Using an Arduino UnoR3 Mega2560 and two 32-bit servo controllers to control turnouts on a large N-scale model railroad layout. I have a large, complex layout, presently 20 ft long, with more than 40 ...

We’ve published numerous articles on ways you can use an Arduino on a model railroad. These include: “Scratchbuild a transfer table” in August 2023’s issue “Touchscreen turnout control” in October ...

Control: DCC++ using Arduino microcomputers. Greg Privette Meet Greg Privette. Greg lives in Maryland, is married to Margie, and has one son. He previously presided over the Lockheed Martin Model ...

Arduino code example for using LDR's on a model railroad layout This approach uses (at least) 3 LDR's between the rails and all are used for detection purposes. The ambient light they see does not ...

Way back when, before diesel-electric locomotives were a thing, trains weren’t really able to go backwards too well. Also it’s sometimes necessary to turn carriages around in a small sp… ...

Lego train sets were introduced almost 50 years ago, and since then, one thing has been constant: the trains connected with magnets. While this is a supremely simple means of connecting locomotives… ...