Rebuilding a Module on the Adirondack & Lake Champlain

My RR project lately has been rebuilding parts of a module on the Adirondack & Lake Champlain Railroad (ADK&LC). I received ownership of the module when its builder moved away. Below are some photos from a recent work session. Here is what the module looked like before we started, umm, destroying it. The first task […]

Trackside Treks #21: More Local Action

Filmed by Harrison and Gideon and produced by Harrison. Enjoy!!!

Drop Maneuvers, a Shoving Platform, and a Chase: Railfanning the D11

Yesterday Gideon and I had a chance to do a little railfanning in Plattsburgh, and since the Adirondack is still canceled due to the boarder closure, we went looking for the local. We found the D11 just finishing up switching the spur near Vapor Stone. CP GP20C-ECO was backed into the spur, and before I knew what […]

Random Recap #56

Photos of the plattsburgh station from 1992.

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Random Recap #53

A Layout Update While in Self-Isolation

My editor (dhfan5) reminded me that I hadn’t posted a layout update in a while, so here’s what I’ve been working on. I scratchbuilt a mock-up of Dubrey’s service station for Plattsburgh on my layout. I’ll start work on the actual building soon. I 3D printed some Jersey Barriers for use on my layout, such […]

Random Recap #52

Random Recap #51

A Norfolk Southern Caboose in Buffalo, NY. –DHfan5

A Quick Update

I haven’t been railfanning lately, and I also have not been working on my layout. The reason for this is I have become busy 3D printing face shields for medical workers. I have also been 3D printing a few layout items, and I will try to make a post later. Remember to stay home and […]

Random Recap #50

I never thought I would make 50 random recap posts!

Trackside Treks Episode 20

Railfanning the D11 on the South Junction Branch!

Last Saturday we were heading home via South Junction Rd., so naturally I had the camera ready but I didn’t expect to see any trains, especially because the D11 doesn’t usually run on the weekend. You can imagine my surprise when I looked down the tracks at the crossing and saw that the branchline switch […]

Chasing NJ Transit in Plattsburgh

Today we heard the 253 leaving Bluff Point on the scanner so we headed to Port Kent to try to catch it. We missed it, but we circled around to the railfan parking lot in Plattsburgh. We heard the local down in the yard so we headed there just in time to see the D11 […]