Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley 4-8-0 Mastodon  Above Nevada Gulch on the Portland Line (circa 1900)

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The house isn't sold yet, a new one not yet bought, and I am spending a lot of time traveling from my soon to be former home in NH to my new office in Ohio.  It will probably at least another couple months before I have really fully moved.  But as moments allow, it is time for me to start planning the new layout.  I will be using this post to chronicle the research and planning stage as I consider what "NNEScenic 2" will model, to learn and research modular techniques, to work through planning software choices, and to come up with a plan for the new layout.&nbsp

The latest stock train made this unusual delivery to the Morris feed lot.  Apparently one of the cows, in the pen second from the right, has fainted after seeing the delivery...

The fantastical figures were a Father's Day gift from the wife.

The Deadwood Gulch and Ruby Basin layout is a prototype of the Narrow Gauge rail roads of the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was inspired by these photos and illustrations. In the 1880's there were 3 different Narrow Gauge rail roads. I have all 3 lines on this layout, The Black Hills & Fort Pierre, Deadwood Central and the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley. All most all of the scenery and buildings are scratch built.

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Episode 75: Todd Arnett -  It's the second installment of ScaleTrains.com month. In this episode we speak with Todd Arnett who is the Norfolk Southern expert for this very ambitious model building company. Todd is an enthusiastic modeler form the Charlotte, North Carolina area with an interesting story and gives us more insight into ScaleTrains.com

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More great engines from Intermountain.  They run great.