Model Train Journal

I agree. The reissued 6464's are often new or like new and go for $10 - $55. (Price range today.) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55318091085_ed5022e96f_b.jpg 6464 by Wayne Benda , on Flickr Father: Honey, look what I found in the attic! Wife: What is it? Father: My dad's old trains! Wife: So? F...

Norfolk Southern's Post today:

Today, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) accepted our merger application with Union Pacific Railroad, moving it into the merits-based phase of the review. This is a positive step toward creating America’s first transcontinental railroad.

Jim Flynn's layout... sure has a lot of State of Maine boxcars. The Marx ones surprised me.

Discerning eyes will note that those are Lionel prewar scale couplers. That is interesting, Bob. I did not know about the Lionel 714 scale cars. A little AI research revealed that the cars have Bettendorf-scale trucks, scale couplers, and wheels. The 714 came assembled or as a kit. These cars were ...

Williams FM Trainmaster takes on O-27 curves.

The 1850s saw railroads reach across the Mississippi River, serve parts of Texas, and lay down roots in California. Railroads did not cause the Gold Rushes, but they played a transformative role in opening and sustaining them, especially in California and other western mining regions. A typical pros...

Dug out the MTH RK version of the M-10000 for a few laps around the pike this week: There is an uncanny resemblance between the M-10000 and the Ford Trimotor. :o https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55271875225_31b1a767c8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55271916506_b4e140e291.jpg

I'm not too familiar with the 48W, Wayne Here is a look at the one I just acquired: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260232089_04d5b894b7_b.jpg 48W terminal side by Wayne Benda , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260398770_5d89027b74_b.jpg 48W Switch Side by Wayne Benda , on Flic...

Healey, your paper buildings look so bright and clean. I found a 48W Whistle Station at Berkshire Trains & Vintage Toys in Lexington, KY., priced at $20.00. http://www.berkshiretrains.com Built sometime between 1937-1942, it has many years of grime on it. I cleaned the roof with hand soap and a ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55255178739_48931d3cfe_c.jpg Dumb and Dumber by Wayne Benda , on Flickr "...because a person’s willingness to persist with problem-solving is crucial to acquiring new skills and also predicts their capacity to learn over time." Perfect! Blame AI for bei...

Yes, fantastic work on a paper model. I looks like you photographed it in the Trolley Park. Are you saving the Trolley Park in your take-down of the layout? I really enjoyed your sharing of building the Trolley Park.

The MTJ traveling car is still in the MTJ photo files:
https://www.modeltrainjournal.com/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=15874
I think when it got to Nick, he kept it.

Chevy PU w Miner by Wayne Benda, on Flickr

Faceless people are better looking than they look when I paint a face on them.