Build a Model Railroad

Is it for the kids or is it for me - well, take a look. Coming back from Switzerland this summer my son Michael talked me into bringing my ancient Märklin train set along. We had an extra suitcase so it fit nicely (though the TSA had to take a closer look at all these electricals). A little transformer to get 220V from our plug and we had the old steam locomotive running (well, I kind a remembered that it would only run in one direction ...). And soon after the TEE was going around again.

So, over the next few pages I will illustrate  how we moved from our old Märklin set to a NRMA DCC set, built our first layout, upgraded locomotives, found great stuff on the internet, etc.

Enjoy the ride!