Okay, once in a while you have to blow your own horn instead of those on your model locomotives. I’m not sure if my own horn is a Wabco or a Leslie – or could it be a Nathan? But right now, that doesn’t really matter. I am honored that…
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…
In 1814 we took a little trip.. No wait – it was May 2019. In the midst of endless thunderstorms and flash flooding, we visited the Illinois Railway Museum, the Railroad Park at Rochelle, Illinois, and a couple of sites in Galesburg, Illinois. For a collection of images we captured…
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. …
The slow economic climate of this decade (1970s) continues to plague local industry and the Eagle River Division. Today, more upper level jobs were cut as the Rock Bottom Brewery was removed. Railfan Henry Fomer recalls busier, happier times. “I was just here yesterday chasing trains with my dog –…
On Wednesday evening, crews began removing track at Waldo Yard, after track abandonment approval was granted to the railroad. All track between Waldo and Riverside Junction is slated for abandonment and removal. This makes up the entire upper deck of the Eagle River Division, resulting in the loss of several…
Here are some photos of a group of dedicated model railroaders enjoying a Saturday morning of operations on the Eagle River Division. Thank you Ron Williams for sharing the first 6 or 7 photos below!
A recent vacation took us from Chicago to Salt Lake City on the California Zephyr, and from East Glacier Montana back to Chicago on the Empire Builder. Activities on the train are limited, but if you are a railfan, you can always try to capture a few usable images of…
kudos noun ku·dos \ˈkü-ˌdäs, ˈkyü-, -ˌdōs\ Popularity: Top 20% of words Simple Definition of kudos : praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved Source: Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary More specifically, kudos to Tim at CTI Electronics. He not only sells a great product in…
Six talented model railroaders and experienced operators participated in the action during Eagle River Division’s operating session on Saturday, August 12th 2017. There were the usual derailments, problem couplers, and minor electrical issues that always seem to magically appear during an ops session, but they were infrequent, and nobody died.…
