Blowing the Horn
Workin’ on the Railroad (Again)

A couple of projects are currently in the works on the Eagle River Division layout. First project involves some track and industry changes at Williamsville; second project involves adding a turning loop at South Park (Staging) Yard. Williamsville Track and Industry Changes At Williamsville, the power plant building was removed.…
Katy’s Tru-Color

My search for a red-painted Missouri-Kansas-Texas diesel locomotive was going nowhere, so I decided to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and create my own. The M-K-T (Katy) owned a number of GP40 locomotives, and a number of them still wore red paint well into the nineteen-seventies. Fortunately, Spring Creek…
Rolling Realism
Operating Session – Dec. 2019
A group of experienced model railroad operators and fine gentlemen were on board as The Eagle River Division hosted our annual December operating session and Christmas lunch on December 7th. Thanks to all who joined us. Special thanks to BNSFguy617 and to Mr. Ron Williams, both for participating in the…
Rail Road-Trip
See America First

On every Great Northern Railway brochure and billboard were three words: “See America First.” The slogan was part of a promotional campaign The Great Northern used to promoted Glacier National Park as “America’s Switzerland.” I missed the original campaign (beginning around 1914) by more than a few decades, and Kathy and…
Convert an old Athearn Caboose into an HO-scale Camera Car – Simply

When Polaroid first introduced their Cube Lifestyle Action Video camera, I couldn’t help but notice its suitability and easy adaptability for use on an HO-scale railroad. Its light weight (49 grams), cubical shape, and small dimensions of only 1.4 inches allow it to fit on most any HO-scale flat car. …
Ops for Less
We enjoyed a pleasant, laid-back ops session on the Eagle River Division this morning. With only three operators in attendance, there was less train traffic to worry about and more time to visit with and assist the operators who were here. A significant amount of work was still accomplished, with…