In an effort to separate personal from hobby I’ve set up a dedicated model railroading Facebook group HERE. I’ll no longer be making rail posts on the personal page.
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Plastics Industries
In my recent book on industries, I showed no love for plastics industries as modeling subjects, going so far as to call them “boring”. The audacity….and apparently a somewhat uninformed take. One of my frequent blog readers, Blake B., offered a much more educated perspective in a recent email. “I did have an observation, regarding […]
The New Book
My industry planning book is now live and available from Amazon. Model railroading is an escape from our daily lives, an opportunity to be transported, for creative expression. If you’re in the game and building something, you’re doing things right. As fun as it is to share our work on social media and through the […]
Introducing the Alco Line Project
The new job in my shop is based on CNW’s famed Alco Line. To see some photos of where things stand so far, check out the blog on my business site.
New Ops. Video
Yesterday, I uploaded Episode 7 in my Switching Operations 101 YouTube series. Among other things, I focus on the importance and procedures related to ensuring you have a functional “couple” prior to doing a shove move. I also cover the procedure for dicey moves across heavily-traveled streets. Thanks to all of the professional railroaders and […]