After a few quiet summer months, my HO scale B&O Wheeling Freight Terminal sprung back into action for an operating session on late August. Charles and Val came by to move the freight.
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The Minster Branch – Update 7
Dave Campbell has shared another chapter in his new layout progress. Here he is with the latest.
With Saint Marys, the first of three towns on the NKP’s Minster Branch, sort of complete, I couldn’t resist the temptation to host my first op session. I know….I’ve been advised to finish a scene before moving on, but the temptation proved to be too much. Besides, the weather is starting to heat up and it’s either now or wait until Fall.
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Wow, what a weekend! The 2026 RPM Valley Forge event in Malvern, Pennsylvania was great fun. It had been about six months since the last railroad prototype modeler (RPM) meet I attended. I needed to recharge my hobby inspiration.
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I closed out the year hosting an operating session on the HO scale B&O Wheeling Freight Terminal. Crews worked hard to move the inbound freight to awaiting customers and pull the outbound cars.
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The lead photo captures a pair of steam switchers simmering after another successful Wheeling Freight Terminal operating session! This was the second session here at the Philadelphia home.
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