Operating on the Island Central – Nov. 13, 2010

Jim, from the Codiac Operators Group, contacted me several weeks ago wondering if any of the Half Nuts Model Railroaders would be interested in joining them in an operating session on Doug Devine’s Island Central Railway (ICR).  I jumped at the chance, as did Derwin, Greg, and Ken.  Unfortunately none of the other Half Nutters […]

West Island & Montreal Railway Co.

After visiting Canada Central we headed over to Hobby Junction. I thought I had pictures from Hobby Junction but I can’t find them now. After a lot of browsing, free coffee and donuts, and dispersal of funds the guys at HJ suggested we visit a club only 5 minutes away – they were having an […]

A Great Day in Saint John!

We made our annual trip to Saint John, NB for a day of operating with friends.  This year a crew from Moncton joined us to round out the operating crew.  Only Derwin, Ken, and I were able to make it from the Island.  We met up with Jim, Milne, John, Murray, Doug, and Ben just […]

Operating in Saint John

Everything went pretty much as expected. Most of us met at Greg’s at about 6:30 Saturday morning as we were instructed. As expected, Derwin arrived a little before 7:00 (ahem!) and we got underway shortly after. We had one short stop in Moncton to pick up some grade crossings I had ordered, some much needed […]

Blog Roll/Links

Prince Edward Island: The NeverDone Railway – This is Brian’s layout. Although to most of us it looks done, he says it never will be! The NeverDone Railway Version  2 – Follow Brian’s progress as he rebuilds the NDR in a new basement. Canadisle Rail – Derwin’s layout, on the other hand, never will be […]

Day Trip to Saint John

I wanted to post this entry earlier, but… Anyway, here are some photos of our trip to Saint John last Saturday. We visited and operated the layouts of Lou McIntyre, Doug Devine, and Steve McMullin. It was a very full day, to say the least. It was also well worth the trip (leaving at 6:30am […]