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Let me take you back to Madison, Wisconsin in late November of 1966. The scene is at the Milwaukee Roads' West Washington Ave. depot. And the place is filled with hundreds of children and anxious parents. Folks are walking amongst one another exchanging greetings and Christmas cheer. Sipping hot...

Growing up in Madison Wisconsin is what inspired me to create what I saw and wanted in a layout. Not being of the ' Rivet Counter ' persuasion, I created my own road. The Madison Central of Wisconsin M.C.o.W. R.R. It was nicknamed the MadCoW by employees stemming from an inside joke from...

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I use a postal scale. The rails are to hard to read.

Thanks.... Another way you can do it, I use both depending on my mood and amount of trees I'm doing. Intead of re-dipping into glue mixture, coat the armatures with a spray adhesive such as 'Elmer's' craft spray adhesive. This is a lot less messy and the foliage is less prone to clinging to...

Yeh, you assumed correctly. The paints are NOT acrylic and, as I usually do at least 25 trees at a time, By the time I get back to dipping the first painted it is just 'tacky'. Although I am no chemist, this step does work well. Johnny

Hello csxengineer, I don't spend enough time here to have read any threads on fall colors. It is tough to get it down. I'm no expert by ANY means, but, I find that using the combination of real weeds(sprigs) and the woodland scenics fall foliage colors to be quite satisfactory. I also am...

Well, being that I like the CNW and wish they had survived, I'll offer two fantasy locos: First an SD40T-2. This started out as an older Athearn B/B undec. model. Custom painted and added see-thru radiator grills along with other details. Followed by an FP45 'B'. This was bashed from older...

Hey RustySpike, I live in La Crosse and fan at Grand Crossing about everyday. The shot you have is of the remote control engine hitting a derail protecting the main. Crew was on the ground operating engine and blocks of cars by remote. This happened about 5:30am towards the end of their shift...

Well done Andy!! Thanks for embellishing. And a personal thanks for taking me back.......... Seeing the 1385 is still sad for me. I'll tell you it hasn't changed much since that photo. The Big Boy and some other heavy hitters are INSIDE buildings now!! Not many retired trains get that nice of...

Around these parts there are a few. It's been a while since I visited but from what I remember; Mid-Continent---North Freedom, WI Was a nice place to ride steam although it's been years since they have had any in operation. They offer a nice ride on a former CNW branh line once used for ore...

A few years back.......... A couple of years ago, I was doing some railfaning on the Chicago and Northwestern line between Madison and the Twin-Cities. It was an ordinary Saturday morning and the weather was beautiful. I stopped in a small little town called Dachshundville. I was 'fanning' this...

To Don, Hobbes and Family, My wife and I send our get well wishes to you all along with our prayers that the worst is behind you. Through the friends and family who rally around you, we wish you a full and speedy recovery. Johnny and Stacey

The stone reflects the love and admiration for your boy. It is beautiful. Glad to hear you are doing well and that things are moving along. Prayers, Johnny

Hello Tom, Great thread!! I admire a man who is not afraid to carve a little foam. Nicely done, I'm diggin' the progress. Great work. Johnny

Andy, I hate it when that happens!!:D Good luck at school this year. Try not to spend all your freetime at the national RR museum or watching the CN/WC sign1 Thanks for the link to your site. In 94-95 I rode the train, but I was not working for the railroad yet. It was handled by the CNW and...

Well I for one am a very happy and lucky man. My wife not only supports my hobby but get involved as it's chief financial officer. Case in point, one her greatest finds was the trestle in this photo. She was at a train swap and spied it in a box, asked the guy what he wanted for it($15.00), did...

I love it!! First Athearn (old) dressed up and custom painted shown here in weekend freight service. Next up, All custom painted, Proto2K E7A, Athearn FP45B(:D ), and Proto2K E7B at the Ablemann quarry. Johnny

You asked for it............... Hello Andy:wave: :wave: :wave: Welcome to the Gauge!! Cool, a fellow 'Madisonian' of sorts. Here's a lil backround for you. 1) Grew up on Superior St. right behind the CNw 'Monona' yard(what the WSOR now calls Johnson St.) in the 60's.:thumb: 2) Bacame...

announce1 Welcome Aboard Mike!!!:wave: I haven't been here that long myself, but it's a friendly lot. From the pics you posted I'd say we sure would like to see more. Personally, I gather inspiration from all members here. If we were any better than anyone else what good would it do to be...