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. …
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!
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.…
Assembly of an American Model Builders HO 726 Implement Barn with Corral Kit was recently completed, and has been installed on the layout. This is a laser-cut wooden kit. It was easy to assemble and we hope you agree that it produced a good-looking small barn that would look at…
It is customary in our area to provide snacks and beverages to our operators. Deciding what to serve and making sure you procure the items is just one of many steps one goes through before hosting a model railroad operating session. The preparation begins weeks in advance. There are usually…
Scenery around the area of the Rock Bottom Brewery was completed this afternoon. Rock Bottom is a micro brewery of course, because it is HO-scale. If it existed in full scale, it would most likely not be considered “micro” by 1970s standards. Because it’s HO-scale, the carbonation in the beer…
