modeling the SP

In the previous part of this series, I described the prototype rules and usage for blue flags, and showed a number of examples (the post can...

Most modelers know what a ‘blue flag” is. It is used to indicate people working in or around equipment, or some alteration or connection of ...

As is common with freight car projects which involve assembly in China, the announcement by Broadway Limited of new 6000-gallon high-pressur...

In photos of Southern Pacific work areas around steam locomotives, such as garden tracks, one usually sees a few small carts. These likely c...

I host several operating sessions a year on my layout, with the number varying from year to year. I have often shown photos from those sessi...

Like many modelers, I am interested in produce packing, and perhaps I go farther than many, with six packing houses of different kinds on my...

In the previous post, Part 5 of the series, I showed my design and construction of the parapet to complete the main structure for Guadalupe ...