Random Recap #72

While railfanning around Buffalo, we took a break from CSX’s Frontier Yard and took a look at NS’s Bison Yard. Finding these BNSF and NS Operation Lifesaver units was a nice surprise. – Gideon

Thinking ‘Bout Benchwork…

Over the weekend I’ve finished cleaning up the basement. I finally got my old train table out to the shed. My workbench has been moved to the other wall, which gives me plenty of space to build benchwork. With everything cleaned up and a good sized space available, I headed out to the shed to […]

The Weirdest Train I’ve Ever Seen…

Today I heard that 930 was running late, and since I knew that they were still north of Plattsburgh we headed out to catch them. After circling around Bluff for a few minutes until I figured out where they were, we headed back to South Junction Road to shoot them. As they rounded the bend, […]

(Video) MEGA 931, Foreign Power, and a Couple of Chases + D11!

On March 24th and 25th I headed out for some trackside action. First, we checked out a spot I’ve never shot a train at before, The Overlook in Port Kent. We caught 931 there, with three NS units leading the train and a very long train… 100 cars! We chased them up to South Junction […]

CN Power on 931, Plus a Surprise Catch of D11

Yesterday I heard that 931’s power was a trio of CN locomotives. Although CN operates the train north of Rouses Point, their power is seldom used on the train. We headed down to Wickhams Marsh, where the waterfowl is plentiful this time of year. 931 rolled by shortly after with the three CN’s as promised. […]

Chasing 931, and Railfanning at “The Overlook” in Port Kent

Yesterday I heard that 931 was running a bit behind, and that they would be getting to Plattsburgh around noon. After getting my work done, we headed down to Port Kent to try shooting them at a spot I’ve never railfanned before, that I call “The Overlook”. Here’s the location from my mirror… Around 12:05 […]

Random Recap #71

A Ferromex on a northbound autorack train in Detroit. To this day this is the only Ferromex locomotive I’ve ever seen. This lashup is definitely in my top 3… WordPress has done an upgrade, so if you can’t see the photos please let me know. -Harrison

Demolishing My Layout (Time Lapse Video)

I don’t have much to say about this, so enjoy! -Harrison

I Finally Did it… Demolishing My Layout

Yesterday, a new page was turned in the history of D&H model railroads. In about 2 and a half hours, my 4×8 layout went from being fully functional to non-existent. If you’ve been following my layout journey since I started my blog in 2017, then you know how much time I’ve put into this layout. […]

Canadian Pacific to buy Kansas City Southern!

Canadian Pacific has taken the railroading world by surprise. The railroad recently announced they plan to buy KCS for 25 billion, citing a unified intermodal network and lower costs as driving factors in the decision. Considering CSX and CN can’t get the Massena Line sale approved, and the opposition of the CSX-Pan Am acquisition, do […]

(Video) Unboxing Some New D&H Trains and The Official Last Run on my Old Layout!

Don’t forget to check the video out on YouTube so you can hit the thumbs up and subscribe to NCT YouTube. Should I continue to do unboxing videos? Let me know in the comments. -Harrison

Beginning the Teardown, Plus Some New D&H Cars!

Yesterday I began the teardown process on my layout. I started on the worst built section, the part above my workbench. As you can see, I removed all the rolling stock, track, and roadbed. I was able to carefully chisel out the roadbed, so I’ll be able to reuse most of it on my new […]

(Video) CP Ethanol By the Plattsburgh Station, with NS DPU!

This one’s a pretty short video, but I tried to include some interesting information. Enjoy, and don’t forget I have a premiere on YouTube every Friday! -Harrison

Ethanol on a Busy Day

Last Saturday, things on the D&H North End were pretty backed up. Four trains had to get through Rouses Point around the same time (noon), causing delays for multiple trains. Unfortunately, I was busy most of the day, but later in the afternoon I was able to get out and shoot 650, the southbound Ethanol […]

How to Scratchbuild Chain Link Fence (Video Tutorial!)

Full description on YouTube. Don’t forget to hit the thumbs up button and subscribe to NCT on YouTube! -Harrison