[Jim] put together a great tutorial for driving model locomotives with a microcontroller, in this case an ARM-powered mbed.

This simple “Model Railroad Controller” circuit activates the train on a loop of track so that it goes around for a finite time when a visitor is approching, and always returns to the departing point ...

Railroad displays at Christmastime evoke an American era in which trains brought relatives, holiday gifts and childhood memories to town.

The 2021 Train Show and Open House will showcase special train operations that traverse the club’s sprawling, 11,000 square-foot HO scale layout.