And now, the 'true' story of The Estrella Incident, powered by Frijolene®. As with most of my stories, this one includes explosions and other cheap tricks to attract interest...including dark deals in smoky back rooms, a beautiful blonde, terrifying monsters and a dastardly desperado. Climb on board!

After some delays and time away from the workbench dealing with 1:1 stuff, the twins are finally completed and have begun revenue service on the Estrella & Sonora Grande RR:

Here are Number 3 (the 'Rattler') and #4 (the 'Sidewinder') pausing side by side in Apache Wells. 

More photos to come in a follow up post, to avoid wrapping the whole group with every page of this blog.

Here's an update on progress on an identical pair of Porter 0-4-0T locomotives...

Here is the story of the disaster at Apache Wells, based on a true story.

Here are some shots of two related projects I am working on...a powered tool car, and an unpowered rail truck that it can push. More to come!

I've finished final details on a couple of cabeese for my little railroad, come along to see what's new!

I finally got around to finishing the detailing and weathering on this little loco, and it is now one of my favorites. I will post more photos and information, come along for the ride!