In a series that started here I’ve been working on completing a prewar Nason boxcab. Finally, it is nearly done. In terms of operation, it

Continuing the series on building this model, there is a side story on basic logistics of working on trains in Arizona, at least at my

Continuing this “bronze age of model railroading” project (part I is here), it took a bit of puzzling, but progress has been made! “Keys” to

Back last summer I posted an overview article on the Nason boxcab, showing a built up example and a nearly complete kit. Since then I’ve

I recently got some momentum going on several projects. The gas stations are nearly done (more soon) and I got the frame together on the

Way back in 2011 I had a post about a great Nason Hudson that I had obtained in a trade with Pierre Bourassa, featured in

Over the years I’ve slowly been accumulating parts for the Nason 2-8-0. It took a long time, but I’ve got essentially a complete model now.

As noted in my book, the final locomotive introduced (in 1940) by Nason Railways was their boxcab “Diesel.” I put that in quotes, as actually