Well It is time to start up the new blog for the school club for construction and we already have a pretty good start. I  won't say much more here just to keep the intro short so read on..

This photo by MRH Assistant Editor Don Hanley shows the line of people waiting to enter the National Train Show Saturday morning, just prior to opening at 10am:

The backdrop for my Sn3 exhibition layout has been completed. You can read about it on the C&Sn3 blog here: http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/

Enjoy if you visit, Darel

I was driving to a wedding on Saturday and took I88 below are the Google images of the place. It seemed to be a small yard for the Iowa Interstate but nearby was this large yard full of hundreds of engines I hope some people can help and here they are-

We had a fun time at the NMRA convention. We arrived Tuesday and departed Saturday. In between we played a few rounds of golf so we did not get to participate in many  events at the con. It is fun to read the reports here to see what we missed. I posted more info about our trip on my blog at this link.

To All: Railroads of the E. St. Louis Rail Group in the 1950's to 1970's--1)Missouri Pacific  2)Chicago & Eastern Illinois (MP) 3)Illinois Central 4)Litchfield & Madison (C&NW) 5) Chicago & North Western 6) St. Louis & O'Fallon 7)E. St. Louis Junction 8)New York Central 9)Pennsylvania 10)Wabash (N&W) 11) Louisville & Nashville 12) Baltimore & Ohio (C&O) 13)Nickel Plate (N&W) 14) Chesapeake & Ohio 15)Gulf Mobile & Ohio (IC) 16) Nashville, Chattanooga & St.

The simple crossing signal circuit was designed to be operated by a manual switch, but it's fairly easy to automate it. This thread will start with a basic two detector version but eventually I hope to present a way to add as many detectors as you like and a time delay circuit to let trains clear before releasing the crossing. This circuit depends on ambient light to operate, but the level needed to trigger it is adjustable.

This is the schematic:

Many good how too videos on this one done recently on MRH. Here is how I use the foam and the tools to create my scenery on the Grande Pacific Railroad. Need to watch two videos on The Big Scene to have full understanding

North American Railcar is displaying their new National Steel Car Potash Service 4275 cu. ft. 3 Bay Covered Hopper models at the National Train Show in Portland, Oregon.

Available in HO and N scale in 7 different car styles and paint schemes, the prototype Canpotex car, CNPX 150042, is rolling around the nation with with the 2015 National Convention logo on it. North American Railcar is taking orders for their version of this car.

Prototype car:

Today I changed my shirt.

Okay, after you get done with the "ewwww"s, I'll have it known that I did have two of those orange PDX 2015 staff shirts. And I wore them both.