Federal Cold Storage gets switched out on my LAJ layout. In the foreground is my newly acquired Rapido MTC (Mechanical Temperature Controlled) reefer. Located at the intersection of Downey Rd. and District Blvd., the prototype was imposing to be sure. Although it did receive rail service, from listening to former LAJ workers, I get the […]
Author: Lmind1
A Pro Explains Shoving Moves
A duo of Nashville and Western units uses a series of push/pull moves to switch the 3M plant in Old Hickory (Nashville suburb), TN. After posting yesterday’s blog and track plan, I reached out to my resident expert on prototype operations, retired NS railroader, Tom Holley. My question was, at what point does a shoving […]
W.S. Dodge
My latest project of late has been the W.S. Dodge structure on the LAJ extension (prototype address is 3710 Fruitland Avenue). I chose this particular structure because of its nondescript appearance and typical “LA look”. Construction followed my usual photo laminate technique over a styrene core. The base images were captured from Google Streetview. It […]
Design Tips From the Pros
(Note: For those who don’t get my monthly newsletter, what follows is a copy of the March issue.) The local out of Hiaeah Yard works Sentry Chlorine in Miami’s East Rail Industrial Park in this 2010 shot. All of the switches in the park face the same direction so that each industry can be worked […]
Unpacking A Scene
I recently picked up the above Kodachrome image on eBay and had it digitized. Not much information was given other than it’s “somewhere in LA”. It wasn’t dated. A post on the SoCal forum seemed to place the vicinity near the LA River, where everything comes together. The first thing that stood out to me, […]