This and That

This photo I have been thinking of taking for a bit at a local gathering point for railfans. I wanted to try a shot with the crossing jct. sign without a group of cars and fans on the roadway. With lock-down there appears to be none out on Saturday April 17, 2021. That's VIA 71 heading for Windsor, Ontario and on time.

Nothing much has happening lately on the workbench although I do have some projects taking a break. More has been happening outside such as all the doors got a fresh coat of paint and the garage is cleaned out and organized.

I noted in Railpace that the old B&M shop area at Westboro is coming to an end. Funds have been set aside to tear down what remains sometime this year possibly. A riverside park is proposed for the area.

Here is a bit of a mix new and old...George Dutka

I sat in on ZOOM presentation on the GTW.  Here is a wreck at Royal Oak, Mi a suburb of Detroit. Interesting how people where once allowed to walk around the derailment site. Can you imagine if this happening today.

Another GTW derailment, this time it appears everyone is helping themselves to a case of beer.

My work bench lately. I am working on a frt. house which will be reversible showing two different eras.

The frt. house has Tichy ftr. doors on the side but smaller ones are needed on the end which are scratch-built. One door is part open requiring a shorter length.

A CP wb on April 10, 2021 was handling an old grey ex-CDAC boxcar now lettered LW 1002. I think it is beginning to show its age.

A view of my Bragdon Powders tray which comes as a set of four, three rust colours and soot (a black). I use this box a lot during weathering. The set has the powders in little bags which I add just a little to the box as I have a habit of tipping mixing the colors.

Roomettes now has two car interiors which fit into Athearn 50' and 60' boxcar which might help one open up their doorways.

The NMRA has come up with a nice display called the "magic of scale model railroading". It is located in the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento and will be opening next month.

Malcolm Furlow's  San Juan Central that was featured in MR during the 1980's is one of the displays. Charlie Getz was the fifth owner of the layout and donated it to the museum.

Brian Smith found this colourful gondola in the CP London yard on April 21, 2021.