Watch Episodes of The Hills Line with James McNab
Trains.com Video
Purchase the first season on DVD
Trains.com Store
Back to the ol' Hills Line Mailbag... Could you expand on why you chose the Loksound decoders in a later post? It's been the better part of a year since I upgraded my entire locomotive roster on The Hills Line to Loksound 5 decoders, so an update (and explanation) is long overdue. My goal in … Continue reading In Lokstep
You may notice a new link atop The Hills Line's website... For those of you with an aversion to social media, please take comfort in the fact that I'm not abandoning this site, nor will I require anyone to sign up for a service just to follow along with the progress on the layout. However … Continue reading Feedback Loop
Graffiti is an unfortunate but absolutely necessary aspect of modeling today's railroads. Since The Hills Line is firmly set in the modern era, tags are ever present on buildings, bridges, and rolling stock. Fortunately the process is made easier thanks to some readily available commercial products. Blair Line's laser-cut decals come in a wide variety … Continue reading Tagged
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” -Douglas Adams- With the publication and shipping of Kalmbach Media's latest book, Building What's In A Photo, I can now share some additional photos from the my submission "Building an offline customer". It also gives me the opportunity to tell the … Continue reading Under Pressure
The Hills Line 