I haven't posted anything for a while, but I recently finished a scratch building project that I thought I would share here. This is my interpretation of an old depot that was in Fond du Lac, WI. Originally built by the Wisconsin Central ca. 1892, it eventually became part of the Soo Line. I grew up in FDL, and have many memories of this building, both as a boy fishing in the river just behind it and hanging out there with a favorite uncle who was a railfan, modeler and prof.photographer.

Have a coloring question.   having to redo my old yard to upgrade it to proto standards

I'm posting this as it may be useful to other folks with steam locos.

I just purchased an HO Bachmann 2-8-4 Berkshire steam loco from MRH sponsor Yankee Dabbler. It's not a spectrum model. I model in the diesel era, but I think steam locos are cool. So I got one. My intention was to use it to haul a "museum" passenger train consisting of 7 heavyweight passenger cars.