The Chemin de Fer Lanaudière Interchange

The Chemin de Fer Lanaudière Interchange

Prototype Monday 3 I love researching and delving into my prototype. The amazing thing about doing internet research is that I can find out some amazing real things to incorporate into my model railroad world. I recently discovered a short, short, shortline that...
Whether (or not) to weather

Whether (or not) to weather

Shoutout Sunday 3 I love the structure work done by Muskoka Steve. His latest build Maple Leaf Trading Co is spectacular. But for me, it’s his weathering that really sets it apart. Check out his amazing work here:
Trompe l’oeil

Trompe l’oeil

Scenery Saturday 3 The French phrase ‘trompe l’oeil’ literally means to deceive the eye. It is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. And that is...
Lumbering Along

Lumbering Along

Freight Car Friday 3 Lumber. Got to have it on my ‘road. And with lumber comes the Centerbeam flatcar – today’s featured freight car.  According to the miracle of Google Earth, a quick flyby of the QGRY Quebec City Henri V yard shows a lot of them....

Thank You YouTube

Given the last few blog posts, what could be more perfect. Quebec & Gatineau  SW1500 #1505 yard locomotive pushing cylindrical covered grain hoppers into the grain elevator at the waterfront in downtown Quebec City.