Category: Prototype

The Gift of Modern Railroading

Post author By Lmind1
Post date December 13, 2024
Categories In Model Railroad Design, Operations, Prototype
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OMNI Transload in Miami’s Commerce Park Industrial zone next to the airport (several hundred yards west of runway 8R). Although it’s one structure, it’s broken down into individual spaces, each leased to a different tenant. In effect, each of those cars serves a different customer. (Thanks to “Mr. Miami”, Tolga Erbora for bringing this operation […]

No Spur? No Problem

Quiskeya Foods. Facing south from 71st Street. November 29, 2024, Tolga Erbora Photo. The ever-vigilant Tolga Erbora recently sent me this photo, taken on Lead 1 in FEC’s CIS Industrial Park. You’re facing south. The industry is Quiskeya Foods. If you take a second and put the entire scene into context it has interesting implications […]

Introducing the Alco Line Project

Post author By Lmind1
Post date November 22, 2024
Categories In News, Prototype
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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.

York Transfer Part 2

A month after my August blog on York, PA I made a second trip to the area. The gods were with me and I got the evidence I was looking for that York Transfer is indeed still rail served. This shot, taken September 24, 2024, was a real mess. The sun was setting and things […]

Comfort Zones & Inertia

A tandem of York Railway GP15-1’s slowly glides back and forth as it works the NS interchange in York. Just as I got into position for this shot, a hole opened up in the clouds letting the sun light up the sides of the units. What can’t be captured in a photo is the amazing, […]