By Tolga Erbora CSX has shaken up their service plan in Hialeah, particularly for the Gardens Lead. Previously split between jobs Y220 and Y322, Y220 was abolished some time ago in favor of a remote control job, Y190. Also heard from time to time is an evening Y290. I was out and about and from […]
Category: Prototype
East Rail Video
For fans of Miami’s East Rail, Tolga got some great video of the local getting ready to go about its work. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch… Scroll to the 13:45 mark. The tanks are for Sentry, the boxes for Salco. He thinks the bulkheads are for the team track in the yard. Love the great audio […]
The Quest For “Perfect” Research
As prototype modelers a large part of our job, and a fun part at that, is researching our prototype. Although there are a variety of sources for trying to pin down the elusive clue as to what the “typical” situation was in the area we model, by and large we are totally dependent upon photos. […]
Visiting the LAJ
The quality of images available on Google Streetview has reached the point that site visits become less necessary. The one drawback though is that Streetview images are only taken from the street and the right of ways we want to document aren’t always visible. I ended up with a spare day on a recent […]
LAJ – August 30th
Scene composition/design continues this weekend with the selection of the central scene to be used for the background structure. In this case it’s the industry at 4861 East 48th Street. It’s not rail served and doesn’t need to be. I selected it because of it’s interesting roof line and subtle but complex coloration. The only […]