At long last I sit down and write the story of my layout, the N-Scale Hudson and Hartford. It has been a long time in coming and there are still many things that need be worked out, created, designed and tested.

I just read an thread about how expensive model railroading can be. And I see a direct parallel between building nuclear powered aircraft carriers and model railroading.

No some of you may wonder whether I have finally gone off my rocker with this comment. Well I don't own a rocker so I obviously can't get off it but et me explain myself.

About a month ago my computer was infected by one of those Trojan Horse viruses. It wasn't detected by my security software either. Well I had to send my computer out to be cleaned so I was dependent on other computers to run stuff that I needed to get done. It cam back last night and Decoder Pro had disappeared. The consultant tried to get it but it didn't work primarily because he really didn't know what he was doing.

My exams are all graded and I am ready to turn in the final grades for the Fall, 2010 semster. That's going to happen on Monday. I already have my teaching schedule for the Spring of 2011 so I'll be off until the end of January when college starts again. I am even prepared to finished the building I am currently working on. Then I  showed my wife what had done and what I intended to do with it.

Here's a photo of what I've gotten done so you'll see what I am talking about

It's Wednesday, December 15, 2010 and its cold here in NYC. Perfect weather for working on the Hudson and Hartford. Unfortunately. I won't get to do anything today because I have final exams to give today and that means I probably won't get home until 7 or 8 PM and then I have to start grading them because I have to hand in grades for the semester on Monday 12/20/20. But that won't stop me from letting you know what I plan to get accomplished between now and New Years.

It's December 1st 2010 and it's time for a progress report on the Hudson and Hartford.

Oh great, it's wednesday before Thanksgiving and I thought it was time to wish everyone here on the MRH website to:

                                      Have a happy and wonderful holiday weekend.

I guess you guys are tired of hearing from me since no one bothers to respond or comment on any of the things I've written lately, but I do need to apout or sound off occassionally so here goes.

It's been a while since I posted and update on the Hudson and Hartford but there hasn't been much of anything to write about. And there is good reason for that. I've been busy with other activities most of which haven't been pleasant. But we all have to do things we don't want to do and the first of those things has to do with the fact that my wife's mother died last March and we have found ourselves having to empty her apartment and give the keys back to the landlord. That task wqas finally completed about 2PM yesterday afternoon.

Well it's October and the holidays are now over so I have both time and opprtunity to work on the Hudson and Hartford.