The new removable extension bridge on the LAJ. Still to be added are guardrails, alignment pins, and a simple electrical feed. Over the past year, I’ve become more aware of what I call “long handle” car spotting. By that, I mean when the switch job is spotting a car, but there is a long “handle” […]
Category: Los Angeles Junction Railway
Most Days, No Trains
In some ways, many ways, rail fanning is like fishing. There’s no guarantee you’ll catch something on any given day. In fact, most of the time I don’t. I’m fine with that and enjoy the experience of simply being rail-side and taking in the environment just the same. That’s what I’m used to and like […]
Photo of the Day
Facing down the LAJ extension with the new warehouse in position. I have a few more details to add to the module, but it’s nearing completion. As I pulled this composition together, the main thing I thought about was, what is the typical look of this area? It was a fun exercise and entailed looking […]
New LAJ Warehouse
The large warehouse, which serves as the centerpiece for the new LAJ extension module, is now complete. With the Alco Line project now installed, my focus is on my next book, “Student to Master, the Lifelong Journey to Model Railroading Excellence”. More details on that soon. The warehouse illustrates some points of the book, the […]
The Warehouse 5/24
Work continues on the warehouse for the LAJ extension. This weekend I added bottom sills for the windows (made from .040″ x .1 inch strip styrene). The windows and doors will be photos glued into place with 3M Super77 as the adhesive. My sense is I “might” get better adhesion if I’m applying the windows […]