Waterloo Region Model Railway Club - 2026

Just in the door of the layout room a train was waiting for a meet with a 40 car train.

On Saturday I attended the Kitchener model layout tour. It was the 42nd time this has happened. I did not get to too many of the layouts. Just a couple I always liked to see and the hall where there are a few setup as my starting point. It has been 3 years since I last visited the Waterloo Region Model Railway club who model the CP around Sudbury. They have been working hard on the top level. I saw a lot of nicely weathered pieces of rolling stock and a nice number of trains running that appeared to be at least 40 car trains...here are some of my photos...George Dutka 

One of the nicely weathered cars seen on the layout.

The yard at Sudbury is all hand throw switches as seen here.

The pulpwood loading facilities is painted on the wall with some loads being placed in the future in front.

The paperwork. 

I really like the airbrush station setup just outside the layout room.

The upper level is coming along.

They seem to have a member with an artist touch that can paint a city scene in the Sudbury area of the layout. It is coming along well I think.

New England Photos

PT 1003 Portland Maine 9-68, Fred Byerly, Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

Three New England photos plus a shot from Rouses Point for you to view...enjoy...George Dutka 

NJ 4050 RS-2 Rouses Point, NY 1970 Fred Byerly photo, Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

A view of the B&M roundhouse at Rotterdam, NY. I believe this is a postcard. I was surprised to see the roundhouse to be that big. I showed you the turntable location a few months back. B&M Facebook post.

B&M 5-12-63 Fred Byerly Photo, Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

Green Mountain Division

   Don Janes Green Mountain Division view. I believe this might have been taken on his older version of the subdivision. Don posted this view a little while ago on Facebook. 
    

CP 7096

All weathered and in use on the WRD.

Back at the Woodstock show 2023 I purchased Mark Yurek's Atlas S-2 DCC with sound. It had some weathering on it that was not great. It ran on the layout for a bit but needed some extra weathering done. This past week I finally got around to it. The handrails are touched up with Floquil grimy black. The white was flaking off so some Floquil where required. I was surprised the black paint was still good but the white had gone thick. They have been open jars that I have not used in a few years. I threw the white out once done.   

AK gouache old rust and grime was painted in some locations on the trucks. I highlighted the walkways with PanPastel neutral grey extra dark along with the trucks and filters. The exhaust stack area got gouache grime and PanPastel neutral grey extra dark to finish...George Dutka

The engine before I started the weathering. Handrails I already touched up.

In use on the WRD.

Throwback Thursday - OSR 500

by Keith MacCauley 

S-6 OSR 500 was built by Alco for the Southern Pacific Railway in November of 1956 as SP 1073. Renumbered SP 1240, the end cab unit would be acquired by Vancouver Wharves in 1980, renumbered VWL 29, and serve her second owner until 1996. Ontario Southland would acquire the venerable unit in the spring of 1997 and decorate it in their attractive maroon and cream scheme shortly thereafter. Further to toiling away for some two decades in south western Ontario, the venerable unit was set aside and has been stored at OSR’s Salford maintenance facility ever since. Unlike MLW built S-3/S-13 cousins, No. 500 is unlikely to be sold off. Still equipped with solid/friction bearing trucks, the Alco built switcher would not be welcomed by any interchange railway.

Wordless Wednesday No. 669

 

      

Another Look at a ITLA Build

Another version of the Olympia Tool and Die kit.

I placed my three structures into my back alley scene. There is enough room to stage some foreground structures or add something else to my scene in the future...George Dutka  

An option one can use to build the ITLA Olympia Tool and Die kit.

I placed the three building flats into the back alley scene for a photo shoot. They seem to blend in well with the other structures but I have a future use for these.

Curtains for a ITLA Kit

The top windows have acrylic grey paint brushed on to the sides. For the door I just used a paper bag as a blind.

I recently completed a three building flat build using a ITLA Olympia Tool and Die kit. On one of the structures I painted the curtains on which gives you a nice effect and is quite simple to do...George  Dutka 

The grey I used is seen here with the finished curtains.

The completed model. Some bricks are highlighted using a Sharpie black marker. 

The structure is the back door entrance to a bowling alley. I used this Dave Decals decal for my sign. 

Alberta Covered Hoppers

ALNX 396015 "St Albert" Bellville Ont. Aug 28, 1999 Peter Mumby photo.

A group of Peter's covered hoppers...George Dutka  

ALNX 3960 "Hardisty" Goderich, Ont, on GEXR July 30 1999 Peter Mumby photo.

ALNX 396149 'Kitscoty" May 1, 1999 Clinton, Ont. Brad Joliffe photo, Peter Mumby collection.

ALNX 396010 "Norglenwold" May 1, 1993 Clinton, Ont. Brad Joliffe photo, Peter Mumby collection.

ALNX  396461 April 5, 1996 "Slave Lake" Goderich, Ont. Peter Mumby collection.

GPEX - Milk Car

Hood's GPEX 1012 11-6-66 Houser photo, Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

A few views of a milk car in Peter Mumby's collection. Check out the weathering on the end of the car...George Dutka 

GPEX 1045 and 1033 10-9-66. Houser photo. Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

Another view of top photo.

Peter Mumby - One Year Now

Up to visit George Sellios layout in 2016 during that years Model Railroad Expo.

It has been a year today since my good friend Peter Mumby passed. Miss him a lot. We had a lot of fun over the years railfanning and our "Modelers Monday". Here are a few shots I scanned from his collection. He liked taking lots of rolling stock views...George Dutka   

At the entrance to the Reclamation yard in London, Ontario 1991. Peter Mumby photo.

BCK 4418 no data from the Peter Mumby collection. Food Loading Only beside the door. These cars were in flour service.

C&O 904125 St. Thomas, Ontario August 1990.

IATR 13169 April 7, 1996 CP yard London. 

NSHR 5506 on the CP in London, Ontario Oct 28, 2005 Peter Mumby photo.

March 30, 2016 East Deerfield, Ma.

August 3, 2021 VIA 72 near Komoka, Ontario.

Throw Back Thursday – PROX 41220

by Keith MacCauley  

In 1957, Procor commenced the manufacture of tank cars at their newly constructed facility in Oakville Ontario under the name ‘Products Tank Line’. So eager to start fabrication, the first tank cars were in process before some of the buildings were completely closed in. Further to the name change to ‘PROCOR’ in 1962, tank car construction would continue for some four decades, into the early 2000’s. PROX 41220, a non-pressure, nominal 30,000 usg, so called General Purpose (GP) tank car would be the last built. Somewhat fitting, as GP30’s had long been the bread and butter of the accomplished facility. Not viable to be upgraded to DOT 117R status, the gasoline/diesel hauler would be removed from service and dismantled in 2023.

Wordless Wednesday No. 668

 

1965 

Boxcar - Collection Scans

 

Milwaukee reefer 79034 7-18-71 Houser photo Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

A group of scanned slides from the Peter Mumby Collection...enjoy...George Dutka 

NYSW 502 Little Ferry, NJ 4-70 Houser photo, Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

REA cars Boston, Ma. 1-69 Peter Mumby collection.

C&I 1999 Allentown Pa. 12-7-75 Houser photo, Bob Bowes collection, Peter Mumby collection.

C&S 99347 July 27 1987. John Benson photo, Bob Bowes Collection, Peter Mumby collection.