White River Division

Welcome, follow along with George Dutka in his journal which documents the additions and future thoughts for the HO scale White River Division model railroad and to his continuing historical New England railroad research. The White River Division is now in its 17th modeler's season. The "modeler's season" runs from November to April each year. Inspiration comes from the Boston and Maine, Rutland and Central Vermont Railway during the 1950's with additional posts by Don Janes and Peter Mumby.

Thursday, 5 June 2025

June 2025 - Update

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I am building an O scale flag stop which was on the Sandy River 2 foot gauge line up in Maine. I am using leftovers I have from other projec...
Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Wordless Wednesday No. 630

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1994 George Dutka photo   
Tuesday, 3 June 2025

NERPM 2025

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A visit to Neil's layout after the 2024 RPM. I just saw some photos on-line of this years NERPM which was just held on the weekend. Also...
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Monday, 2 June 2025

Scanning Bob Bowes Slides

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2-48 in London Ont. Don McQueen collection, Bob Bowes copy. Here are a few of Bob Bowes slide collection that I scanned a few weeks ago. Bob...
Sunday, 1 June 2025

B&M at WRJ

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A busy looking scene of the B&M at WRJ in 1963. No other data on the slide. I scanned this slide from my collection...not sure it might ...
Saturday, 31 May 2025

Building with Leftovers

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I was at the St Thomas, Ontario train show last Sunday. Gary Shurgold a NMRA MMR and one of our division directors was selling some of his o...
Friday, 30 May 2025

NH South Boston Yard

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While scanning Peter's slides I did a number of mine. This view does not have much information other than it says NH South Boston yard, ...
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Thursday, 29 May 2025

GTW Covered Hopper - Limestone service

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In service the sides of the limestone service covered hopper is only lightly weathered. It is on the move over the WRD. I finally finished t...
Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Wordless Wednesday No. 629

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Monday, 26 May 2025

CV Green Boxcars

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 I came across this boxcar in a string of work equipment at East Alburg, Vt. in the spur at the north end of the trestle on June 10 1994 The...
Sunday, 25 May 2025

Rutland Ry. Models

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A Rutland Ry. van hop is seen arriving in Bellows Falls. I only modeled the platform that was across the street for the station. I did add t...
Saturday, 24 May 2025

Hooping up Orders at Wells River, Vt.

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The Wells River Vt. operator in 1963 is hooping up orders to the B&M crew. Note he has a shorter hoop for the tail end crew. No other de...
Friday, 23 May 2025

May 2025 - Update

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No information is found on the slide of B&M 205 at White River Jct. George Dutka collection. I have another sailboat after a five year a...
Thursday, 22 May 2025

Throwback Thursday - CV Blue Boxcars

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A very rusty roof on CV 600171 at Kitchener, Ont. Sept 14, 2004 Peter Mumby photo. I thought I would do a few Throwbacks using Peter's p...
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Wordless Wednesday No. 628

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  Peter Mumby photo, Keith MacCauley collection.   
Monday, 19 May 2025

O Scale - DT&I Boxcar

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When I began this project I gave the car a couple of coats of Tamiya flat clear. Surprising enough the color faded down a few tones of green...
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Sunday, 18 May 2025

The Iconic CN Logo

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Allan Fleming (1929–1977), a Canadian graphic designer, created the iconic Canadian National Railway (CN) logo in 1960. Sketched on a napkin...
Saturday, 17 May 2025

When a tank car is not a tank car.

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By Keith MacCauley  The freight car shown in the above photo is not a tank car. It is actually a specialized two compartment covered hopper ...
Friday, 16 May 2025

Amherst Ma Station Model

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I have the main structure together and coated with Home Hardware Oxide red primer. I am modeling the station as it looked in the late 1950...
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