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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Moving forward, I’m going to be going to be making a larger commitment to my YouTube Channel. You can subscribe to it HERE. It’s taken me awhile to grasp what can be accomplished via video but I’m starting to get the hang of it….slowly. I plan to experiment with a variety of topics and formats. […]