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Mark Blaustein

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T-RAK Modules

  Farm/Tower/Gravel

  Fireworks

  Fore Corner

  Lazy River

  View from the H Line

  Walk in the Park

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Introduction

This page provides details of the T-TRAK modules built by Mark Blaustein

Legend

All descriptions refer to looking at the front of the module.
CCW = Counter-clockwise; CW = Clockwise


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T-TRAK Module: Farm/Tower/Gravel

Owner Name:

Mark Blaustein

Status:

Complete

Date Built:

2014

Certified:

Certified, 2019

Module Type:

T-TRAK Quad-length module made up of 3 custom length modules that must go together.

Width:

48-5/8"

Depth:

14-1/2"

Passing Sidings:

None

Other Tracks:

Connecting track for "Along H Line"

Industrial Spurs:

To gravel from Yellow

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

None

Electrical:

Track Feeders:

Yes, on Tower and Gravel modules

Turnout Control:

No

Accessory Bus

None

Other:

None

Special:

None

Packaging for Transport:

Tower packs with Gravel. Farm packs separately.

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Module Photograph






Gravel

Photograph of Module Bottoms


Tower


Gravel

Module Description

Farm I built the "Farm" module as the lead-in component of the Farm/Tower/Gravel quad. It represents a dairy farm one would typically see in the flatlands of the upper Mid-West. The farmhouse has a small garden behind it, with a tractor and hay wagon. The cows can be seen leaving the barn after milking.

Tower I built the "Tower" module as the center component of the Farm/Tower/Gravel quad. The tower overlooks a junction where the main splits off to a spur that leads to two tracks that will connect to a small yard on the Gravel module.

Gravel I built the "Gravel" module as the final component of the Farm/Tower/Gravel quad. The module originally had a gravel industry, which unfortunately had to be shut down and demolished due to poor economic conditions. There are two remaining spurs that form a small yard. One spur has been modified to connect with the engine repair facility on my "H-Line" module.

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T-TRAK Module: Fireworks

Owner Name:

Mark Blaustein

Status:

Complete

Date Built:

2014

Certified:

Certified, 2019

Module Type:

Standard T-TRAK Single

Width:

12-1/8"

Depth:

9"

Passing Sidings:

None

Other Tracks:

None

Industrial Spurs:

None

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

None

Electrical:

Track Feeders:

No

Turnout Control:

No

Accessory Bus

None

Other:

None

Special:

None

Packaging for Transport:

Packs with Lazy River

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Module Photograph

Module Description

Back in 2014, Fireworks was the first T-TRAK module I built. It depicts what you typically see as you travel down a 2-lane country road in the South. There's a general store, house, and of course, a store selling Fireworks. Hopefully, customers will remember to extinguish their cigarettes before entering the store.

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T-TRAK Module: Fore Corner

Owner Name:

Mark Blaustein

Status:

Complete

Date Built:

2016

Certified:

Certified, 2019

Module Type:

Standard T-TRAK Inside Corner

Width:

22" x 14"

Depth:

22" x 14"

Passing Sidings:

None

Other Tracks:

None

Industrial Spurs:

None

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

None

Electrical:

Track Feeders:

Yes

Turnout Control:

No

Accessory Bus

None

Other:

None

Special:

None

Packaging for Transport:

Solo package

Track Plan

Module Photograph

Photograph of Module Bottom

Module Description

Several years back when our train club members started to build T-TRAK modules in earnest it became obvious that we needed inside corner modules, and the idea for a golf scene took shape. After scanning dozens of golf magazines for ideas, I finally settled on one of the holes at Pebble Beach. Although I took some liberties with the number of players on the course (too many), the result finally took shape. And what better name for this corner module!


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T-TRAK Module: Lazy River

Owner Name:

Mark Blaustein

Status:

Complete

Date Built:

2014

Certified:

Certified, 2019

Module Type:

Standard T-TRAK Single

Width:

12-1/8"

Depth:

9"

Passing Sidings:

None

Other Tracks:

None

Industrial Spurs:

None

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

None

Electrical:

Track Feeders:

No

Turnout Control:

No

Accessory Bus

None

Other:

None

Special:

Due to clearance issue with bridge, module cannot be located to right of any corner module.

Packaging for Transport:

Packs with Fireworks

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Module Photograph

Module Description

I have seen dozens of Southern themed movies featuring a railroad trestle over a river with kids fishing. They inspired me to do my version with a bridge and the addition of a waterfall and folks furiously paddling a canoe away from the rapids.

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T-TRAK Module: View from the H Line

Owner Name:

Mark Blaustein

Status:

Complete

Date Built:

2019

Certified:

Certified, 2019

Module Type:

Standard T-TRAK Double

Width:

24-5/16"

Depth:

14-1/2"

Passing Sidings:

None

Other Tracks:

Spur

Industrial Spurs:

None

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

None

Electrical:

Track Feeders:

Yes

Turnout Control:

No

Accessory Bus

None

Other:

None

Special:

Module locates to right of Gravel

Packaging for Transport:

Packs with Walk in the Park

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Module Photograph

Photograph of Module Bottom

Module Description

I am a train host on the "Piedmont Service" Amtrak runs between Raleigh NC and Charlotte. A good portion of this run is on the Norfolk Southern "H" line which features a wide selection of auto junkyards and small industries. I decided to add industries of my own to this module, which features a foundry and an engine service facility which connects via a spur to my Farm/Tower/Gravel quad set. "H Line" also has special significance because it was one of the last kits produced by the late Terry Nathan, one of the pioneers in helping to make T-TRAK what it is today.

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T-TRAK Module: Walk in the Park

Owner Name:

Mark Blaustein

Status:

Complete

Date Built:

2019

Certified:

Certified, 2019

Module Type:

Standard T-TRAK Double

Width:

124-5/16"

Depth:

14-1/2"

Passing Sidings:

None

Other Tracks:

None

Industrial Spurs:

None

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

None

Electrical:

Track Feeders:

Yes

Turnout Control:

No

Accessory Bus

Yes

Other:

None

Special:

None

Packaging for Transport:

Packaged with "View from the H Line"

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Module Photograph

Photograph of Module Bottom

Module Description

This module represents a summer day in the park. It has sports facilities and features a working carousel. If you look closely you can see a game of horseshoes in progress, and a baseball game with a runner rounding first. Food stalls are available if you get hungry! Like my "H Line" module, this was one of the last kits produced by the late Terry Nathan.

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