How to set up a model railroad for the third trick
By Douglas Kirkpatrick • Photos by the author except where noted
NIGHTTIME
OPERATION
ON THE VIRGINIA & WESTERN
RAILROADING AFTER DARK
Structure, train, and room
lighting all play a part in
realistic night operations.
Amy Port on the author’s HO
scale Virginia & Western
show how a layout can come
alive at night. Paul J. Dolkos photo