Articles About Layouts
These articles by TCA members deal with creating and maintaining their operating layouts. Repairs and restorations are dealt with in that section.
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- 1957 Dream Layout Lionel catalog - by Joseph H. Lechner. August 2003
- The American Miniature Railway Company by David McEntarfer. Winter 2018
- A Dozen Brownies - some Girl Scout Brownies do a layout visit. By David St. James. Nov 2003
- A Visit to the Twin City Model Railroad Museum by Bill Fuller. Fall 2005
- Behind the Scenes at the TCA Museum–Building a Hi-Rail Layout by Roy Aydelotte. Fall 2005
- Build a Guest Room “Quick-Change” Train Layout! by Bob Harder. Winter 2014
- Building a Layout Billboard Because I Biked a Rail Trail by Michael Marmer. Fall 2020
- Building an Operating Overhead Catenary System for “O” Gauge Model Railroads by Thomas P. Leyden. Summer-Fall 2014
- Build an Overhead OPERATING Layout! by Bob Harder. Fall 2017
- The Central Operating Lines, Ltd. Model Railroad Club - with lots of layout photos. by Michael Heindl, President (photos by Bob Mintz). Winter 2004
- The Cherry Grove Railroad & Fire Island Traction Company Jim Kelly shares his Garden Railroad with us. October 2002
- The Chesapeake Northern: A Hybrid Train Empire by F Lamont Heppe. October 2002
- Chessie and the Billboard A family O-scale project by Bob Schneide. Spring 2021
- Member Christmas Layouts by Carol R. McGinnis. Winter 2018
- Coal Oil Mining Layout by Russ McFall. Spring 2019
- Creating Christmas Scenes Using Fiber Optics by Dr. Michael. Winter 2020
- A DIY LAYOUT PROJECT - THREE PROSPECTIVES by Jim Herron, Tom Lytle and Bob Mintz. Jan 2003
- Flyerizing Thomas, Part 1 by John S. Halajko and Carl Giambrone. Summer 2019
- Flyerizing Thomas; Part 2: Thomas is Ready to “GO FLYER!” by Carl Giambrone and John Halajko. Summer 2020
- Flyerizing Thomas Part 3: Using a Six Wheel Frame and a Cut-Up Schilling Whistle by Carl Giambrone and John Halajko. Fall 2020
- The Gallitzin Western Railway: An O Gauge Toy Trains Layout by Bob LeBras. March 2002
- Get Real by Bob Mintz (Jeb Kriigel has a passion for weathering) July2003
- Girard; Oak Park; Girard; Oak Park; Girard -- Down by the Station with Marx by Mike Stella. Fall 2008
- Grandkids Coming? Set this layout up FAST! by By Bob Harder. Winter 2018
- Disaster at Kleinbach by Lester Mathis. Spring 2016
- I've Been Working On A Railroad: A 19x14 O-gauge layout, by Jim Herron. March 2002
- Kids Club Tunnel - Desert Division Kids Club - Part 1 by Chris Allen. Winter 2013
- Kids Club Tunnel -- Desert Division Kids Club -- Part 2 by Chris Allen. Winter 2013
- Layouts to Remember, Part I, South Baltimore by John S. Halajko. Spring 2019
- LEGO® Bricks and Lionel® Trains, Perfect Together (Part 1) by John S. Halajko, Jay Stuhl, and Michael D. Ramsey. Fal 2019
- Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad by Kevin J. Davis. Summer 2017
- Rules for Making Home-Did Trains, Circa 1933-1945 by Clem Clement. Summer 2016
- Lionel Lines (The Largest Lionel Railroad on my Block) View this massive Lionel layout by Mike Stella. July 2002
- The Madison Hardware Collection (Richard Kughn's)- a pre-auction pictorial. Photos by Bob Mintz. August 2003
- My Lionelized Ertl Thomas/Percy and Giraffe Cars Meet the Atlantic Division Layout, Part I How to Make Giraffe Cars Work with Ballasted GarGraves Track by John S. Halajko. Spring 2020
- A New Tunnel Portal by Mike Stella. Fall 2008
- The New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show -photos of their Garden railway. by Paul Olekson. Winter2005
- The Newtown & West Wellington Line, Part 1, The Supporting Library By John S. Halajko. Fall 2020
- NOMA/town/ville/city? by Mike Stella. Fall 2008
- Packardtown USA by Carolyn Burke and Jim Yocum. Summer 2016
- Personalize Your Train Layout Billboards by Bob Harder. Winter 2018
- "Port Starboard" Almost Complete by Mike Stella. Fall 2008
- Principles of Reliable Wiring for Model Train Layouts by Donald Woodwell. Fall 2017
- Product Review: Showcase-Express Shelving Units by Bob Mintz. Spring 2012
- Psycho for HO by Alfred James Dill. Spring 2017
- Russ McFall's Enormous Standard Gauge Layout. Look at Russ' massive layout by Mike Spanier. September 2002
- The Scenery of the Pacific Southern Railway Company by J.S. Halajko, and C.O. Pate III. Summer 2017
- Standard Gauge at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens by Robert S. Butler. June 2003
- A Tradition Continues by Gene Anstine. May2003
- Train Shelving Options by Leon Sweet. Spring 2012
- The Wires Have Been Strung! by Mike Stella. Fall 2008
- THE WRECK OF THE #5344- a case of who's not minding the switch.by Sterling Wooden. March 2003
