Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Got some greenery down in La Due! Iāve also completed the track weathering and ballasting, laid the gravel and asphalt roads, and plopped down some signs and grade crossing signals. Video update in the works!
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I often get asked, āAny new books projects?ā Iām excited to announce work is finally ramping back up on another Katy-themed book (possibly two). Iāll be featuring the other states along the MKT system. Iām also contemplating doing another run of Show-Me Katy, but am gauging interest beforehand. Let me know your thoughtsā¦and stay tuned!
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Itās looking like an actual train layout! Keep an eye out today for my latest layout update video!
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Iām loving these awesome new Tangent cabooses! Check them out in the latest episode of The Main Track!
https://youtu.be/nZCevGjhyJ0
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What a fun day at the Saint Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet! It was fun catching up with old friends and getting to see several in person for the first time- including Thomas at ScaleSigns.com (below), Ray with āŖ@AroundTheLayoutā¬ , Matt with Gateway Westernās Subdivision 6 (HO Scale), and many others. Iāll share some highlights of the event very soon!!
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Happy Fourth of July, friends! I hope you and yours are enjoying this holiday! Thanks to a technology hiccup, the upcoming video of the California layout tour has been delayed until tomorrow morning. Iāll see you then!
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While on vacation in San Diego, I had the chance to visit one of the largest layouts in the country. Itās the kind of layout most model railroaders dream of! Iām excited to share highlights of this work of art on the next episode of The Main Track. Check the channel tomorrow for this new video!
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After a couple of weeks traveling, and then a week down for dental surgery (ouch!), Iām back to work on the layout. Here, you can see how a lot of hacking, sawing, and adding Evergreen styrene parts can transform a Walthers grain elevator kit into the Master-Mix/Ag-Grain facility along the M-K-T at La Due, Missouri. Check out page 54 in Show-Me Katy for a pic of the prototype! Iāll be working on adding the rest of the roofs, windows, details, and painting this week.
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Headed to KC for a quick day trip- and what did I find in Clinton? Itās MNAās weekend local working the former MKT Sedalia Subdivision trackage in town. Shucksā¦guess weāll have to stop to stretch our legs and grab a few pics š¤·āāļø
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SW1200 #3 will look right at home on the layout switching coal cars at the Kansas City Power & Light plant. The facility is still in the planning stages, but I have completed some trackwork leading to the spot. New video coming soon!
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Hello! My name is Mike and Iād like to welcome you to my channel, The Main Track. Here, Iām featuring progress on the construction and operation of my HO-scale model railroad layout. It recreates the Missouri-Kansas-Texas āKatyā Railroadās Sedalia Subdivision in west-central Missouri as it appeared in the summer of 1987.
The Sedalia Subdivision was part of the M-K-T Railroadās mainline between Parsons, Kansas, and Saint Louis, Missouri. Threading across western and central Missouri, the M-K-T passed through rolling prairies, farmland, and small towns. This segment had several online agriculture-related rail customers, such as feed mills, grain elevators, and fertilizer bulk plants.
The layout is a 20x10x20 U-shaped shelf-style setup. It features 50 feet of mainline with numerous spurs serving industrial customers. The layout currently features the Sedalia to Clinton, MO segment. Plans are to expand the layout in the near future to feature the run between Kansas and Clinton.