[kodera2t] discovered the VL53L0X Time of Flight sensor and thought it would make a great way to control the operation of a model train without touching it. He explains it in his own words in the ...

Model railroad enthusiasts show how to control model trains using a phone app at the Associated Model Railroads of Columbia, a club that meets Thursdays at 1800 Lincoln Street in Columbia, South ...

which gave us the ability to control multiple trains on a single track and add sound effects, lighting, and other dynamic ...

The model will boast magnetic force to raise the ... coils and other components necessary for experiments, and the train control system was at the hands of a 70-something former engineer.