by Keith MacCauley Back in 1990, Pepsi partnered with VIA Rail to promote diet Pepsi using VIA locomotive 6400 as the centrepiece. The GMDD built F40PH-2 and a handful of passenger cars were ‘wrapped’ with vinyl ‘DIET PEPSI’ graphics in bot…
The diamond is out and a piece of flextrack is in place. The back track will need some support underneath and also the foreground trackage needs to be figured out.I spent a couple of hours downstairs last month during a humid day and finall…
Train maybe a transfer run on May 28, 2026 in Palmer, Ma. Don and I went into the Steaming Tender for an early supper. While we were in there they pulled over the diamond and we did not see them again.I have not been down in the basement mu…
By Keith MacCauley Grand Trunk Western GP40-2 No. 6425 was built by EMD in November of 1979 as Detroit, Toledo and Ironton DTI 425. Acquired by GTW in 1984 when DTI was absorbed by the Canadian National subsidiary the venerable unit is stil…
I left a lot of space on my back alley module for the placement of trucks and interesting drop-in's. I did not really think of other building flats but it appears to work.Not sure if I showed you these views I took back in February. I stage…
A weather beaten Geep is at the shop in London, Ontario on Jan 8, 1990. I was going through Peter views and thought this was a great bit of inspiration for you guys looking for a weathering project...George Dutka
These black and white photo's showing the Whitby station on a flatbed trailer being moved across the train tracks from the station's original location on Feb. 16 1970. The Whitby station was built at the foot of Byron St. on the GTR in 1903…
The NEB&W was a fixture in the hobby for decades. In the modeling world the NEB&W definitely "ran" to the Canadian border and perhaps to Montreal as the D&H did. So a model of this car might work for many modelers that want something differ…
CN WB at Paris, Ontario on July 19, 2026Last Sunday I was in Paris to meet up with friends Keith and Peter MacCauley on the rooftop of Stillwaters. I should note that Keith retired near the beginning of this month too...congratulations! We
Don in his new modern era switching layout space which is coming along well. This is also his work shop room.I drove down to visit with Don on Wednesday as we had not got together since the Springfield RPM. Time flies for two old retired gu…
The lot is still available. You can have your custom home built in Aylmer, Ont. with a coaling tower out back. Seen on July 17, 2026.I stopped by the location of the Wabash coaling tower in Almer, Ont. the other day. It is still standing ov…
A $4.00 model can be turned into something interesting. By Bill Badger Miniature Tanks make cheap vehicles for the military gaming crowd and some will work for civilian use too. Autocar Dispatch trucks were built in Russia under license as