Name | Description |
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airbrushing |
Using an airbrush to paint models |
animation |
Making lights blink, sounds play, and things (other than trains) move |
automation |
Making a layout or portions of a layout operate automatically |
backdrops |
Building and painting backdrops to extend a layout's scenery |
battery-power |
Running trains without requiring electricity in the rails. |
brass-models |
Locos, cars, bridges, etc. constructed of brass and techniques to build or paint them. |
bridges |
All types of railroad and highway bridges, prototype and modeling. |
car-loads |
The things you see in open top cars such as hoppers, gons, and flat cars |
CMRI |
The Computer Model Railroad Interface developed by Bruce Chubb to control turnouts and signaling |
commercial-clinic |
This clinic is presented by a model railroad supplier or vendor. |
computers |
Controlling, designing, or operating a model railroad using computers and software. |
CTC |
Centralized Traffic Control - design, construction, theory, or operation |
DCC |
Digital Command Control - Decoders, command stations, track and throttle wiring, etc. |
dcc-decoder-programming |
Getting your locomotive decoders configured |
dcc-sound-decoders |
DCC decoders incorportating sound - use, programming, or custom sounds |
edutrain |
The NMRA EduTrain program providing train materials to members |
electronics |
All aspects of using electronics to monitor and/or control our layouts |
foreign-railroading |
Railroading, model and prototype, outside of North America |
forest-products |
All aspects of the lumber industry having to do with railroads |
geared-locomotives |
Shays, Willamettes, Heislers, Climax, (and any other geared) steam locomotives |
hazmat |
Facilities, cars, or handling of hazardous materials |
hints-and-tips |
Little things that enhance your layout or modeling experience |
history |
History of railroads or an individual railroad |
hobby-media |
Magazines or websites of interest to model railroaders |
industries |
Industries, what they do, and/or how to model them |
JMRI |
The Java Model Railroad Interface - This free interface helps automate your DCC system and includes programs such as Decode Pro and Panel Pro |
kitbashing |
Creating something unique by building a kit in a non-standard way or combining components from different kits or scratch built elements |
laser-cutting |
Using a laser cutter to create parts for our models. |
layout-construction |
The art of building a layout - materials, techniques, and progress reports |
layout-design |
The art of designing a layout to fulfill particular goals. |
layout-lighting |
Design and installation of lighting systems to illuminate our miniature worlds. Includes on-layout lighting |
layout-tour |
A presentation of a model railroad(s) |
layout-video |
A video presentation of some aspect of a model railroad |
LCC |
Layout Command Control - the newest NMRA standard for electronically controling your layout and the trains on it |
LDSIG |
Layout Design special interest group |
LED-lighting |
Using LEDs to light a layout |
live-steam |
Steam powered model locomotives and the layouts they run on |
livestock |
The handling and transport of cattle, sheep, or other animals by railroads |
logging |
Cutting of trees. See also foreset-products |
m-o-w |
Maintenance Of Way equipment |
misc |
These clinics don't fit in other categories |
modeling-3D-printing |
The use of 3D printing technology to create items for our model railroads |
modules |
Any aspect of modular layout design, construction, wiring, configuration, set up, or operation. |
molds-and-casting |
Design and use of molds to replicate lots of identical parts. |
N-scale |
N-scale layouts or modeling |
NMRA |
NMRA specific clinics such as meet-and-greets, board-of-directors meetings, etc. |
NMRAnet |
A new standard being developged by the NMRA for interconnection of model railroad electronic devices |
operation |
Making our model trains run - from casual to over-the-top prototypical operation |
operation-prototypical |
Running our trains in a manner emulating prototype railroads |
OpSIG |
Operations special interest group |
outdoor-modeling |
Garden model railroads or ride on 'em large scale outdoor trains |
pacific-fruit-express |
The Pacific Fruit Express was a joint operation of Southern and Union Pacific railroads to transport fruit and other produce from the west coast to points east |
painting |
Making our models look their best |
photography-video |
Techniques and/or examples for shooting photos or video of model or prototype trains |
presenting-a-clinic |
Tips for making your presentations more informative and entertaining. |
prototype-leasing |
Companies (such as TTX) that lease railroad equipment to railroads or industries |
prototype-locomotives |
Types and examples of prototype locomotives |
prototype-modeling |
Tips and techniques for building a model based on a prototype location and time as realistically as possible |
prototype-railroads |
A disccusion of one or more railroads or eras |
prototype-stations |
A discussion of one or mote stations or depots |
radio-control |
Wireless control of our models |
rail-marine |
Railroad operation using car floats and barges or water front operation |
reefer-operations |
The ways refrigerator cars were and/or are used by railroads |
research |
Techniques for looking for what railroads of the past did, owned, operated, or looked like |
rollingstock |
Freight and passenger cars. |
RPM |
Railroad Prototype Modelers special interest group |
scenery |
Tips and techniques for building model railroad scenery |
scratch-building |
Tips and techniques for creating plans and/or building items for out layouts without using kits |
signaling |
The use, installation, and operation of signal systems on the prototype or our models |
signs |
Tips and techniques for creating various types of signs for our layouts |
software-cad |
Computer Aided Design programs for track planning or controlling laser-cutters or 3D printers |
software-layout-control |
Softward to helps us control our layouts |
software-photography |
Softward for editing or enhancing digital photographs |
soldering |
Techniques for making sturdy and neat solder joints |
sound |
Use or control of sound on our layouts whether on-board sound decoders or sound animations |
structures |
Any aspect of structures: prototype, design, construction, painting, and installation. |
superdetailing |
Tips and techniques for adding an extra level of detail to our models |
telephones |
The use of telephones in an model railroad operating session |
tools |
Hints and tips regarding different tools useful to model railroaders |
trains-freight |
Any aspect of freight train, prototype, modeling, facitlities, or operation |
trains-passenger |
Any aspect of passenger train, prototype, modeling, facitlities, or operation |
TTTO |
Time Table and Train Order - operating a railroad or model railroad using this time honored system of train control |
user-forum |
Users of a particular system or entity gathering together |
virtual-railroading |
Running trains - inside your computer! |
weathering |
Tips and techniques to realistically weather our models to enhance their appearance |