GATX 2000, ex-Union Pacific SD40-2
September 5, 2015
As I model the Allentown, PA area in the mid-1990s, I knew that I would need a yellow-and-gray GATX SD40-2 lease unit for the Delaware
Minor expansion, plexiglas view guards
January 17, 2015
It’s been a little while since I’ve updated here, so I thought I should do that while the basement clears out from Testors Dullcote fumes.
Photographing the Norfolk Southern Heritage Units
January 2, 2015
After the 2012 release of Norfolk Southern Corp’s twenty “Heritage Locomotives”, many camera-toting rail enthusiasts sought to photograph all twenty. Many of us (me included)
CR 6981 SD40-2R in HO Scale
September 10, 2014
In March, I acquired a pair of used Kato SD40s, one of which was Conrail 6345.
Conrail 3401 GP40-2 in HO Scale
June 14, 2014
Last summer, on a random trip to a local hobby shop, I spotted Conrail 3401 for sale at a good price. Thinking that I could
1st Operating Session & Subsequent Improvements
January 7, 2014
In October, the Aspinwall Belt hosted the first “official” Operating Session. For the uninitiated, this is essentially a bunch of grown men pretending to run
Conrail 8110 GP38-2 in HO
October 3, 2013
[singlepic id=21 w=320 h=240 float=center] After the baby was born, I received the most awesome of gifts from a close friend of mine: a Life-Like
Conrail’s Aspinwall Belt track expansion
September 30, 2013
In August, I posted an outline of the so-called “temporary layout”, Conrail’s Aspinwall Belt. I thought I would share some layout progress and additional thoughts.
The Aspinwall Belt
August 4, 2013
I have always been troubled by having too many hobbies, and never time for all of them. Consequently, I go through various phases… As a