Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this series we are going to tour 40 Home Layouts. This is from the 2025 National Model Railroad Association Convention, (NMRA) Novi Michigan July 14 - 19, 2025. Hosted by: The North Central Region. All layout owners gave me permission to video their layouts for this video. Thank-you!
Chapters
0:00 - Opening
1:20 - Bill Bartlam - S
6:12 - Gaylord Gill - S
10:13 - Richard Harden - HO
14:02 - Michael Burgett - HO
23:33 - Saul Kalbfeld - HO
26:23 - Closing
▶︎ nmra.org
nmra2026.org
▶︎ Production - Camera: iPhone 11 Pro. Editing computer: Apple iMac M4 Chip. Editing Software: Final Cut Pro & Photoshop.
▶︎ My Train Layout - Brief Specs
This layout is a shelf layout - 24 feet long with about 10 foot turnarounds on each end.
4 Mail Lines with 7 sidings,
Track: Tubular Track by K-Line Shadow Rail on a cork road bed. (No longer in production)
Lionel and K-line 0 Gauge Switches
Main Transformer: Lionel ZW-L with 4 180W Powerhouse Bricks
Second Transformer: Lionel CW 80
Control Systems: Lionel Cab 1 • Lionel Universal Remote • LionChief Plus Remotes
• Lionel’s Bluetooth APP • LVC Lionel Voice Control
• MTH DCS & Wi-Fi
▶︎ A little story about me: I am a retired shop teacher, I spent 36 years teaching Graphic Arts, Vocational Printing Trades, Photography along with extra duties like Drivers Education, & Yearbook Advisor.
I started teaching shop in the fall of 1974 for 36 years.
▶︎ e- mail accepted at: trainroom@gmail.com
▶︎ Music in this video from: YouTube Audio Library License
You're free to use these songs and monetize your video.
United States of America • Copyright Fair Use Act • Copyright Infringement NOT intended. For entertainment purposes only on YouTube
In this series we are going to tour 40 Home Layouts. This is from the 2025 National Model Railroad Association Convention, (NMRA) Novi Michigan July 14 - 19, 2025. Hosted by: The North Central Region. All layout owners gave me permission to video their layouts for this video. Thank-you!
Chapters
0:00 - Opening
1:20 - Bill Bartlam - S
6:12 - Gaylord Gill - S
10:13 - Richard Harden - HO
14:02 - Michael Burgett - HO
23:33 - Saul Kalbfeld - HO
26:23 - Closing
▶︎ nmra.org
nmra2026.org
▶︎ Production - Camera: iPhone 11 Pro. Editing computer: Apple iMac M4 Chip. Editing Software: Final Cut Pro & Photoshop.
▶︎ My Train Layout - Brief Specs
This layout is a shelf layout - 24 feet long with about 10 foot turnarounds on each end.
4 Mail Lines with 7 sidings,
Track: Tubular Track by K-Line Shadow Rail on a cork road bed. (No longer in production)
Lionel and K-line 0 Gauge Switches
Main Transformer: Lionel ZW-L with 4 180W Powerhouse Bricks
Second Transformer: Lionel CW 80
Control Systems: Lionel Cab 1 • Lionel Universal Remote • LionChief Plus Remotes
• Lionel’s Bluetooth APP • LVC Lionel Voice Control
• MTH DCS & Wi-Fi
▶︎ A little story about me: I am a retired shop teacher, I spent 36 years teaching Graphic Arts, Vocational Printing Trades, Photography along with extra duties like Drivers Education, & Yearbook Advisor.
I started teaching shop in the fall of 1974 for 36 years.
▶︎ e- mail accepted at: trainroom@gmail.com
▶︎ Music in this video from: YouTube Audio Library License
You're free to use these songs and monetize your video.
United States of America • Copyright Fair Use Act • Copyright Infringement NOT intended. For entertainment purposes only on YouTube
