This photo was taken midsummer 2014 on a gravel road located in northwestern North Carolina, and gives the feeling of a Southern mountain railroad. Structures are G&G is a modified Railroadkits structure, flag stop is scratchbuilt, apple trees are Woodland Scenics armatures with fiber flocking and miniature art beads for apples, and lastly the static grass applied with a homemade applicator.

I've started a new series on my Algoma Central modeling blog which will consist of several posts/mini-articles over the next month or so about various aspects of the operations on this northern Ontario railway.

Fans of the ACR should enjoy this series, or if you even just have a passing interest in the operations of a regional wilderness railway, come give it a peak.

Introductory Post (includes an overview map of the area for orientation)

This train doesn't run very quickly but does a good job of holding track in place while the glue dries.  The smelter yard is in (hopefully) it's final form so the track is being glued, wiring to follow.  I'm using Weldbond to hold the track in place, if I need to make any changes or change out a switch (god forbid) it should be a relatively easy process. 

The teacher in charge of model railroad club has an abundance of basic DC motors simillar to the image shown. Does anyone have some ideas on uses for them in relation to railroads? I know there are many creative people here so I thought I would ask.