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I’ve got plans to 3D print the Neighborhood Trolley for a 1:1 replica. (How no company ever licensed this to sell their own G scale replicas is beyond my understanding.)
I have a motor from USA Trains and need to modify the 3D model to fit it.
I have a motor from USA Trains and need to modify the 3D model to fit it.
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I’ve got plans to 3D print the Neighborhood Trolley for a 1:1 replica. (How no company ever licensed this to sell their own G scale replicas is beyond my understanding.)
I have a motor from USA Trains and need to modify the 3D model to fit it.
I have a motor from USA Trains and need to modify the 3D model to fit it.
Even if you’re starting with the original, at some point you’ve replaced so much that you’ve got a Ship of Theseus paradox.
January 19, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Even if you’re starting with the original, at some point you’ve replaced so much that you’ve got a Ship of Theseus paradox.
Anyone else nervously looking at the weather in West Springfield, MA for Saturday and Sunday?
#trainshow #trainshows
#trainshow #trainshows
January 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Anyone else nervously looking at the weather in West Springfield, MA for Saturday and Sunday?
#trainshow #trainshows
#trainshow #trainshows
I 3D printed something for my son’s T Trak module… Going to embed that into the side of a mountain.
January 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
I 3D printed something for my son’s T Trak module… Going to embed that into the side of a mountain.
Lego (Bricklink Designer Program) set 910035 Logging Railway had a fragile trestle. I straightened and strengthened it and put real Lego tracks on it. Then I custom built a table so it could be integrated into the existing layout.
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Lego (Bricklink Designer Program) set 910035 Logging Railway had a fragile trestle. I straightened and strengthened it and put real Lego tracks on it. Then I custom built a table so it could be integrated into the existing layout.
It’s hard to pick just one, but I’d love ANY of these:
* Grand Trunk 713 in N or HO
* PLI Interurban “Narcissus” in N or HO
* Trolley from Mister Rogers Neighborhood in G scale (1:1 replica)
* Central Pacific 131 (2-6-0) in HO (the Back to the Future III steam engine)
* MBTA MPI HSP46 in N and HO
* Grand Trunk 713 in N or HO
* PLI Interurban “Narcissus” in N or HO
* Trolley from Mister Rogers Neighborhood in G scale (1:1 replica)
* Central Pacific 131 (2-6-0) in HO (the Back to the Future III steam engine)
* MBTA MPI HSP46 in N and HO
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It’s hard to pick just one, but I’d love ANY of these:
* Grand Trunk 713 in N or HO
* PLI Interurban “Narcissus” in N or HO
* Trolley from Mister Rogers Neighborhood in G scale (1:1 replica)
* Central Pacific 131 (2-6-0) in HO (the Back to the Future III steam engine)
* MBTA MPI HSP46 in N and HO
* Grand Trunk 713 in N or HO
* PLI Interurban “Narcissus” in N or HO
* Trolley from Mister Rogers Neighborhood in G scale (1:1 replica)
* Central Pacific 131 (2-6-0) in HO (the Back to the Future III steam engine)
* MBTA MPI HSP46 in N and HO
YES! In a perfect world, they’d also put out two in the “Valley Central Railway” livery (which looks a lot like the Ventura County Railway livery) as seen in Back to the Future Part III!
The lead engine is #9 (built as Southern Pacific #1059). No number visible on the second engine.
The lead engine is #9 (built as Southern Pacific #1059). No number visible on the second engine.
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
YES! In a perfect world, they’d also put out two in the “Valley Central Railway” livery (which looks a lot like the Ventura County Railway livery) as seen in Back to the Future Part III!
The lead engine is #9 (built as Southern Pacific #1059). No number visible on the second engine.
The lead engine is #9 (built as Southern Pacific #1059). No number visible on the second engine.
I could stare at this all day…
December 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I could stare at this all day…
If you’re in the Boston area, be sure to check out the train exhibit at @museumofscience.bsky.social while it lasts!
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If you’re in the Boston area, be sure to check out the train exhibit at @museumofscience.bsky.social while it lasts!
Six and a half magic days to New York
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Six and a half magic days to New York
The elusive 0-0-4 steam locomotive!
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The elusive 0-0-4 steam locomotive!
Don’t drive in front of moving trains at railroad crossings!
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Don’t drive in front of moving trains at railroad crossings!
Gotta cover those PCCs to protect them from the elements before it’s too late! (It’s always too late.)
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Gotta cover those PCCs to protect them from the elements before it’s too late! (It’s always too late.)
Found this cursed tank engine listed on eBay.
To be abundantly clear, the Maine Central railroad had no engines of this style.
To be abundantly clear, the Maine Central railroad had no engines of this style.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Found this cursed tank engine listed on eBay.
To be abundantly clear, the Maine Central railroad had no engines of this style.
To be abundantly clear, the Maine Central railroad had no engines of this style.
Always look both ways at railroad crossings!
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Always look both ways at railroad crossings!
Interesting! Apparently, Grafton & Upton has acquired Housatonic 3604, a GP-35.
In April, G&U previously took the 1926 Baldwin 2-6-2 which had been on the Wolfeboro Railroad and then sat on the Hobo Railroad and then at Edaville.
In April, G&U previously took the 1926 Baldwin 2-6-2 which had been on the Wolfeboro Railroad and then sat on the Hobo Railroad and then at Edaville.
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Interesting! Apparently, Grafton & Upton has acquired Housatonic 3604, a GP-35.
In April, G&U previously took the 1926 Baldwin 2-6-2 which had been on the Wolfeboro Railroad and then sat on the Hobo Railroad and then at Edaville.
In April, G&U previously took the 1926 Baldwin 2-6-2 which had been on the Wolfeboro Railroad and then sat on the Hobo Railroad and then at Edaville.
I really want an HO scale Grand Trunk 713 mogul.
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I really want an HO scale Grand Trunk 713 mogul.
Shout out to Grafton & Upton Railroad 1191. It’s formerly CSX 1191 (obviously) and they lazily covered up the logo with gray paint and stenciled on “GU”.
I plan to model this in HO scale. I already have the CSX locomotive and need to renumber it and slap on some gray paint and “GU” letters.
I plan to model this in HO scale. I already have the CSX locomotive and need to renumber it and slap on some gray paint and “GU” letters.
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Shout out to Grafton & Upton Railroad 1191. It’s formerly CSX 1191 (obviously) and they lazily covered up the logo with gray paint and stenciled on “GU”.
I plan to model this in HO scale. I already have the CSX locomotive and need to renumber it and slap on some gray paint and “GU” letters.
I plan to model this in HO scale. I already have the CSX locomotive and need to renumber it and slap on some gray paint and “GU” letters.
Here’s some of Boston’s South Station’s tracks currently in use…
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here’s some of Boston’s South Station’s tracks currently in use…
Portland-Lewiston Interurban terminal building now and then:
(Attn @interurbanera.bsky.social)
(Attn @interurbanera.bsky.social)
![Photo of the same building with a wooden building to the left with an ad on the side. Under the photo it says, “Lewiston Terminal Bldg, Geo. M. Harris in open Dispatcher’s Office Window, Submitted by O.S. Hdkin[sp]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:562lde47wqju4ehhn6ssduwg/bafkreigtofc52fwx44horviuokdbuespeiqh6lugj6adi3efsgek5b5vdq@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Portland-Lewiston Interurban terminal building now and then:
(Attn @interurbanera.bsky.social)
(Attn @interurbanera.bsky.social)