Your Model and Railroad blog by the folk at SMARTT
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MEMORIES OF THE ORIGINAL AUTO-TRAIN – INSPIRATIONS FOR YOUR NEXT TRAIN LAYOUT?August 26, 2010 By David B. Balton It was back in the 1970’s, growing up on Long Island, NY, when I with my family took the first of three trips on the original, privately run Auto-Train. Perhaps more than anything else, these train trips solidified my interest in rai… |
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SEE AMERICA FIRST – U.S. RAILROADS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR NATIONAL PARKSAugust 19, 2010 by Ray Del Papa, SMARTTIn the recent airing of Ken Burns’s new PBS documentary on our National Parks, reference was made to the role the railroads played in helping to build them. We were intrigued, and so we decided to take a more in-depth look at the… |
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MUSEUMS, MALLS, AND MORE – TRAIN LAYOUTS BRING IN THE FOOT TRAFFICJuly 12, 2010 by Ray Del Papa, SMARTT Everyone loves to watch a miniature train run through tiny towns, cities, forests, and mountains. People of all ages will stay for hours watching, wishing, and dreaming that it was theirs. Some stay because they are fascinated b… |
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WHO PLAYS WITH MODEL TRAINSJune 21, 2010 By Ray Del Papa, SMARTT Who plays with toy trains and/or model railroads? They seem to be just about anyone: from CEO’s to Rock Stars to Locomotive Engineers! We do seem to come from all walks of life. Over the years, I have met some of the most intere… |
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MODEL TRAINS WITH A SOUTH BEACH FLAVOR – A Unique Lucite Shelf LayoutJune 15, 2010 By Ray Del Papa, SMARTTMojitos, twenty dollar martinis, swank hotels, restaurants and clubs, as well as all those very beautiful people, this is what defines South Beach. So what kind of model train layout do you build for someone who lives on South Be… |
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WECOME TO SMARTTRAX: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SMARTT BLOGMarch 10, 2010 The mission of the SMARTT Blog:To bring interesting information, stories and opinions to the model railroad / railfan blog-a-sphere each week. The blog will be dedicated to model railroaders, railfans, toy train enthusiasts and all people in-between.… |
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A Word from the President:February 12, 2010 Hello, I’m Michael Hart. It’s my pleasure to welcome you to our SMARTTrax Blog. Since I first founded the company back in 1995, the SMARTT team has been designing and building custom model railroad layouts for the most discriminating clients, both pr… |