Little Current Model Railway layout project updates
Over the past few weeks I’ve been laying track and turnouts. Care was taken to make the transitions between the modules easy to connect – they snap together with magnets – and make sure track is smooth running. They layout is in a multi use finished basement and can be Continue Reading
DCC system is now up and running. For this layout I chose to use a Raspberry pi running JMRI WiThrottle connected to a wireless TCS Universal Wifi Throttle. This is my first time having a wireless throttle and a wireless way to use JMRI on the layout. All of the Continue Reading
Laying track is always an exciting time. I’m carefully working on laying track one module at a time while also building other details for the Little Current layout. I’m using Peco Code 83 switches and modifying them so there is no question they will conduct electricity reliably without relying on Continue Reading
This week I’m gluing down cork roadbed on the Little Current Layout. This really is a small modular layout so I can work in sections as time permits. For those of you with larger layouts this may look comically small. The only catch is making sure where the modules connect Continue Reading
Little Current Layout track plan is getting transferred to the modules. I like to start with the most difficult combination of switches and then work out from there. The printed templates are very handy. I like to use track planning software so I know everything should fit but there are Continue Reading
Module construction is never that exciting to post about but its crucial to everything that comes afterward. The three Little Current modules line up with brass table leaf pins and are mechanically connected with large neodymium magnets. They hold with about 25lbs of force. Electrical connection is made with another Continue Reading
Today I started benchwork construction. I live in a small house and this time I wanted to build a layout that can be easily setup anywhere, fits the space I have and that I can take with me and expand if I move. Each module is made of two sheets Continue Reading
A handy book with information about the Little Current Subdivision. There is a dedicated section about the Algoma Eastern Railway and some great reference images. This book was another helpful reference resource when planning this layout.
Algoma Eastern Railway was a great find for anything interested in the origins of some of the tracks between Sudbur to Espanola and then on to Little Current via the wonderful swing bridge. While most of the tracks except for the stretch that services the Domtar Plant have been removed, Continue Reading
