modeling the SP

I have mentioned several times in this long series of posts on waybill topics, that my approach to creation of more prototypical waybills ne...

I have long enjoyed learning about maintenance of way equipment, particularly for the railroad I model, the Southern Pacific, and making mod...

In several posts over the years, I have commented on (and in some cases restored) some of the old Athearn metal freight car kits. You can re...

 I was gratified to receive a couple of complimentary email notes about the preceding post in the series, Part 121, which contained several ...

My granddaughter recently stayed with us for 10 days or so, including a week’s professional ballet training, and as part of her visit I set ...

I have a very specific piece of maintenance for model refrigerator cars to mention today, namely ice hatch latches. These are very visible o...

 I have occasionally posted descriptions of operating sessions on Jim Providenza’s venerable Santa Cruz Northern (SCN) layout. I say “venera...