Sets of rolling plastic drawers are great for storing medium-sized tools, like rulers, cutters, screwdrivers and so forth. You can then roll the tools to wherever you need them—next to the workbench, under the layout, out to the garage—without having to tote individual tools all over the place.

This is the first mainline run without any of the extras.

I finally decided on the Zize of my layout. A mere 30 inches wide, L shape, length 77.5 inches on the short and 126.5 on the long. Now I've just gotta come [ ... ]

I've read lots of advice, howto, intro, and helpful things on the internet about modeling railroads.

But nowhere is there any information for the beginner, [ ... ]