The inspiration for this scene is the prototype photo I bought from Bob's Photos a few years ago.  Russ Greene at New England Br...

In his latest flyer , Martin Lofton at Sunshine Models announced two different Central Vermont 40-foot single sheathed HO scale boxcars as p...

August 8, 2013 Update: I've been getting some questions on the Crepe Myrtle trees, so I added a couple of pictures of the trees in blo...

When I tore out the upper deck (and frankly, most of the lower deck) on the layout last fall I seriously considered other options - some rad...

I managed to mess up my back during the weekend so I have not been able to work on the layout – I simply can’t stand for very long or hu...

Essex Junction is the location where a short branch to Burlington connects to the Central Vermont’s mainline. Until the late 1930s, that br...

I've managed to round a corner of sorts. By the end of last week I'd finished all the "tear out" work and actually starte...