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…
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…
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…
Our good friend Snap was back recently, this time chasing the Katy’s Oak Hill switch job. “Looks like he captured some pretty good shots of our SW1500, #51, says yard foreman Stan Kranky. “I told him to be careful crossing the tracks while over there at Oak Hill. There are…
Our good friend, local photographer and railfan from the nearby town of Eastman stopped by the other day and spent the entire morning rail-fanning and photographing a couple of trains and some local sites along the railroad. Snap Camrenson showed up with two cameras! One was loaded with black and…
I’m happy with the results, and thrilled that a little more of the “Plywood Pacific” disappeared under a blanket of static grass, paint, ground foam, and crushed limestone.
Lots of grass, dirt, a few trees, a couple of stumps, and a billboard were planted.
Scenery on the Eagle River Division is a little further along this week. Around the Corner from Midwestern Elevator Company is another grain elevator, the Westburg Farmer’s Coop. This is assembled from another Walther’s kit. A little to the west of the MFA elevator is a freight depot. Even though it…
Creating scenery has to be one of my most favorite parts of model railroading, but it also seems to be one of the most time-consuming.
