Personal journal (editorial or commentary)

stevelton's picture

Installing a BLMA Searchlight Signal

Tue, 2014-04-29 22:50 — stevelton
If you follow what little blogging on here I try to do, then you will already know that I was given (happily) the daunting task of converting a large HO scale layout from ABS signaling to a very prototypical CTC system, which I was allowed to model after UP's CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch). While the way the system operates is very close to today's Union Pacific, the hardware on the layout had to at least give a feel for the Santa Fe, which is what the layout owner models. Good enough for me, just means I get to play with that many more types of signals.
Ancient Modeler's picture

Modeling Buffalo

Tue, 2014-04-29 08:53 — Ancient Modeler

Derrell Poole provides an editorial regarding his decision to model Buffalo, Colorado in Sn3. You can read all about it on the C&Sn3 blog:

http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Darel

Scarpia's picture

Dipping a toe...

Sat, 2014-04-26 20:30 — Scarpia

So I am officially dipping my toe into the dark pool of soul sucking model railroading that is On30 (which seems to be a trend, based on other posts), as I bid on and won a two truck shay on eBay.

General questions about the loco, as I await it's delivery.

Bill Brillinger's picture

A visit to the Wiskey Central

Tue, 2014-04-22 19:24 — Bill Brillinger

Today I had the pleasure of meeting a new friend and operating on a busy little switching layout in Winnipeg.

The railroad represents a small section of the Kimberly Sub of the WC and has several paper mills, along with a few other industries. Lots to keep a crew busy in this 10x13 space.

You can catch up with Bob and his buddies at wc2scale.org .

Thanks for a great afternoon!

- Bill

kcsphil1's picture

April 2014 - WHERE DID THE TIME GO?

Sun, 2014-04-06 19:37 — kcsphil1

Finally back in the train saddle!

First up are a couple of rescued and partially rehabbed Ortner hoppers:

Michael T.'s picture

Vacation time equals progress

Wed, 2014-04-02 09:28 — Michael T.

I've been on vacation this week and had to do the inevitable errands and honey do's  as well as trying to get my above ground pool ready for the summer season. But, amidst all that I did find time last night and today to start making some more progress on the layout  and knock out some items on a " punch list" I made up.

ybandell's picture

Evergreen Valley Rd Bridge Free-mo Module

Sun, 2014-03-30 14:38 — ybandell

This is my (first) blog post that I'll use to show the progress I'm making on my Free-mo module featuring a trestle (at least I think that's what this structure would be called, English not being my first language) as found on Evergreen Valley Road just a short distance away from my house, on the old Southern railroad, now part of Norfolk & Southern's Chesapeake and Western division.


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