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Merrimack Valley Railroad
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Model railroad prototypes, lighting, scenery, and work in progress.

https://www.merrimackvalleyrailroad.com/

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Driving to drop my daughter at school my oldest tells “TRAIN!”, so we took a five minute park to watch. #csx #freightrain #railfan #railroad #railfanning #ttx #andover
February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Little railfanning after the Amherst Train show last weekend.

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#csx #gp40 #railfan #railfanning #trains #railroad #railway #massachusetts
Blue skies, idle Geeps. Calm before the storm at the CSX yard.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Lighting as a system, not an afterthought.

Some thoughts on mood, time of day, and why global lighting shapes everything that comes later.

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#modelrailroading #layoutlighting #scenery
Lighting as a System, Not an Afterthought
Why lighting needs to be designed as an environment first, not added after scenery and structures are finished.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Starting with prototypes.

A short post on why I test ideas, build small scenes, and treat iteration as part of the process rather than a failure.
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#modelrailroading #modeltrains #prototyping
Starting With Prototypes
An introduction to Merrimack Valley Railroad and a process-driven approach to model railroading through prototypes, experiments, and work in progress.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM