A friend in the hobby pointed me to the February issue of Railfan & Railroad where the POVA is featured on the cover of the magazine! The article itself is very cool and very informative. I learned a lot I did not know about the railroad’s history. I also finally got a good, clear sense of day-to-day …
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 …