Kalamazoo Toy Train Wheel Block Failures

Over time the wheel block gears on the G-Scale Kalamazoo Toy Train Steam Locomotives fail.  The issue is that there is a plastic gear attached to the drive shaft for the wheels.  Over time the plastic gear wears out. Kalamazoo Toy Trains went out of business a long time ago and only used locomotives are…

Bench Testing Locomotives

During the early years of the layout, I programed the DCC decoders during installation into the locomotives.  I then used my outdoor layout to program the trains after they have been modified.  This caused me to waste a lot of time and I would have sometimes have programming issues with the locomotives, had to have…

How Papa gets everything done !

One of the most asked questions when I tell and show people my garden railroad train layout in my back yard is how do I get everything done ?  I was able to make the layout initially while running Mr. Handyman and Behnke Inc.  I was flying back and forth between Michigan and Georgia.  In…