Recent content by Capt'n Russ

Oh well never mind it didn't do it...... figures

I've had that happen to me too if a photo is cropped they will blow it up to fill their picture size requirement. Also in MS paint go to the header and under view click the minus symbol to bring it back down to normal size. This picture has been severely cropped as opposed to the full size picture.

Illustration of theatrical type lighting over the layout and it's lighting possibilities

The evening fast freight rounds a bend on Mount Agamenticus

Slowed to a 25 mph limit this engine is entering the outskirts of Easton and it's associated yard limit

A rural station up on Mount Agamenticus more valued for it's water tower at the end of a long climb than it's passenger & freight contributions to the revenue sheet.

Located at the base of the switchback division this yard shuffles main line drop off's and pick ups while staging trains for the run up to Vasselboro & Skowhegan. Deliveries must be put in the proper order for deliveries to sidings up the line and often the diesels run in the middle of the...

Warm weather passenger equipment for those sultry August days

Who wouldn't want to take the triple header out onto the mainline with a highball signal all the way around?

First in small groups and later in meeting halls the employees start talking about a union. Damn management is getting rich on the sweating backs of we lowly servant / employees.

Logging is one industry we are very familiar with here in Maine. Pulpwood & paper oh what a stink! Phew, pray for a easterly wind please

Who knows when the next wreck will tare up some rail. or a new customer wants his own siding spur?

Who knew track cleaning could be such fun.... pack a lunch and ride along for free.

With perseverance and friendly help may all your railroading dreams come true too.

Not a structure but motive power. A Rogers or American 10 wheeler, the basic model is a Mantua locomotive. Each have been modified with new tenders and a different smoke stack. I run fleets of locomotives so when one fleet is on the lay out the other is in the shop being modified with new...