December 2021 NCR Winter Research Photo Trip – Parkton
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.
Construction of the New NCR has begun
I’m not messing around this time.
Forget Coal Country, The Northern Central is Back
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 […]
2017 MER Convention Presentation
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.
July 2017 York Progress Report
I’m still intimidated by York itself (and its multiple square feet of structures and hardscape), but I’ve made progress nonetheless.
A few recent photos
I’m doing some testing with larger photo backdrops. I’m pretty happy with the way this is turning out.
January 2017 Update
I feel bad that I haven’t been posting much of my recent progress, so here’s a catchup.
Black Bridge North End Scenery
More progress on scenery this week. Now, the Black Bridge area.
ALCOs on the NCR
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 […]
More Ballasting Progress in Windsor St Yard
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.