• Re-thinking and re-doing Highfield

• A real railroad in your front yard.

• Lehigh Cement conveyor slope too steep?

• Lehigh Cement Company: The centerpiece is coming into place.

• Street running in Union Bridge

I’ve been searching for some boxcars to convert into a Hershey

• Building "Bunza's Boatworks"
• Celebrating the Eighth Anniversary of the railroad with a name change
• Michael Tondee's Blog/Journal Index
• A confluence of influences, how my freelance layout is finally coming into focus

Geoff Bunza's Journal/Blog Index

Index to Joe Fugate's journal entries:

• Dismantling and rebuilding ebb and flow (Siskiyou Line 1 teardown, TOMA build)

• Distractions from the hobby

• Adding the second Siskiyou Line 2 module -- KC here we come!

Now that the Lehigh Cement Co. and the Union Bridge street running scene are done except for the fine detailing, My attention has turned to the other end of the layout: Highfield.  Highfield is where the two mainlines of the Western Maryland merged and currently where the Maryland Midland interchanges with CSX.  It consists of three sidings, but I think the wye is long gone.  The often photographed Highfield Train order office sat where the two lines merged.  Here is a map of the prototype area. 

Last March, only a couple weeks before the first lockdown, I was able to visit and film this amazing layout. The owner also owns a 1:1 scale CN caboose, which I've included at the end of the video. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/77qeGID_xX8

I just saw a post from Tim over on the blog post labeled "The NKP Freight House Spur in Canton, OH", which I believe isn't getting enough attention and could be its own blog post, in regards to a gem found by Chris Adams, which lists colorizing B&W photos.

We go back in time and look at the early mining operation at Bingham Canyon mine.