Hey everyone!

Hey everyone!  

Finally got around to coming up with a track plan for my new layout, the Chicago & Northwestern Marshline Subdivision.  My latest video talks about the history of the Marshline and shows you the track plan I came up with while trying to best use the space I have.

I'd love to hear what you think!  Thanks for watching.

Hello all!

Hello all!

Here is a video of my latest weathering project.  In the video I detail how I did it with a few simple techniques!

Take care!

Andy Dorsch

Planning with the end in mind:

Current demolition

Year in Review

With vacation in the review mirror and the fall weather starting to get cooler, its time to get back to the layout.  It should be mentioned that I did get “sidetracked” and stopped at the Chicagoland RPM.  What a show!  If you ever get a chance to go this RPM, do it!  It was a tremendous amount of fun.  I got to see some incredible modeling and talk with a ton of people who know so much about railroading prototypes and models!  I had an absolute blast and felt a little cheated that I only spent one day there.  Next year…all three days!&n

Hey everybody!  We are running trains on the Mascoutin Valley Railroad.  Check out this video on how we explain the operations at the Barnaby Mine!  I'd love to hear what your thoughts are on the operation!  Thanks for watching!

As a note the mine is only 60% done in terms of trackage but its a start.

Until next time keep 'er in Notch 8!!!

This update comes on the heels of a disaster we had last week in the basement.  We had a sewage backup and it put all model railroad activities to a halt.  Repairs and clean up occupied most of my modeling time. 

I’m going to have to rip out my workbench and replace it since it is no longer sanitary.  So all model building and dcc work has stopped.  To get even more “down in the dumps,”  I also had to remove my module set up station and moved my modules to the garage.