With the construction activity in my basement drawing to a close I finally had a chance to fire up the … More
Category: International Paper – Tonawanda Island
New Structure: Recovery Boiler Annex
I had posted a series of grab shots to Facebook as I put this structure together over the past weekend. … More
Raw Materials Storage
This scene represents the raw materials storage building and dock at International Paper. Anyone who knows the actual Tonawanda Island … More
New Structure: Pump Shelter
As I complete the large structures on the layout, I’m filling in the foreground spaces with details. This small corrugated … More
Gone for Beans
Penn Central’s Alco S2 fleet was numbered from 9600 to 9860, and was comprised of units from all three predecessor … More
August 1973
Late summer, 1973, and PC 8740 moves cars around IP-North Tonawanda.
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. … More
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
