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LV 37048 Portraits

Lehigh Valley 37048 is a 70 ton Bethlehem riveted gondola by Tangent Scale Models. It represents one of the company’s … More

70 ton Bethlehem riveted gondola, ak interactive, model railroad, pan pastel, Tangent Scale Models, Weathering

C&O James River & Allegheny Subdivisions

West Virginia is wild country, defined by dense woods, fast running brooks, steep hills and deep valleys. It was a … More

C&O, Coal, Mike Burgett, model railroad, west virginia model railroad

Power for the Paper Mill

As the ties are getting glued down to the benchwork on my switching layout, I’ve been thinking ahead to the … More

Alco S4, Atlas Classic, Atlas S4, ATLS4, HO scale, model railroad, NCE decoder, Penn Central

A Cold Sunday Afternoon

It appears we are experiencing the winter that will never end, here in southern Ontario.  When I woke up at … More

boxcar, decals, HO scale, Lehigh Valley, model railroad, model train, Penn Central, Rail Yard Models, resin kit, X58, X58B

Penn Central N8 Caboose Project

I picked up a Bowser N8 caboose, factory painted in Penn Central some time ago.  It’s a nice model, but … More

HO scale, model railroad, model train, N8 caboose, Penn Central

Lehigh Valley X-58 Decal Dilemma

I started to apply the decals to my Railyard Models X-58 boxcar over the weekend.  I trimmed the letters into … More

HO scale, Lehigh Valley Railroad, model railroad, model train, repairing torn decals, x-58 boxcar

NYC 86′ Hi Cube progress continues

Over the past week, I’ve made some progress on a number of projects that I currently have on the go.  … More

86' hi-cube, Athearn, blue-box upgrade, boxcar details, Greenville auto parts boxcar, HO scale, model railroad, model train, New York Central boxcar

My Workbench

This Lehigh Valley X-58 needs a long overdue shot of rusty black underneath and on the ends.

HO scale, Lehigh Valley, model railroad, model train, painting, x-58 boxcar

NYC 86′ Hi Cube Project

One of the things that we don’t have on the WRMRC layout is auto-parts traffic.  Hi-cubes are ubiquitous in southern … More

86' box car, 86' hi-cube, HO athearn, model railroad, model train, New York Central model, NYC, quad-door hi-cube, upgrades to HO RTR model

My Friends and Sources of Inspiration

  • Algoma Central in HO Scale
  • Algonquin Railway
  • Canadian Freight Cars
  • Canadian Freight Railcar Gallery
  • Central Vermont Railway
  • Chesapeake, Wheeling, and Erie Railroad
  • Elgin Car Shops
  • Guelph Spur in P48
  • Hedley Junction
  • Lance Mindheim
  • Midland Railway
  • Musings on My Model Railroad Addiction
  • National Scale Car
  • Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads
  • Port Rowan in 1:64
  • Prince Street
  • Prototype Railroad Topics
  • South Paris Switcher
  • Speedwitch Media
  • Waterloo Region Model Railway Club
  • Westerfield Models
  • White River Division
  • Yarmouth Model Works

Manners

I don’t always get to see all of the great blogs that are out there. My life is real busy, and while trains have a great presence in my imagination, it can be a challenge to keep up with what my friends are writing. If you’ve posted a link to my blog on yours, let me know and I’ll reciprocate.

hhughson@me.com

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