diff --git a/src/gui/model/clip-track.cpp b/src/gui/model/clip-track.cpp
index 5f627eeca..5f8907599 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/clip-track.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/clip-track.cpp
@@ -29,5 +29,15 @@ ClipTrack::ClipTrack()
 {
 }
 
+std::string
+ClipTrack::print_track()
+{
+  std::ostringstream os;
+  
+  os << "ClipTrack\t\"" << get_name() << "\"";
+  
+  return os.str();
+}
+
 }   // namespace model
 }   // namespace gui
diff --git a/src/gui/model/clip-track.hpp b/src/gui/model/clip-track.hpp
index f63ea4e6b..c3c7e0e2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/clip-track.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/clip-track.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ClipTrack : public Track
 public:
   ClipTrack();
   
-
+  std::string print_track();
   
 private:
   
diff --git a/src/gui/model/group-track.cpp b/src/gui/model/group-track.cpp
index c7572b4d9..73ac08114 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/group-track.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/group-track.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ namespace model {
 GroupTrack::GroupTrack()
 {
 }
+
+std::string
+GroupTrack::print_track()
+{
+  std::ostringstream os;
+  
+  os << "GroupTrack\t\"" << get_name() << "\"";
+  
+  return os.str();
+}
   
 }   // namespace model
 }   // namespace gui
diff --git a/src/gui/model/group-track.hpp b/src/gui/model/group-track.hpp
index de5ac8f4b..06da74060 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/group-track.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/group-track.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class GroupTrack : public ParentTrack
 public:
   GroupTrack();
 
+  std::string print_track();
 };
 
 }   // namespace model
diff --git a/src/gui/model/sequence.cpp b/src/gui/model/sequence.cpp
index 2f89c211b..2503b88cc 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/sequence.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/sequence.cpp
@@ -30,24 +30,42 @@ namespace model {
 Sequence::Sequence()
 {
   // TEST CODE
-  //static bool first = true;
+  static bool first = true;
   
   shared_ptr<GroupTrack> group_track, group_track2;
+  shared_ptr<ClipTrack> clip_track;
   tracks.push_back(group_track = shared_ptr<GroupTrack>(new GroupTrack()));
   group_track->set_name("Group Track");
-  
-  /*if(first)
+    
+  if(first)
   {
-    group_track.add_child_track(shared_ptr<Track>(new ClipTrack()));
-    group_track.add_child_track(
-      group_track2 = shared_ptr<Track>(new GroupTrack()));
-    group_track2.add_child_track(shared_ptr<Track>(new ClipTrack()));
+    group_track->get_child_track_list().push_back(
+      clip_track = shared_ptr<ClipTrack>(new ClipTrack()));
+    group_track->get_child_track_list().push_back(
+      group_track2 = shared_ptr<GroupTrack>(new GroupTrack()));
+    group_track2->set_name("Group Track 2");
+    group_track2->get_child_track_list().push_back(
+      shared_ptr<ClipTrack>(new ClipTrack()));
     first = false;
-  }*/
+  }
+  
+  tracks.push_back(shared_ptr<GroupTrack>(new GroupTrack()));
   
   tracks.push_back(shared_ptr<Track>(new ClipTrack()));
   
   // END TEST CODE
+  
+  INFO(gui, "\n%s", print_branch().c_str());
+}
+
+std::string
+Sequence::print_track()
+{
+  std::ostringstream os;
+  
+  os << "Sequence\t\"" << get_name() << "\"";
+  
+  return os.str();
 }
 
 }   // namespace model
diff --git a/src/gui/model/sequence.hpp b/src/gui/model/sequence.hpp
index 02a2869c2..277fbf426 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/sequence.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/sequence.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Sequence : public ParentTrack
 public:
   Sequence();
   
-      
+  std::string print_track();
+
 private:
 
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/model/track.cpp b/src/gui/model/track.cpp
index 4d49ea2b2..f8390f671 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/track.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/track.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 * *****************************************************/
 
 #include "track.hpp"
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 namespace gui {
 namespace model {
@@ -38,17 +39,42 @@ Track::get_child_tracks() const
   return Track::NoChildren;
 }
 
-const Glib::ustring
+const std::string
 Track::get_name() const
 {
   return name;
 }
 
 void
-Track::set_name(const Glib::ustring &name)
+Track::set_name(const std::string &name)
 {
   this->name = name;
 }
 
+std::string
+Track::print_branch()
+{
+  return print_branch_recursive(0);
+}
+
+std::string
+Track::print_branch_recursive(const unsigned int indentation)
+{
+  Glib::ustring str;
+
+  for(unsigned int i = 0; i < indentation; i++)
+    str += "  ";
+  str += print_track();
+  str += "\n";
+  
+  BOOST_FOREACH(boost::shared_ptr<Track> track, get_child_tracks())
+    {
+      REQUIRE(track);
+      str += track->print_branch_recursive(indentation + 1);
+    }
+  
+  return str;
+}
+
 }   // namespace model
 }   // namespace gui
diff --git a/src/gui/model/track.hpp b/src/gui/model/track.hpp
index f57b1d254..f036e3d1d 100644
--- a/src/gui/model/track.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/model/track.hpp
@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@ public:
   virtual std::list< boost::shared_ptr<Track> >
     get_child_tracks() const;
     
-  const Glib::ustring get_name() const;
+  const std::string get_name() const;
   
-  void set_name(const Glib::ustring &name);
-    
+  void set_name(const std::string &name);
+  
+  std::string print_branch();
+  
+  virtual std::string print_track() = 0;
+  
+protected:
+  std::string print_branch_recursive(const unsigned int indentation);
+
 private:
   //----- Data -----//
-  Glib::ustring name;
+  std::string name;
 
 protected:
   static const std::list< boost::shared_ptr<Track> > NoChildren;