January 2024 - Update

One of a string of work cars in the small yard next to the Rensselaer, NY Amtrak station on Nov. 3, 2018.

My winter this year will be a bit different than most. I am caring for my wife and having hip surgery on the 18th of this month. I probably will not be down in the basement much other than to drop things off on the workbench for a bit. Unfortunately Springfield this year is out of the question too.  

I have a lot of projects completed earlier this year that I have yet to cover...so posts will be regular other than around the 18th. I plan to get over to Peter Mumby's this week to upload more photo files so Throwback Thursdays will continue through the winter. Keep checking back as there is a lot of prototype and modeling information to pass along to you...George Dutka

Atlas RS-3 1536 heads past my farmers crossing back in December 2009. One can see the Northfield Falls covered bridge in the background. Today the farm house and barn has been changed out while the engine has had some upgrades. Back then I had just got my first digital camera, a Canon Rebel. I was just getting familiar with it.

A CN freight approaches Stratford, Ontario with a neat looking consist during April 1982. The lead and trailing units are GR-17's (4500's) which sandwiched two CN B units. I scanned this view from a slide I have in my collection that was originally scanned at the London Board of Education. I am thinking I got if from either Peter Mumby or Don McQueen. No details other than the date and location are given.

A simple sign is found at Guelph Jct. designating the location on a visit during 2019. I believe I was on the layout tour. Oh that is a clean looking tank car too.

This photo was taken by Kurt Miles of ex-1849 now on the BDRV (Black River & Western) passed along by Kevin Smith...a follow up to yesterdays post.