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MR Insider: July 1, 2015
Looking forward to the series Rehab My Railroad! My question for Chuck is, if you were to start over building the railroad what is the one thing you would do differently?
How did you select the railroad you are using for the Rehab My Railroad?
Mark
Rehab question for Chuck: Any plans for CTC block signals? or (when operationally running) do you stick with Track Warrants? Great options in block signals for HO these days.
Rehab My Railroad question for Chuck: Why did you choose the Chicago North Western? And if you would redo your layout what railroad would you choose?
So, Chuck back to the ceiling question of season one. Open ceilings like your’s can increase the amount of dust that settles on a layout. Dust can be a problem for scenery and rolling stock. Is this something you would like to fix or have you just accepted it as not worth worrying about?
Was that a copy of Australian Model Railway Magazine near the top of that rack of magazines?
Indeed, Kevin! The David P. Morgan Library private collection at Kalmbach includes a thorough array of nearly every model railroad/railroad-related periodical currently in publication. – Kent, MRVP assoc. producer
It was good to see a copy of ‘BRM’ in the rack on the wall. So you are trying to keep up with what the keen modellers (UK spelling!) are doing across the pond! Actually, I am a transplanted ‘limey’ modelling a rural section of the LMS/BR in North Wales, outside Pittsburgh.
When operating, what is your criteria for the distance between trains?
I wish you guys would come out with videos faster. Can you do a video on building curved bridges?
Hi Chuck - do you have a favorite manufacturer of engine and or rolling stock? If so, why?
This question is for Chuck, if you had the chance to rebuild your layout from square one, would you make it longer (if space allowed) or smaller and why?
now that your layout is seasoned, have you had any difficulties with dimensional changes attributable to benchwork design? Or are we making too much of this issue? Thanks
What is the most significant “I wish I’d done this differently” on your railroad?
How do you turn a picture of Illinois farmland into a backdrop behind a module of your lauout? I have a club module of a scence from route 57 heading to Champagne complete with corn stalks but no backdrop behind it.
hi,I´m Christian from Germany,
can you show me some prototype places idea´s for a New York Central layout in HO.
What are the 3 most difficult things you’ve encountered doing the Rehab My Railroad series?
Rehab My Railroad: Chuck, how did you get into model railroading? Before or after going to work for Kalmbach? And how did you get your job at MR?
Chuck, could you describe the planning process you used for the layout, including any goals you had at the start and compromises you had to make while planning?