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Personal Profile — Mark Blaustein

I was born and raised in the NY metropolitan area, where I lived for over 40 years before moving to Chapel Hill, NC. I am married with two grown daughters, and two grandchildren.

I am presently retired after working in consumer goods marketing for companies including Clairol, L’Oreal, and Eastman Kodak. I also served as a volunteer fireman for 10 years in NY, before moving to NC. I have always had a love of trains, and every trip my wife and I have taken in the US and Europe has included a rail component.

In the Northeast where basements are widely available, I started modeling Southern Pacific in HO with a basic 4’x8» layout. Since moving to North Carolina, I changed to N scale to maximize space. Most of my rolling stock is Erie and Erie-Lackawanna from the 1950-1960»s era, but I've now started to concentrate on passenger trains from the same era up to the present Amtrak system.

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Main Street

Why a Duck

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All descriptions refer to looking at the front of the module.
CCW = Counter-clockwise; CW = Clockwise
Crossovers indicate travel from left to right.
Div, Divn = Division
Mountain Division = Green Track
Mtn = Mountain

Module: Main Street

Owner Name:	Mark Blaustein	Builder Name:	Mark Blaustein
Date Built:	2010	Status:
Module Type:	Standard 2' x 4' module (POFF) with Mountain Division
Length:	4'	Width:	2'
Passing Sidings:	None	Other Tracks:	Mountain Division, Orange, Alternate Blue
Industrial Spurs:	None	Yard Tracks:	None
Engine Service:	None	Crossovers:	Orange-to-Red; R-to-Y; B-to-Y; B-to-Alt Blue
Electrical:	Track Buses:	12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors
	12VDC Bus (White):	12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors
	Accessory Bus (Brown):	12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors
	LocoNet Bus:	Installed
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Track Plan
Description The design is reminiscent of any small town in the USA with a Main Street paralleled by an active rail line. Life seems to go on normally, even though passenger and freight trains go thundering by on a regular basis!

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Module: Why a Duck

Owner Name:	Mark Blaustein	Builder Name:	Mark Blaustein
Date Built:	2009	Status:
Module Type:	Standard 2' x 4' module (POFF) with Mountain Division
Length:	4'	Width:	2'
Passing Sidings:	None	Other Tracks:	Mountain Division, Orange
Industrial Spurs:	None	Yard Tracks:	None
Engine Service:	None	Crossovers:	Red-to-Orange
Electrical:	Track Buses:	12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors
	12VDC Bus (White):	12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors
	Accessory Bus (Brown):	12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors
	LocoNet Bus:	Installed
Module Photograph
Track Plan
Description This is a mostly rural module with Fall colors, and includes a viaduct based on the one at Starucca Creek in Lanesboro, PA. After completing the module, I happened to recall the old Graucho Marx "Viaduct/Why a Duck" routine, and the name stuck!