Michigan Central Lines: Huge HO Scale Layout at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

 

[VIDEO] The YouTube channel Michigan Central Lines takes a look at the HO scale model train layout at the Museum of Science and Industry on the south side. I've been thinking it's time for me to pay a visit to that museum and share with you some of things I've seen there since the last time I've been. Unfortunately I've not been inside the walls of that place since grade school at least.

Related another local YouTuber artistmac gets a behind the scenes look at this model train layout which is actually part of an exhibit. How about having a job overseeing the design and operation of this layout?

A Train Odyssey 5...

Youtuuba plays with his old model train set in this video. He noted that it would be during this time he would take a train trip for our enjoyment, however, with the current restrictions due to the coronavirus it's not possible right now. Instead we see him run his model train around on his layout in the first video and in part two he shows off the cars of his trainset and the rest of his equipment such as track, switches, and controllers.

I just like the fact that he jokes that the engineer of that train might need to be retrained. Also there was a derailment in this odyssey, of course thankfully no derailment of a real train. Also a trick I might have tried once was intentionally derailing a train by flipping a switch at the right time.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this. I was almost tempted to pull out my model trains running them around a Christmas tree although we're a long way from the holiday season.

A Train Odyssey 5, Part 1: A Special COVID-19 "Lockdown" Excursion [VIDEO]

A Train Odyssey 5, Part 2: The Vintage Marx Train [VIDEO]

Using legos to teach fractions

Found this on fb the other day. If only my teachers back in the day had come up with this method to teach fractions. They may well have worked well enough the methods they used back them. This is much more interactive and colorful.

And yet, I still don't miss having to study and practice fractions today...