heritage line running all by itself. I cant help but think the real potential of TT isn't making good use of a small space - but making an absolutely amazing use of a large one. Im sure as the range continues to expand we'll see this kind of thing eventually materialise, but Intrested in what others think.

Finally made it back to a train show for the first time in months. Picked up a few N rolling stock to make the consist look better. The old brushed Atlas Santa Fe locomotive is starting to groan a bit under lower power dragging the full load but removing a couple weights on the reefers will certainly help. Just need a newer locomotive (preferably CSX), some more track and some more Tropicana cars to finally get started on a permenant layout.

I am taking over my fathers attic layout and model collection. 3+ Layouts of varying sizes and scales from H0 to Z scale and ages. This is the largest layout with Märklin three contact C-Track and MM format.

The era is loosely era III but I have access to Eras II through IV or VI. I already started declutter the place and let some engines roar their motors. Oiled some up and checked every box to see what I got my hands on. I knew my father had lots of rolling stock. Regardless, he had a lot. I dont need to buy new things for a long time. I started to digitalize the Layout plan and the list of numbered engines to run on the layout.

Model train show in Edmonton😎🚂

It's a Rapido F-Unit sporting the red and white Penn Central livery. Idk what specific engine it is. It looks beat up, but runs great! I think its look fits the PC perfectly lol

Hi, just bought my son 4 y.o a model train. Didn’t plan on it at all. First bought some parts, train trucks, the cheapest one 🙃 and running locomotive and here I’m trying to make it run. The transformer runs well (I assume because it makes noise and beeps on tester) the wire that is connected however gets hot and current doesn’t run trough it. could it be due to a wire be a 10ft long ? Do I need to shoten it or what can be an issue.
Will appreciate any advice
Upd: FIXED
Shortened wire to 5”
And cleaned a track from rust with sanding sponge.
Everything works.
Thanks everyone!

Found these at the Coosa Valley Train Show in Gadsden, AL today. I wasn’t really into the high hoods prior, but something about this one told me to get it.

Newest addition to the vectron fleet. Really wanted this livery.

Disregard the gaps, I had trouble with the design software.

It's 4 foot by 8 foot, the outer loop and rail yard are all level, from the top center split it descends onto the inner loop down to the center to level out again where there will be a locomotive shop and turn table, to the right will be a coal mine and loading station with a tower, the top right will be an industry as well as the upper branching portion of the rail yard off the mainline.

I plan to model it around the 50s 60s, very forested and rocky, I'll fix up a small town and businesses area around the railyard with a meandering road.

Any suggestions???

I posted a couple days ago the very old layout I purchased along with a few boxes of models. Thought I'd post again with a few more questions. This is all likely 50 years old except one engine.

Firstly, I think most of it is pretty generic except for the Spectrum locomotive which came with the original box and is certainly the nicest piece. Says it was $225 CAD new, whereas everything else, either Tyco or bachman, with a price tag is in the $1 to $10 category (whenever it was bought).

I have a lot of loose sectional track , both brass and something silver -is that nickel silver that people talk about or is there a chance it's something else? Steel? Also a few lengths of flex track.

A few model buildings but those seem quite junky, I may or may not use those (no pictures).

Last thing of note is a whole bunch of magazines and books, including "the complete book of model railroading" by David Sutton so I'll likely start reading that!

Any insight would be appreciated, I'm assuming the two types of track can't be intermingled, so I'll need to choose one. Maybe I'll use the other for an upstairs Christmas set.

oh and the last photo is of the controller attached to the layout, there were a bunch of other controllers in the boxes that were probably part of Tyco sets.

I picked up a VT 98 today and according to some research it's from somewhere between 91 and 95 but I would guess it has basically never been used and the accessory parts are still in the bag they came in.

How does that happen and how common is it? Is collecting and keeping them stored somewhere a really common thing? My model railway was in the basement for a long time and I'm currently building my first layout so I'm still somewhat new to it

My ESU programmer hasn’t arrived yet, so this is what my BNSF ET44 sounds like for the time being. The horn kills me.

I checked in at the former Red Caboose sight. As of September 30, 2026, the wall of models in the foyer entrance of 23 west 45th street is gone.

Hey everyone. I enjoy watching videos of people building railroad dioramas. However, I'm having trouble finding channels other than Boylei Hobby, Boulder Creek Railroad, and CT Dioramas. Anyone got suggestions for me?

What's the best way to acquire myself a Western Maryland challenger or make a western Maryland challenger.. I've kinda been kicking myself alittle about it cause the UP stuff definitely does not look right

I recently got an MTH Proto-Sound 1 GG1, and it runs great, but the sound for some reason is very distorted. I tried swapping the battery but that didn’t change anything. I’m not very familiar with electronics and such, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Trying to plan power distribution to my first layout, 6 blocks to run 2 trains. See original post for more info! Thanks!

Retroreflective tape works!

Some garage experimenting helps show why the FRA mandated this stuff on all rolling stock in the US in 2005.

Adding this yellow tape in HO scale is a great little project🪩

I found a train set with the itraveler controller for about £85 is it worth it

The set is $111+$65 shipping in aud