Model Railroading in Small Spaces, 2nd Edition

Mat Chibbaro works as a fire protection engineer with the OSHA National Office and as a part-time fire protection lecturer at the University of Maryland, He is also a member of the College Park, Maryland Volunteer Fire Department. His interest in model railroading began in Milltown, New Jersey, where the shortline Raritan River Railroad ran. Mat believes that the short trains operating on this line cultivated his interest in small railroads. For the last 15 years, most of his model railroad time has been with the Northern Virginia Ntrak club. Mat lives in Maryland with his wife Erna, son Brian, and daughter Stephanie.

Introduction

The space problem-Fitting scenery and operation into tight areas

The Raritan River Railroad: An around-the-tree HO layout

The Norwest Terminal: An HO scale cabinet-top switching layout

The Pacific Union Railroad: An Ntrak module that doubles as a home layout

The Pacific Union Extension: A coffee-table N scale layout

The Brookeville Division: An N scale layout in an end table

The Freedonia Transportation Authority: An N scale trolley layout on a rolling cart

Coal River & Southern: An ultra-lightweight sectional O scale layout

Compact Work Area: A portable work station for tools & supplies

Additional space-saving ideas: Building folding legs and rolling carts