Happy New Year!!! I have started again in earnest on the layout during the cold weather months. With house prices higher than a kite in March, we are going to sit tight for now. I am going ahead with the design for the new place; and Bob will start on Read more…
The Year 2021 is almost in the books. Here we are in the second week of December with 64 degree temperatures. Who would have guessed that? Of course, there are those of us who have suffered tremendous loss in the wake of the deadly tornado outbreak last weekend. We are Read more…
The year continues to speed by us. Here we are with the Holidays upon our calendars. Not a lot going on around here other than the usual procrastination or inaction. I did take delivery of the both my ExactRail custom Hopper car order and the latest run of the ExactRail Read more…
Here we are in October, 2021. The Delta Variant is raging in Marion County, IL; and across Southern Illinois. It’s like some Orwellian nightmare at times. Will things ever get back to normal? I don’t know. All I know is that model railroading and hobbies are at an all time Read more…
Lots of stuff going on around here. Finally making some progress on the layout again after a hiatus. I am going with a LDE (Layout Design Element) based on Karnak and Joppa IL for this part until I move to the new house. These two modules will be built on Read more…
The year is certainly cruising by us at record speed. It seems like the days and weeks have flown. I just finished visiting the St. Louis RPM and I have to admit; it was nice to be back at the show. Saw some old friends and lots of manufacturers. Not Read more…
Where is the year going? We are now in July. I have been in summer mode now for over a month. I’ve been working a bit on new motive power and recently decided to include the entire Joppa Sub into the future plans. I started working on the layout as Read more…
This month has sailed by. Work has kept me busy; and with the weather moderating; I have been outside more the past two weeks versus the past two months. Not much on the layout front. I did order and receive new leveling feet and tee nuts for the 2 x Read more…
I know I say this a lot; but this year is flying by. We are now into the second week of May! Memorial Day is right around the corner; then June 21; then July 4th. Where is the time going? It wasn’t that long ago we were saying good bye Read more…
This month is flying by. I had planned a blog entry the first week of April…but here we are going into the third week. Some progress around here to report. Working on engines and freight cars again; and spring cleaning sales continue. I am listing four more Genesis units for Read more…