Model Railroad Hobbyist, "Running Extra" Getting Real, June 2019

The June 2019 issue of the online magazine "Running Extra" published by Model-Railroad Hobbyist, includes my latest Getting Real column which features a "status report" on the layout, as well as a look at the IKEA Ivar system I used for the basic layout support structure. 

Click HERE for information on obtaining the issue and to see the online feedback to the article. 

Old Time Trains Web Site and Model Railroad Hobbyist Getting Real column

You'd think I'd found every site on the inter webs that had Central Vermont related information by this point, but every so often I get an email with a link to a site I didn't know about. This was the case tonight when Ian Stronach sent me a note with a link to R.L. Kennedy's web site "Old Time Trains."
There's a lot of neat photos of CV steam, including some wonderful action shots and even a color image of one of the older 2-8-0s, no. 402. 
The link below will take you to the page:
 Old Time Trains
I should add that Ian contacted me through the Model Railroad Hobbyist website. It reminded me that the current issue of the online ezine has my Getting Real column discussing the large rebuilding effort that saw the Randolph scene replacing the old freelanced paper mill. Most of that has been discussed at one point or another on the blog, but the article tells the whole sordid tale from start to finish!
And thanks Ian for the link!