I’ve been working on a group of structures that comprise the central part of the paper plant on my layout. … More
Category: International Paper – Tonawanda Island
Tool Shed
Across the storage tracks from the bleach plant at International Paper, the mechanic’s toolshed stood as one of the original … More
Alco Polaroid
My mom’s childhood best friend lived in Buffalo and was married to a guy named Bill who was a former … More
Woodchips from Canada
Prior to the mid-’60s, the International Paper plant in North Tonawanda received logs by ship from Canada to make paper. … More
New Powerhouse for International Paper
I had been working from historical aerial photos taken from at least 1/4 mile above Tonawanda Island in order to build … More
Shuffling Boxcars
Penn Central 8470 shuffles some boxcars around the International Paper plant at North Tonawanda NY.
International Paper North Tonawanda Photos
Looking south at International Paper from directly above Tonawanda Iron. Tonawanda Island is in the Niagara River. The main part … More
Need Photos and Info on North Tonawanda
I’ll be starting to build the part of my layout that depicts the two miles of track that ran from … More
Spotting Tank Cars at International Paper
Paper plants have tons of piping and tanks to handle the process of morphing wood into a liquid slurry so the … More
Ops and dinner
It was a pleasure to have a bunch of friends over yesterday to put the layout through its paces. It … More
