A layout in N Scale and other railroad stuff
It’s been a while since the 4859 made a run on the layout. While there are several GG-1s in museums around the US, unfortunately none of them will run again. But, on a layout that is based on a railroad museum, anything is possible including a GG-1 pulling a special “heritage train.” Like the HHP-8,…
It hasn’t all be new trains at the Centreville RR Museum, there’s been other work going on too. There’s a new gas station in town! This is another Metcalfe card stock kit – while the station is a bit British other than the MOT signage I think it works well. There’s still a bit of…
Today I headed over to Reynauld’s Euro Imports in Elburn IL. This was the third time I tried to visit the store, and I’ll admit I’ve been getting a little frustrated with them. The last two times I went to the store during their posted business hours and they were closed. I’ve been watching their…
Until recently there wasn’t a whole lot of options for N scale engines if you were interested in running electric locomotives that could be seen around the North East Corridor. Arguably not much has changed in that respect, although Kato’s ACS-64 Sprinter and Atlas’ ALP-45 are available today. Bachmann made an E-60 from around 1984…
Nope, not a an April Fools joke but an actual post. This weekend I finished another one of the Metcalfe cardstock models that’s been sitting in the to-do pile. I think the new fire station is one of the best looking Metcalfe Models I’ve put together so far.
About twice a week I head into Chicago and almost always take the train into Ogilve Transportation Center. Metra is the passenger train service I have the most exposure to on a regular basis…