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Although I am not an accomplished model railroader as of yet, I have many thoughts on railroad videos on YouTube. I have some training in video production, editing, and filming, and from watching many YouTube videos, I have gained a … Continue reading →

Josh Cohn has released the details for the 2012 TAMR contests; see the rules for the categories, prizes, and guidelines. Good luck to all who participate!   TAMR Contest Rules (PDF)

For my next post, I thought it might be interesting to review an interesting switching route Downtown. First, here’s an overall diagram of what the route includes. Please refer to the diagram when needed. One thing I forgot to include … Continue reading →

We are excited to announce that website articles will now be printed in the Hotbox! Writing for the TAMR newsletter has never been easier: all you have to do is log in or register with the links on the right of … Continue reading →

Even the Class-1 railroads sometimes derail a few cars.   The Pivot Pin’s email address and “email directly” form on the contact us page of this site were both broken; the form has now been fixed. If you tried sending … Continue reading →

Here’s a tutorial I’ve had on youtube for a while showing how I make trees using Scenic Express Supertrees. Hopefully This helps y’all out with trees, any questions, go ahead and post them     Link: http://youtu.be/FQmtoYK7bw4

Mostly, it was streetcars, however, there were some very old freight cars, and diesel engines, particularly engines used in mining. They also had 2 of 3 of the Western Pacific steam engines. I would recommend going there if you have … Continue reading →

So now that I’ve finished changing all of my couplers, I moved on in fixing the broken rolling stock and locomotives that I’ve inherited. I noticed when putting them away that some were missing guardrails and ladders where they should … Continue reading →