Mississippi Valley Associated Railroaders
Within the Carleton Place and Surrounding Area Since 1987
MVAR Day Club Run
December 1 2024
Almonte Civitan Club
Model Train Rules:
1.
Determine what Scale Train is for right for your
designated area if doing home layout.
2.
Visit a Hobby Shop to see whats available in
your scale USED vs NEW.
3.
Go to Train Shows and see if value is in many surplus
trains people are selling. Know your prices (browse
For Sale sites on Internet and beware of inflated
prices at train shows.
4.
Join a Model Train Club to get any help in the
creation of your scale to Layout or Module.
5.
Determine whats your choice of power. DC is limited
to single train and less costly when purchasing. DCC
is the goto, as in any setting you can WiFi your
Locomotive on a device as walk with your train. its
expensive as it has a decoder which talks to WiFi.
6.
SCARM software can help in layout design. Have a
solid plan before laying track.