Mike's Model Railroad
The Round Taable on the City Point Terminal Model Railraod
My Boston and Maine freelanced model railroad was torn down a number years. ago  However, rising from the ashes is the City Point Terminal Model Railroad which is a faithful model of the Union Armies base at City Point Virginia in 1865.  Follow the first link below for details.

  • The City Point Terminal Model Railroad

  • My Model Railroad Picture Gallery

  • The Georgetown Loop
  • North Billerica, Photographs of a Historical Place

  • Automating and Maintaining Busch Crossing Signals
  • A Low Cost Track Cleaning Car You Can Build

  • Construction Techniques
  • Making Blasted Rock Faces
  • Nailing track nails into plywood
  • Fences for tunnels
  • Model fences

  • Tips for Beginners
  • Do Athearn Gears Really Have Flash?
  • Atlas snap switches
  • Layout height for folks with small children
  • Track plan features I would recommend including
  • Dirty Track and Wheels

  • DCC
  • CV Programming Software - new revised user interface
  • Athearn RDC installation - NCE D102EU
  • Athearn F7 installation - Lenz 103XF
  • Proto 2000 SW9/1200 - Lenz 103XF
  • Atlas RS3 - NCE DA102US
  • Decoder installations - Things to keep in mind
  • Calculating dropping resistor requirements - bulb amperage


  • A Model Railroad is Never Done
  • Thomas gravel - a year of change
  • Diagrams of our Evolving Layout


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