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I like trains, trolleys, and model railroads. There, I said it. And I am proud of it. Some of the information here may also be on my Charleston Rail website, but most of this is more person.
Traction Handbook for Model Railroads by Paul Mallery My rating: 4 of 5 stars An excellent book on trolleys and traction. A must have for the traction modeler. My only complaint is that the explanations and illustrations can be a bit hard too follow at times. The thing that would have actually improved this is … Read more
OK, it probably takes a real geek of some sort to appreciate this. Maybe a train geek or a book junky or … whatever I am. I just got, for a ridiculously good price, a book I have been looking for forever. Palmetto traction: Electric railways of South Carolina by Thomas Fetters is the only … Read more
Well, I picked this Bowser trolley up on eBay very, very cheap. It isn’t N scale, so obviously won’t be going on the layout. But, I figured it would look very nice painted up in South Carolina Power Company colors and displayed on the bookshelf or mantel. Other than the obvious clean-up, detailing and painting, … Read more
Look what I found at Books-A-Million today! I have never seen the Railway Modeller Annual before, but it is gorgeous. And when I flipped it open there was a picture of a layout with an Austin Healey 3000 on it. Does life get any better? Posted via email from Carnellm’s Posterous
I came across this video on YouTube, and I absolutely love it. It captures my wistful feelings towards streetcars while showing some of the great machines on exhibit at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. Just watch the way it transitions from videos from the past to the present along with a subtle change in the music. … Read more