Dave Abeles' Onondaga Cutoff

Preparation and construction of a basement-sized, HO-scale model railroad based on Conrail's operations through Central New York on the Chicago Line in 1994.

Track Plan for the Onondaga Cutoff

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The Big Test!

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There comes a point in any big project where it's time to give it a go - 'kick the tires' so to speak, or give it a try. Well,...

Sunday, May 4, 2025

A big project? Work step by step

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The bigger projects in life can seem overwhelming, even if you'd done something similar before. The only way to get something big done ...

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

A wild idea

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Leave it to Jack to provide a different point of view. We were staring at the progress last weekend while having a drink, and suddenly he sa...

Monday, April 7, 2025

A Comfortable Space

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There is a lot to be said about a space being 'visually comfortable.' We have touched on this on the Onondaga Cutoff before, but it...

Monday, March 24, 2025

Halfway there!

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We are just past a few weeks that are a nice illustration of the balance required to keep things moving on a layout when there is a full lif...

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Equipment - and where to put it

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With all of these spectacular new models from the manufacturers, we have amazing opportunity to recreate railroading in scale. In fact, th...

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Weeks passing blink by blink

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You know it is a life full of opportunity when you're handling more than you thought you could, and still have things you haven't s...

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