About the MFR


The Metaline Falls Railroad (MFR) is a proto-freelanced model railroad based on the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad located in northern Idaho and north eastern Washington State. For the very latest on the layout, please visit my YouTube channel and follow along with my Instagram account and Facebook Group.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Movie Mondays #13

DJ from DJ's Trains has a video up where he shows off some of the key features of short line railroading that make it an ideal subject for model railroaders. Check out this video along with the many more videos he has where he shares his experience as a conductor on a 1:1 scale railroad.

 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Wordless Wednesday #18

Union Pacific #5449 crawls through Sandpoint Idaho in the early morning hours on it's way to Spokane Washington

Monday, July 8, 2019

Construction Photo Dump

I've nearly completed my benchwork for the new layout! It's been a herculean effort and taken about 3-and-a-half months to get to this point, but I'm very happy with the results. There were a few surprises along the way, (both good and bad) and I'll be sure to share my thoughts in an update video soon. Until then, here's a whole mess of photos I've taken along the way:











Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Rail Ramblin' - The Perfect Layout Size and More!

Three new Rail Ramblin's to share with the blog community. Of course you can subscribe to my Youtube Channel anytime to be sure you won't miss out.