The Words "Just" and "Only"

Lance Mindheim's Perspective article in the December 2024 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine is EXACTLY why I created this page. I do have the space to build a medium-sized model railroad, but I don't have the time thanks to work & family. Of course, the real railroad takes A LOT of my time & the rest of the time is devoted to my family, so modeling time is very, very limited. Take a look at this article & see if you might be in the same situation(s).

RMC December 2024 Perspective Article

Boomer Diorama

I want to mention one of the great modelers I follow (& suggest you follow it too) is Boomer Diorama | River Road on YouTube. Here's a link to his work:

Boomer Diorama | River Road

He does some fantastic scratch building. I also fall in line with his thoughts on modeling, in general.

From what I can tell, Boomer is only on YouTube (no other social media - I can't blame him for that).

DuPont Seaford, DE in 1939

I love this shot of the DuPont Company's plant in Seaford, DE on the Cambridge Secondary Track in 1939 - right after they opened shared by the Seaford Delaware, a look back in time page. Take a look at not all of those automobiles, but their makes & models!

DuPont plant in Seaford, DE in 1939, unknown photographer, Seaford Delaware, a look back in time collection

Happy Labor Day!

 Happy Labor Day everyone!

"Right here...Half of All the Nations Industrial Workers" from the PRR in 1948.

Work Keeps Expanding

Mid-August 2024, the railroad I work for (Delmarva Central Railroad, part of Carload Express) put in official notice with the Surface Transportation Board that we plan on purchasing part of the Maryland & Delaware Railroad & making part of the Delmarva Central Railroad. There's future plans to purchase the remaining M&D & making it a separate railroad within the Carload Express family.

So I started my railroad career (in July 1984) on the Delaware Coast Line Railroad. Delmarva Central took over both the Georgetown-Lewes & the Ellendale-Milton lines on January 1, 2019.

Now in 2024, we taking over part of the M&D Snow Hill Line & (eventually) one of the railroad lines I model - the Cambridge Line (Seaford - Cambridge). I don't know what the future brings for the line west of Hurlock, MD, but I think the future is looking bright for the former M&D lines.

The notice to the STB was filed August 20, 2024, to acquire part of the MDDE Snow Hill Line & here's the link to the STB:

STB 2024 Filings Page

Happy 4th of July!

 Happy 4th of July! The PRR advertisement is "Ringing Out Liberty" by N.C. Wyeth in 1929.

"Ringing Out Liberty" PRR Advertisement by N.C. Wyeth in 1929

Phillips Packing Canning Company Cans Displayed at the Dorchester County Historical Society

Phillips Packing/Canning Company cans displayed at the Dorchester County Historical Society

Here's a post from The Packing House of a Phillips Packing Company/Phillips Delicious cans at the Dorchester County Historical Society. Pretty neat!

Link to the Dorchester County Historical Society: Dorchester County Hist Soc

Link to The Packing House: The Packing House

PRR 60 on the Move

This is pretty cool & has been a long time coming - PRR 60 is being moved on the Wilmington & Western Railroad from Hockessin, DE to Marshallton, DE to (eventually) head to Lewes, DE for the Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association to be displayed with the cabin car I used to work on during my time at the Delaware Coast Line Railroad. The 60 will have to go by truck to Lewes.

PRR 60 on the W_and_W 5.8.24

No Updates

Still no updates on my model railroad plans. I'm hoping to free-up some time to devote to modeling, but the railroad keeps me busy so free time isn't easy to find right now.

Happy Easter!

 He has risen! Happy Easter everyone!

All-New Through and Through! PRR Advertisement from 1952.

Conundrum

Conundrum

I'm at a crossroads, currently. 

I've been promoted at the railroad, so now my limited time for modeling has been reduced, a second time, & now there's even less time to devote to my hobby (that's what happens when you're a professional railroad folks - 40 years this year now).

I have to do some soul-searching to see what I want to do with the Cambridge Secondary Track. I might now NOT have the time to model it, but then again, I might.

I guess the next few months will help me determine exactly what I'm going to do next.

As you always see, stay tuned!

Dave Frary Carrabasset and Dead River Model Railroad

I forgot to mention one of my influences in model railroading: Dave Frary's Carrabasset & Dead River model railroad. Growing up in the 1970s, you couldn't read either Model Railroader magazine or Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine without seeing Dave's Maine 2-footer (HOn3 using N scale track).

Dave Frary's Carrabasset & Dead River

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

 Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! This was posted by the Philadelphia Eagles today.

From the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles.