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December 2021 NCR Winter Research Photo Trip – Parkton

12/14/202103/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

It’s December, which means it’s time to go document what the Northern Central actually looks like this time of year! This installment includes the photos I took at Parkton MD.

Layouts, The New NCR

Construction of the New NCR has begun

03/15/202103/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I’m not messing around this time.

Layouts, The New NCR

Forget Coal Country, The Northern Central is Back

02/22/202103/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I miss my old Windsor Street Yard layout. While my coal country project was interesting, it just didn’t have the excitement (read, variety) I was really craving. It’s why it’s been sitting, just started, under TTRAK modules for the past year or so. The big stumbling block was that I could not come up with […]

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2017 MER Convention Presentation

10/14/201703/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I was honored to be asked to be asked to present on my NCR layout at the 2017 NMRA Mid-Eastern Region Susquehannock convention.  This post includes the download of the presentation and some additional materials that I included and couldn’t include in the clinic.

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July 2017 York Progress Report

07/14/201703/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I’m still intimidated by York itself (and its multiple square feet of structures and hardscape), but I’ve made progress nonetheless.

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

A few recent photos

02/09/201703/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I’m doing some testing with larger photo backdrops. I’m pretty happy with the way this is turning out.

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

January 2017 Update

01/19/201703/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

I feel bad that I haven’t been posting much of my recent progress, so here’s a catchup.

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

Black Bridge North End Scenery

10/21/201603/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

More progress on scenery this week. Now, the Black Bridge area.

Layouts, Windsor Street and Environs

ALCOs on the NCR

01/06/201603/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

Back in the 90s, there was a dinner train operation on the Northern Central. I recently came across a Youtube video of the operation in action. It nicely demonstrates why the NCR is so charming. While the nature of the line would’ve been somewhat different in my scenario (lacking a hiking trail, and with a […]

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More Ballasting Progress in Windsor St Yard

11/19/201503/18/2022 Ed Kapuscinski

One of the things that’s been daunting about working on my Windsor St Yard layout has been the sheer amount of track that needed to be ballasted: lots of mainline, and even more yard trackage. I’ve been progressing on the mains, but last night I dove into the actual yard trackage.

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