by Bill Roushey | Jan 24, 2019 | Model Railroad, Uncategorized
How many of us throw money at a problem in an effort to get it resolved? I’ve been there and done that! On this occasion surfing the Internet seemed to yield a solution to my problem. I purchased a couple of highly recommended DCS (Digital Command System)...
by Bill Roushey | Jan 17, 2019 | Christmas stories, Model Railroad, Uncategorized
Last month I attended a local model train show for some much needed inspiration. I hadn’t touched my train layout for almost three years due to Mom’s declining health and dealing with her affairs following her death. At the train show, watching what...
by Bill Roushey | Dec 22, 2015 | Model Railroad, Uncategorized
The weather has been very warm for December, making it difficult to commit to spending hours at a time in the basement with my trains. One Saturday morning, however, as I was walking by a table in my living room, i spotted the corner of a bright orange flyer peeking...
by Bill Roushey | Dec 10, 2015 | Model Railroad
From previous posts you know that I’ve looked at the available space in my basement, selected the gauge (size) of trains I’m going to model and constructed bench work, which serves as the foundation for everything. You also know I spent a considerable amount of time...
by Bill Roushey | Nov 25, 2015 | Model Railroad
I’m looking forward to the upcoming four-day Thanksgiving weekend. Thursday, we will be entertaining family members. We’re thankful our relatives would choose to spend their day with us. Come Friday, however, it’s a good bet I’ll be spending a chunk of “Black Friday”...