Maybe you can tell me what is going on....

I know enough about electronics to do the tasks for model railroading.  I can't design a circuit board, and I can wire and build anything I require, following instructions to build an electrical circuit isn't a problem.

Today I wanted to plant some fence post to seperate the railway from the quarry.
But when finished with that task I had a look if I've got other stuff to place on the module.
First I placed the Peco crossing gates.
Next project was the fence on the platform of Leckmelm station.
I also livened up the goods yard, with some figures, a small office and some fence.
Then I placed a old cattle van at the edge of the garden of the station master. Now it
waits for some cattle. I also enlivened the quarry area.

I received a Polaroid Cube + camera for Father's Day. It is about a 1-1/4 inch cube video/still camera that can be controlled via wi-fi from my iPhone.  The app allows the phone to be the viewfinder and has buttons to control the actions of the camera while it is riding on the train. This is the first run around a portion of the layout so that I can get an idea how it works. It is mounted on a depressed center flat car in front of a BLI 4-8-2 engine.

So since I've returned from a year of college, I've had a rather major change of heart about my passion for model railroading (and it's not the change of heart you would likely assume). Rather than lose my love for the hobby, I find myself even more appreciative of it. However, that new appreciation does come with a loss. I decided about a month ago to change railroads, locales, seasons, and eras. I've traded in my HO scale New York Central layout set during the summer of 1958 in Upstate New York for a modern (Feb.

Four, the only HBMS GE 70 tonner I never saw so I never got my own photographs of it. 

a FACTORY sealed 1970 Dupage NMRA division club car cool huh?

also here is my temporary test track

This is just a simple update in regards to the R Class 2-8-8-2. Since 24 Jan 2016 I have found several images to add to my collection.  * = Recently added.

Engine #'s

Baldwin built in 1925 (ALL 4 of the Baldwins)

2030 (1 Engineers side, 1 Fireman's side) *

2031 (1 Engineers side, 1 Fireman's side) *

2032 (1 in-service, 1 Engineers side *, 1 Fireman's side, on dead line *)

2033 (1 Fireman's side) *

GN built R-1's BLT. 1927; 9 of the 10 R-1's

This blog entry completes the 1950 listing of the Great Northern Railway divisions.

I recently scratch built a track scale for my Splitrock Mining Company layout. I wanted an in-line track scale rather than a live-rail version. This cut down on the complicated track work, and also shows a more modern, in-motion scale. This type was used by the Duluth Missabe and Iron range in Proctor, MN and also in the Union Pacific yard in South St.Paul.