Fun topic... when trains first came into being, there was a lot of hysteria surrounding the new technology... from burning down cities, to making women too independent, to the health hazards of rail travel.

Let's see some of the hysterical/historical stories you've run across in your research of railroading!

This could be fun, and please, make it just fun!

I was doing a search today, and this photo popped up in the Google results. This was an early photo from Rob's Cornhill and Atherton blog. Note that it was just a small image on the results and was shown completely out of context. At first glance I thought someone had worked out how to run trains upside down on the ceiling. Imagine my disappointment when it turned out to be framing for a valance.

To my friends on MRH Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Class C48 2-8-0 rolls away from the tower at Burnham circa 1944, models are scratch built and PFM. 

In one of the other threads which was about track cleaning someone mentioned the "Sandflex Tool Cleaning" block.  I purchased a fine grit one for $7.50 on Amazon and cut it into six pieces using a kitchen knife.  The blocks work great for cleaning the track and only cost $1.25 each as opposed to a Bright Boy track cleaner which can cost $6.00 to almost $9.00 plus shipping.  Here's a picture of my Sandflex cleaners: