Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Willimantic Ct. - Railroad Postcards

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Railroad Postcards of Willimantic, Ct. Central Vermont-New Haven Willimantic, Ct. at one time was a busy junction location for both ...
Sunday, 14 October 2012

B&M Stations - Connecticut River Line

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B&M station at Ely, Vt. Sept. 2012 B&M Ry Stations  north of White River Jct. Fall 2012 I spent a portion of the afterno...
Saturday, 13 October 2012

Early CNR Alco Switcher Story

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My father-in-law began his railroad career on the CNR in the roundhouse wiping down steam engines as a teenager prior to the second world wa...
Wednesday, 10 October 2012

CV #8027 - Bachmann S-4

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CV 8027 heads back to WRJ with some local traffic. Central Vermont S-4 No. 8027 Q-6-d I finally finished my CV Alco this fall. I...
Monday, 8 October 2012

Modelling White River Jct,, Vt. in October RMC

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  White River Division and Green Mountain Route in RMC In the October 2012 RMC you can find two articles on modelling White River Jct....
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Saturday, 6 October 2012

Old time truck conversions

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My first panel truck conversion was done by cutting the back panel off, add a flat bed with sides, cutting the fenders and gluing them to ...
Friday, 5 October 2012

Salem, NH depot update

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I found an extra postcard view of Salem, NH looking east down Main St. towards the station. I have added the postcard  to my original post o...
Tuesday, 2 October 2012

CNR Fowler boxcars in New England

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My CNR Fowler boxcar began as just the painted shell. CNR Fowler boxcar  in New England This is a short article I revised from the or...
Sunday, 30 September 2012

CNR wooden caboose - Doors Open London

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Drew Jolliffe's mint CNR wooden caboose on display at his home in London, Ont.   CNR wooden caboose  No. 78491   on display at ...
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Friday, 28 September 2012

Antique boxes and crates

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Basketville - Putney, Vermont On my way home from WRJ Glory Days I followed route 5 as far as Putney, Vt. before getting on the fre...
Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Barn across the tracks.

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This barn is located just north of Windsor, Vermont on Route #5 along the old Central Vermont Ry. A barn along the Central Vermont Rail...
Monday, 24 September 2012

A yard full of barn parts

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A yard full of barn parts can be found just north of Windsor, Vt. along the old Central Vermont Ry. In the background just beyond the tra...
Thursday, 20 September 2012

Waterbury, Vermont Inspirations

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My White River Packaging has many of the frontal features found in a structure across the tracks from the the Waterbury Vt. station. Featu...
Sunday, 16 September 2012

Johnson's Loft and Boat Works kit - Part 2

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The day is long over and the night shift is hard at work getting the packages ready for the next day. I decided to add some lighting to th...
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012

WRJ Glory Days 2012

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NECR 3857 is seen out front of the WRJ station the day before Glory Days. It would shortly depart to switch the NECR yard.  By the day of...