About a month ago I was invited to join an operating session at a home in my new hometown.  I was excited to have an opportunity to operate ...

Canadian Pacific train near Dover, ID

Much of my inspiration comes from the Kettle Falls International Railway and in 2010 the KFR. (just to the west of the imaginary MFR) experi...

Of all they youtube videos I've watched over the years, this four-part series on operating model railroads by Chris Lyon and Mike Hamer ...

There is an interesting discussion going on over in the Model Railroad Hobbyist forums where I've posted a couple of track plan ideas f...

A Union Pacific train crosses the Pend Oreille River Bridge just west of Dover, Idaho

Just for kicks, I went on Google Maps the other day to check out the Pend Oreille Valley area where I'd be placing my proto-freelance li...