This month I begin the benchwork on my model railroad. Check out the video below!(Side note: the camera on my phone is busted and is just not cutting it anymore. I’ve gotta look into getting something better for future updates I think.)
I’ve finished the final version of my track plan and am very happy with it. (a walkthrough video detailing the plan will be coming shortly) The plan is the result of many, many hours of design and research as well as many additional hours of laying awake in bed thinking about that design and research. …
I stepped away from model railroading for a couple years to take care of a few life events and was was sad to learn upon my return to the hobby that an imaginary development I had created for my tiny freelance railroad had come to pass in real life. The POVA was forced to abandon the …
I love discovering old photographs that shed light on the history and people of the area I’m modeling! The image below features a steamboat navigating the waters of Box Canyon near Ione. The narrow portion of the canyon in the background is where the future Box Canyon Bridge will be built when the railroad eventually …
Interested in seeing where this whole thing began? Check out my original Blogspot blog for 10 years of me sharing my thoughts about railroading in the Pend Oreille Valley, and the process of building my original switching layout. And if you are interested in more recent posts, you can check out my Facebook group as …