His modeling, how-to and track planning articles have been published in prominent model train publications over the years including Model Railroader, Model Railroad Planning, Railroad Model Craftsman, Model Railroading and Mainline Modeler. His modeling interests center on the coal-hauling railroads of Appalachia. His current layout, the Dorchester & Dixiana Branch, is a double-decked layout based on the Interstate Railroad of southwestern Virginia in HO scale.