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Railfanning Birmingham Southern Railroad

Well, we all come to the point where we want to railfan the railroad we model. For some of us it is the NS, for others the BNSF, or the KCS, or the UP, or, for the only person who … Continue reading

CSXT Caboose
BNSF N Scale Photo
N Scale Birmingham Southern RR

My layout, which I have been working on for some time now, is almost done, so now the photos can come. The layout is set from 2000 till 2012 right before the WATCO take over. So far I have 1 … Continue reading

Member Layouts – Bhoppy

Here is my 4×8 Ho scale layout. The layout, which is roughly based on Linn Westcott’s book HO Railroad That Grows, has been in off and on construction mode for nearly four months. Here is an link to a video … Continue reading

Some Waterfront Railroading on a 4×8

My layout is based on Iain Rice’s “Port Loleta & Mad River RR” plan (from a Model Railroader supplemental booklet entitled “8 Great Track Plans for Small Spaces”), adapted to model somewhere on the New England coast waterfront in the late … Continue reading

Shore Line Trolley Museum

A great afternoon of traction – Ben Rechel, Josh Cohn, and Wilfred Roberge at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT on Dec. 29th, 2011, followed by more railfanning at New Haven Union Station (Amtrak, Metro-North, and CT … Continue reading

Railfanning At the Western Railway Museum in Suisun, California

Mostly, it was streetcars, however, there were some very old freight cars, and diesel engines, particularly engines used in mining. They also had 2 of 3 of the Western Pacific steam engines. I would recommend going there if you have … Continue reading

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