Steve Childers - The Retirement Railroad
The Retirement railroad is my page to share my renewed 60 yrs plus love for model trains. I model the CB&Q in HO in the western suburbs of Chicago where I grew up. My wife and I retired to the Tampa Bay area of Florida in the USA for seven years and it was there that I built the original "Retirement Railroad". We have moved to Oklahoma City where we had lived for 10 years in the 90s so as to be closer to family. I have built the "Retirement Railroad 2.0," a 16" x 12' switching layout in preperation for a much larger shed layout yet to come. My videos tend to be more about "how NOT to...and ways to fix it".
By the way. I do not do "Prototypical". Instead, I do "Proto representative". What's the difference? Proto representative is NOT attempting to match reality. Instead, it attempts to give the viewer a simplified sense of, or feel for, the area(s) depicted.
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WBW Ep 47 Flex Reversal
Where in the World is the Matinee Modeler 10/26/2025
#KerleyExpress Tank Car Challenge
WBW Ep 46 Intermountain 40' Boxcar Kit
WBW Ep 45 Perspective 2
WBW Ep 44 Perspective 1
WBW Ep 43 WeHonest Animated Crossing Pt 3 final
WBW Ep 42 WeHonest Annimated Crossing Pt 2
WBW Ep 41 Wehonest Crossing Signals Pt 1
WBW Ep 40 3rd Little "Lynn-gine(s)"
Sunday Morning Ops 7/13/2025
WBW Ep 39 Part 2 of 3 Little "Lynn-gines"
Sunday Morning Trains, 6/8/2025
WBW Ep 38 SW Smart dummy
WBW Ep 37 GP7 P2K Tsunami 2 Upgrade
Sunday Morning Ops 5/4/2025
WBW 36 Fairview Ave Detail
WBW #35 Riverside Transfer Boxcars
Where in the World is the Matinee Modeler, Flying Crow Ops Session weekend 4/11 - 4/12/2025
WBW Ep 34 P2K SD7 Soundtraxx Install
Sunday Morning Trains 3/2/2025
WBW Ep 33 Smoke and Mirror?
WBW 2/19/2025 Cancelled due to lack of temperature in OKC
WBW Ep 32 Ash nTrash
Sunday Morning Trains 2/9/2025
Aurora Chicago Interchange Round Trip 2/5/2025
WBW Ep 31 2 fer
WBW Ep 30 Wheels
WBW Ep 29 Tidy Up