My roster of modern cars expanded somewhat recently with the arrival of these two boxcars. They were made by the late Bill Johann, converted from
Working on various projects one of the books I refer to as a resource is an old Kalmbach publication, Easy-to-Build Model Railroad Freight Cars. I
This is one of the first two PBL Sn3 trucks I have converted for use in OO. I will have more on this conversion later
One big issue for the OO operator is finding good trucks. The best new trucks I have seen recently are these. They are by North
When people think American OO they usually don’t think modern cars. I do have a few examples, however, and with a project to get several
Many manufacturers of American OO sold models of billboard refrigerators. The car below is a nice example by Graceline, with the factory, hand painted sides.
Today I learned some sad news, of the passing on April 18 of Ed Morlok. He was 68, an Emeritus Professor at the University of
I run my layout on DC. I make no regular use of Lionel OO locomotives other than the one I own that was re-powered by
This is a busy period for me professionally; it will slow down in a month, but time is a bit limited now. As much as
Exacta Scale Models, Inc. of Portland, Oregon introduced their OO line in 1946 and was according to advertisement and catalog “successors to Baker-Scott Railway Model
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