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My First HO Locomotive

Way back in the fall of 1952 I bought my first HO Locomotive, it was a MDC/Model Roundhouse 0-6-0 Switch Engine Kit, I still have it and it is still in prefect condition. It cost $6.85 back then, I used my Newspaper Route money to purchase it from H&H Hobby Shop in El Paso Texas.

My Greatest Railroad Treasure

It's a Fawcett Book Number 133, it cost 45¢ in 1951. That was a lot of money in 1951, a 24 bottle case of Cokes was 65¢ back then. There is an article starting on page 28 on John Allen's railroad, there is only 4 pages on his layout but I was hooked on HO scale from that day on.

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May 10, 2015 Remodling My Control Panel

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April 14, 2016 More Passenger Car Lighting

If you have been following My Model Railroad blog by now you know that I'm always experimenting with something. This time it's a di...
October 8, 2020 Mabuchi FK-280SA motor

I made a great find for a direct replacement motor for the Athearn Blue Box locomotives, the Mabuchi FK-280SA. The actual motor number to lo...
June 22, 2012 My Double Crossover

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April 15, 2016 Vehicle Lighting

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January 21, 2019 Arduino NANO Tower Beacon Flasher

I have finally come up with a flashing tower beacon driver that looks very realistic. I'm using an Arduino NANO with a NPN Darlington M...

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