Last night I went over to a colleague's house to visit. While there, I got a chance to see his model railroad setup. Wow. Although not all that scenic, the size is very impressive, and the controls even more so. Each car is digitally controlled with controls you can move around. There are tunnels and a full switching yard ( Read more... )

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gf_guruilla likes to go to quilt shops. Me... it's train museums.

Today, I went out to the Museum of Transportation (whilst the rest of the family went to the Art Museum—I may join them later, as I got done early). The capsule summary: A very nice museum.

The Museum of Transportation (StLMoT) has both strengths and weaknesses compared to OERM.

Strengths: ( Read more... )