Penn Central’s Alco S2 fleet was numbered from 9600 to 9860, and was comprised of units from all three predecessor…
August 1973
Late summer, 1973, and PC 8740 moves cars around IP-North Tonawanda.
Banality of Boxcars
Even I have to admit that it’s a bit curious that my enjoyment of this hobby is derived from the…
Next: Engineering Office
I’ve started estimating the dimensions what I believe is the engineering building at IP North Tonawanda. Right now, it’s just…
More Scratch Built Structures
I’ve been working on a group of structures that comprise the central part of the paper plant on my layout.…
Tool Shed
Across the storage tracks from the bleach plant at International Paper, the mechanic’s toolshed stood as one of the original…
Alco Polaroid
My mom’s childhood best friend lived in Buffalo and was married to a guy named Bill who was a former…
GMDD Geeps
It’s taken me a while, but I’ve think I’ve amassed all of the GP7s and GP9s that I need in…
GP38 Dynamic Brake/Air Filter Evolution
This post is for reference purposes for a discussion on the evolution of dynamic brake and air filter configuration on…
Tim VanMersbergen’s X43 Boxcars – 2017 Chicagoland RPM
Tim VanMersbergen delivered an excellent presentation covering a number of 40′ boxcars from the ’60s an ’70s at the 2017…
