My Article in July RMC

I’m a huge fan of RMC. I feel like they’re doing great work and the new editor, Otto Vondrak, seems … More

Protected: New Structure: Recovery Boiler Annex

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

This post is for reference purposes for a discussion on the evolution of dynamic brake and air filter configuration on … More

Tim VanMersbergen delivered an excellent presentation covering a number of 40′ boxcars from the ’60s an ’70s at the 2017 … More

I’ve been busy finishing my basement in order to facilitate the construction of the rest of the layout. Despite the … More

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

The power plant at International Paper in North Tonawanda burned coal, and the company stockpiled coal next to the employee … More

Atlas created this model of a Pennsy X53A 50’boxcar. Penn Central rostered about 300 of these, so it should be … More

When my friend Ron Brajer told me that there’s an outfit called Explore Buffalo that provides tours of abandoned grain … More