I haven't posted in a while, been busy with other things. Since my original post about restoring an old, crusty MDC 0-6-0 (read it here), I have cleaned up all the parts and rebuilt the motor...

It is summer up here in the north. Too nice out to do any modeling but during a couple of days of rain I finished the 30 yard western. At least for now as I want to rust it up a bit.

I put the Walthers Diffco in the back for comparison.

LDRR Ops night 5-8-2013: Westside Job - Service Tracks

I have finally been able to break away and start a new office layout.  Well... more of a display now.  But, maybe you all can help?  I want to do some rock wall work and things to make it look interesting, but have no idea if there are any prototype examples of track-work that is separated by multiple levels of retaining walls?

See my blog post here: http://www.digitaltrainlab.com/

Today is the day!  The Great Gathering takes place in the UK National Railway Museum at York. http://www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/Events/mallard75.aspx

On 3rd July 1938 at a place called Stoke Bank on the East Coast Main Line, the A4 Pacific Mallard, broke the record for a steam engine achieving a speed of 125.88 mph, a record held by the locomotive today.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4468_Mallard

I have been working on the coal operations for my layout as of late as this is the heart of railroading in the appalachians. firstly i have been working on the loadout.

I've been a little behind in reading the magazine, so it was just a couple of days ago that I read Joe Fugate's column The "One-Module" Challenge (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh-2013-05-may/rr_one-modul...).

Miller has canceled the Coors Sign since Coors no longer seeks support from modelers and would not grant Miller permission to use the Coors logo.The Miller Ad in the July issue is for the Coors sign FYI re:Miller Newsletter

Jim Pfister

In the April issue of MRH mag some writers panned my area of comfort and expertise, Armchair Modeling.  I have been doing it for many years and blogging about it for the last 2 years or so.  There is also another down under.