I hate passing along bad news. They are taking orders until Dec 1.
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WPMA-29 makes it's way through Chestnut Neck.

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I decided I'm going to model some freelance motive power. The railroad is Bergen East & Hudson located in Hudson and Bergen County in NJ. They'll operate on my Northern Branch layout (whenever I can start building it). The idea behind it is to get some variety on the layout. The story behind them is they have a contract with CSX to switch the smaller freight branch lines that CSX neglects in Hudson county and eastern Bergen county but do not operate on NJ Transit tracks. To get started, I'm going to use 2 Athearn Genesis Delaware & Hudson GP38-2s and pretend that CP Rail didn't get all of them and I really like the blue and grey paint scheme. I'd eventually like to add 1 or 2 MoW vehicles to the fleet, maybe a smaller switcher of some kind like an sw1500 and a shoving platform. One of the ex-D&H engines will have my daughters name and her birthday as the road number. Here's an idea what they'll look like.

Per request, I drew up an Illinois Central "Paducah" sand dome that can be 3-D printed on Shapeways:
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I'm a little surprised that such an item is not manufactured by the major detail parts suppliers as there seem to be many IC modelers out there. This was fun to draw up, and I hope it helps out those wanting to model IC steam.

On this day, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France. ~ Wikipedia

Veterans Day (renamed in 1954) is not to be confused with Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day honors those who died while in military service.[1] It is also not to be confused with Armed Forces Day, a minor U.S. remembrance that also occurs in May, which specifically honors those currently serving in the U.S. military. ~ Wikipedia

With that said:

Shore River's North Job departs the Mannheim Yard with empty grain hoppers.

Bruce

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Hi guys! It’s sure been awhile, and I hope life has been kind to you in the meantime.

I have some major news, and that’s that after 5+ years, my mother's estate has finally been settled and we’ve sold the house!!!

I know I've been out of touch for a long time, and the fact is that I took my model railroad down because we were supposed to be selling the house 6 years ago. I feel bad it’s taken me so long to let you guys know what’s been up, because now I’m moving in less than a week!! Going to be a little more in the direction of downtown, but still a residential area, close to the lake, High Park, and the subway.

It’s a massive downsizing from a 5 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom apt but the good news is, there’s a 20 ft long garage, so I’m actually bringing all my train stuff with me for now. Packing it up I can’t help thinking how great it would be to do something with it, like some kind of shelf display with my streetcars. I’m thinking of selling off some of my outsized collection of locos and rolling stock, since I doubt I’ll be running any trains for the foreseeable future. Keeping my favourites of course! I thought of maybe getting a table at one of the shows next year.

Packing is hell, but I’m really looking forward to this move, as it’s going to bring a lot of closure. I’m excited, and a bit nervous i will confess, but only a little bit.

Cheers!
Val

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A high and wide extra move on the way to Tafftown. It consisted of 2 odd machines.    
While talking to the conductor he told us the one car contained a flux liquidizer     and the other contains a flux refurbisher and 3% reconditioner.     They are going to be stored in a warehouse up town. He had no idea what they were, but read what was on the waybills.
Charlie

This was just sent to our local papers.

National Model Railroad Month

When growing up in the 50s, railroads were a part of life. Trains were everywhere. In those days it was hard not to become interested in the hobby of modeling them. Things are different today. The local hobby shop has done a disappearing act over the past 20 years as people now buy on line, and our kids seem to be more interested in devices than trains.

But there is still good reasons for modeling. This is the time to show the public what a great hobby we have. For some people, this is setting up trains around the Christmas tree and hooking up engines, boxcars, and cabooses. And for others with a basement, den or room, indulging in model train “play” is serious business all year round. It is such a huge pastime, that November has been designated National Model Railroad Month.

We’re not talking about plastic toys here, but true-to-scale models with lights, whistles, steam, and detailed scenery. There are several model Railroads in and around Anderson, and the Indianapolis and Muncie area is full of them. They come in all sizes from very modest sized layouts to large expansive ones that have taken years to build. The Scenery can be astounding. It’s all possible with model railroading, and it doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby.

The Anderson Public Library has a train display open to the public at certain hours, and the Paramount Theater has a display open to the public during it's tree festival, and there are train shows available in November and December.

The Madison County Historical Society has a permanent train display featuring several gauges and scales. In addition there is a great 1946 Circus Layout on display. There are photos and memorabilia available for viewing, and all of these things are available during the month of December on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the first three Saturdays as well.

What? You say you aren't interested. Perhaps that's because you haven't been introduced to model railroading. Why not come out and take in some of these activities and bring the kids and grand kids as well!

Roger Hensley