9365 on Tonawanda Island

With the construction activity in my basement drawing to a close I finally had a chance to fire up the … More

Protected: New Structure: Recovery Boiler Annex

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This scene represents the raw materials storage building and dock at International Paper. Anyone who knows the actual Tonawanda Island … More

As I complete the large structures on the layout, I’m filling in the foreground spaces with details. This small corrugated … More

Penn Central’s Alco S2 fleet was numbered from 9600 to 9860, and was comprised of units from all three predecessor … More

Late summer, 1973, and PC 8740 moves cars around IP-North Tonawanda.

I’ve been working on a group of structures that comprise the central part of the paper plant on my layout. … More

Across the storage tracks from the bleach plant at International Paper, the mechanic’s toolshed stood as one of the original … More

My mom’s childhood best friend lived in Buffalo and was married to a guy named Bill who was a former … More

Prior to the mid-’60s, the International Paper plant in North Tonawanda received logs by ship from Canada to make paper. … More