Category: Dreams and Dissapointments

Over several years my Windows based server became so outdated that posting became a chore and I just gave up…

  It’s been a real long time. I spent the summer focused on 1:1 trains and couldn’t find the interest…

I think I’ve known for a couple of months, but I didn’t want to admit it. Proto:87 isn’t going to…

I’ve always considered myself to be an Internet pioneer. I built my first website some 20 years ago. I registered…

It’s hard to keep plugging away and not have any operable results. I’m trying to build my own turnouts, but…

This month I was honored to take part in Episode #50 of The Model Railway Show. I talked to show…

I tried my hand at building a #8 turnout from Proto:87 Stores. The results were less than spectacular. I ran…

Being a locomotive engineer, I look at turonouts every day. And the model turnouts always look toy like. I’ve never…

Now this is real cool! I guess I missed the announcement last month, but Athearn is releasing a 57′ reefer with sound. I’ve never really thought about putting sound in a reefer, but now that I see it, it’s a gotta have it thing.

� Nightime Operations 9-3-2012 A short nighttime session before bedtime. 11 Engineer – Lorenzo 13 Foreman – Patrick 14 Helper…