Model Railroad Hobbyist | April 2015 | #62 GETTING REAL column Nick Muff Modeling the Kansas City Terminal Railway | Mainline south –Track wiring, switch machines, paint, weathering and ballast IN THE LAST INSTALLMENT I FINISHED laying track. Now it’s time to bring it to life with switch machines, wiring, paint, and weathering! Wiring the track When I began construction of my Kansas City Terminal Railway – Kansas City Southern Lines layout, it was designed for standard DC throttles with block control. Now I have entered the world of DCC, having gotten past the steep part of the learning curve with the help of friends and the folks at Digitrax. What were once blocks on the DC layout are now handy power districts with DCC operation. With their advice, I have proceeded XX MODELING REAL RAILROADS AND WHAT THEY DO MRHMAG.COM • TABLE OF CONTENTS • INDEX