According to the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA), “Weathering railroad rolling stock is a subtle way of adding a bit of realism to your model trains.” Rarely do we see real freight cars with that “fresh from the factory” look. Most cars show signs of accumulated dust, dirt, rust, oil,…
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…
This is an update of an article I wrote back in 2010 or so on how to make your own resisted wheel sets.. Current-sensing block detectors can be used to detect the presence of a train within a given electrically isolated block on a model railroad layout. As implied by their…
In our last blog, our train had finished work at Westburg and was headed east to Hoegaarden, where it will work the Sherwin Williams Paint Factory and the Rock Bottom Brewery. Our train left Westburg with ten (10) cars. Eight of those cars are to be delivered to Hoegaarden. Here…
In this blog, we’ll explain how the engineer and conductor on today’s eastbound Waldo to Westburg to Hoegaarden to Lafayette train #77 (a/k/a The Beer Run) go about assembling their train, picking up and setting out rolling stock, and finally classifying their train upon arrival in Lafayette. Here’s a linear…
