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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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A site to chronicle my research, construction, and operation of my HO scale layout of New Britain Ct circa 1946-1954 and related subjects.

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New Britain Station: My Journey Into Prototype Modeling
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New Britain Station: Designing Operations
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Designing Operations Part II: Jobs (starts at 2:15:55)

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