Rochelle Intermodal N Scale Bend Track modular layout

Rochelle Intermodal

Welome to Rochelle Intermodal, showcasing my N scale Bend Track module, depicting a fictional BNSF Intermodal facility near Rochelle, Illinois.

This website follows the progress of the construction of my Rochelle Intermodal N scale layout, with photos and videos.

You can subscribe to my RSS feed by clicking on this icon: Subscribe to Rochelle Intermodal RSS Feed
Enter your email address in the 'Subscribe to updates' box to receive automatic email updates!

Another successful show…

Peter June 29th, 2010

Rochelle was at the NMRA’s ‘Not the Winter Meet’ at Benson this past weekend (26th June). The layout performed well, with only occasional problems caused by one dodgy loco and a few dodgy operators :-) Many thanks to Pete Blake and Alan Crooks for helping me set up and take layout down, and Alan Crooks & Brian Woolven for helping me operate throughout the day. Thanks guys!

Below are the latest photos taken at the show showing the latest board, Caron Street, with its new backscene. Still plenty of work needed on these boards (weathering and detailing), but they are performing well. One slight adjustment to a point needed on suggestion of Alan to allow more switching flexibility.

Keep an eye on the website for more updates on shows later this year, the first of which will be the Seaboard Southern’s North American Show in October – more details on the Seaboard Southern website.

Till later!

Rochelle Intermodal at Benson “Not The Winter Meet” on 26th June

Peter June 8th, 2010

Remember to come to the Benson meet on 26th June to come to see Rochelle Intermodal (and other great layouts!).  It promises to be a great day out!

Find out more on the NMRA British Region website.

Benson show back on!

Peter March 4th, 2010

The Benson show, postponed from January, is back on!  Another show, Ardenrail, has been cancelled this year, so Benson is taking its place.

Rochelle Intermodal can be see at the NMRA’s Benson ‘Not the Winter Meet’ on 26th June in the new 23ft format.  Details on this show can be found on the NMRA British Region website

Rochelle Intermodal can be see at the NMRA’s Benson Winter Meet this coming Saturday (9th Jan) in the new 23ft format.

Details on this show can be found on the NMRA British Region website

Rochelle Intermodal at Dartford Model Railway Exhibition this weekend

Peter January 21st, 2010

Rochelle Intermodal can be seen at the Dartford Model Railway Exhibition this coming Saturday & Sunday (23rd & 24th Jan) in the new 23ft format.

Have a look on the Exhibitions page for more information.

Looking forward to seeing you there – please pop by and introduce yourselves!  At present this will be the last time Rochelle Intermodal will be at a show till late Summer (possibly August), so be sure to come have a look.

My next project will be installing the new BLMA signals on the layout and getting the computerised automation finished off, so keep an eye on my website for progress reports.

Benson show postponed…

Peter January 8th, 2010

The Benson NMRA Winter Meet has been postponed till further notice, due to the weather.  On Thursday evening Benson was the coldest place in the UK, recording a temperature of -17.7C (0.14F)…so plenty of snow and ice…not really the best conditions for driving vans!

I’ll let you know when the Benson meet has been rescheduled.  In the meantime it will allow me to get the local control panels wired in time for the next show on 23rd/24th Jan at Dartford.

Next »