Train Tuesdays Here’s a photo of the Brio locomotive out in front on a doubleheader with the Whittle Shortline Railroad pink train… And here’s the Whittle Shortline RR going around the wooden railway Brio track… See Also: Whittle Shortline Railroad Pink Train Brio Train Sets Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Tweet
Norfolk Southern Office Car Special Last week, I watched the NS OCS pass through Linden on it’s return trip to Altoona, PA from the Augusta Master’s Tournament. See Also: NS OCS Video The Circus Train Last week, Ringley Brother’s & Barnum & Bailey Circus wrapped up their Patriot Center shows in Fairfax, Virginia. They previously [...]
The rainy weekend gave me a chance to work on my Southern / Norfolk and Western / Norfolk Southern model railroad steam excursion fleet. Older and cheaper n scale equipment is equipped with Rapido couplers, which are not as realistic and cannot be uncoupled with magnets. I swapped out the old Rapido couplers with more [...]
Last week I was lamenting the end of the Norfolk Southern steam excursion program. Until the day NS restarts the program, I will be left to my n-scale model railroad. Here’s a shot of Norfolk and Western 4-8-4 Class J 611 and Southern 2-8-0 #722. In addition to N scale, the N&W J class #611 [...]
My wife forwarded me a very interesting article earlier this week about a brand new steam engine entering service in England. All Class A1 Peppercorn locomotives were scrapped last century, but steam enthusiasts funded and built a new one.YahooUK reports: Passengers cheered and waved as the steam filled the roof of the station… John Warren, [...]