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Ex-CPR locos 136 (4-4-0) and 1057 (4-6-0) on the TH&B's Brantford Line, in the Fall of 1973. Wayne

Stuart! Good to see you back. ;):-D:-D Wayne

Down here in the banana belt, the provincial highways are mostly limited to the QEW and the 400-series roads. I think that #6 may still be provincial, along with #3, but #8 is regional, as are the service roads. There are some areas west of Hwy 6, and north of Brantford/Guelph where the...

In the 1930s, and possibly even earlier, car roofs and ends were sometimes coated with a product called roofing cement or waterproofing cement. I've been looking through magazines, as I know that I've read about this, but so far, all I could find were three references to black roofs. One was...

I'm not aware of any "modern" cars in metal, but for a scene such as you describe, it wouldn't be too hard to remove one or two panels from an outside-post boxcar, then replace them with metal. I'd suggest using a piece from a tin can, preferably pre-rusted, with paint as required and dents...

Some VIA, at Jordan Station, Ontario: Wayne

Absolutely beautiful workmanship Frank! :eek::eek: As a long-time model railroader, I am truly impressed. Wayne

Well, here's an F-unit of some kind, Ontario Northland 1521: Wayne

I like that water tower, Charlie. ;):-D Here's VIA 6913 at Bayview: Wayne

Barney's at it again. :rolleyes::eek: Wayne

Unless somebody has a "21", we could be stuck here for a while - both the loco and the railroad are fairly obscure examples. I have a Baldwin, but nothing like that! :eek::p Wayne

If 8038 is a GP38-2, I'm guessing that 8045 is, too! ;):-D She's seen here nearing Vinemount, atop the Niagara Escarpment, being assisted by TH&B SW9 55. Wayne

Here's one from Pennsylvania (I was thinking of you when I saw this one, Deano.) ;):-D Wayne

Great-looking urban layout, Dan, and, btw, :welcome1: to the Gauge. Wayne

In quality, but not in quantity. ;) I had an earlier layout, smaller than my current one, which was lit by high CRI fluorescents: the quality of the light was very nice, but the quantity (lumens) was considerably less than that put out by regular fluorescents. With four double fixtures in a...

A classy move on the part of both outfits, all too rare nowadays. Wayne

My thanks to all for the kind words. This car was part of my project to re-do or replace a bunch of rolling stock that, for one reason or another, didn't fit into my rolling stock plans for placing the layout in the late '30s (mostly). I have another dozen or so "in the shops" right now, and...

... to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear? Who cares? The pig ran away when she saw the needle and thread anyway. ;):p Instead, I decided to try to upgrade an old Varney metal boxcar that I've had since I started in HO scale 50 years ago. It began life as a NYC car, in Pacemaker grey and...

Well, sorta: it was meant to be semi-sarcastic. ;) I totally agree with you about people being upset about paying for something they don't use, and that's what's happening out here in "the boonies". Many Toronto politicians can't see beyond the city limits (they are, after all, supposed to...

Josh, your camera should have a menu that lets you adjust it to compensate for the available lighting. On my cheapie Kodak, there's a picture of a sun and a lightbulb - selecting it, it gives me a choice of "AUTO", "DAYLIGHT", "TUNGSTEN", OR "FLUORESCENT", and I can choose the one which suits...