
I don’t know if you realize this, but we have turned the corner and landed in Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) season!
Continue reading “RPM season!!”Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads
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I don’t know if you realize this, but we have turned the corner and landed in Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) season!
Continue reading “RPM season!!”My Sweetie recently attended a conference in Baltimore, so I tagged along. I spent most of a Monday wandering around the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum.
Continue reading “At the B&O Railroad Museum”I recently attended an operating session on Jim Leighty’s HO scale Central New York & New England Railroad. I kept busy through much of the session. Jim has several industrial switching areas on the layout that will keep a crew member busy.
Continue reading “Boomer Operator – Central New York & New England”I’m sure a few readers are wondering why I’m promoting 2024 railroad prototype modeler (RPM) events ten days before Christmas. Well, the event calendar picks up in January!
Continue reading “2024 RPM calendar”It was a special day recently on Perry Squier’s HO scale Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern layout. He had been holding regular op sessions using the 1923 calendar. The most recent session coincided with the October 8, 1923, operating date. A one hundred year celebration was held to commemorate the moment. The first train ran with bunting and banners!
Continue reading “Celebrating a moment”