You can read part one here, and part two here. Feedback welcome.

Today I took delivery of the latest editions to the layout fleet.  I've been wanting to expand the Operating Railroads on the layout to those that interchanged with the Reading Lines.

The best part about the WM was that it lived on in it's Circus Color Scheme into the Conrail merger era.  I'll be able to shift the layout to after April 1976 with multi-road lash-ups.

Here is the latest from my blog.

The Massena train show part 1

The Massena train show part 2

The Massena train show part 3

Hey guys.  I have been a lurker on here for a long time and I first want to say how much Model Railroad Hobbyist has come to mean to me.  You guys do an absolutely amazing job and have for me filled many pleasurable hours.

Does anyone know if I can get Bumpers for my code 100 track? The ones I have and seen are ugly, bulky and have a red light. Is there anything I can do to make or get something that is not so ugly.

Favorite Freight Cars:

Berwick Forge & Fabricating (Berwick, PA) 50' Box (GN 1970 order 138000-138099? and 319100-319499 Series)

Pacific Car & Foundry 57' Mechanical Refrigerator (PFE/SPFE/UPFE WFEX, BREX, others?)

Pullman-Standard 4427CF, 4740CF, 4750CF Covered Hoppers

American Car & Foundry 2970CF, 4650CF, 4600CF Covered Hoppers

Thrall 52' 6" Gondola

Railgon 52' 6" Gondola

AAR 53' 6" Flat car (and log flat conversion log bunks without decking)

I did not get as much done on my bench work as I planned mostly due to the lack of materials to work with.

However I did manage to get a 4 ft section in and the frame for my swing gate. 

Here are a couple of photos of the progress.

until next time.

Tim Schwartz

Slow to get it out but her is the Update for October 2018 and even some trains running. A look at the Colorado Saddle Co. Building build with may laser cutter.

Mike