GNRR locomotive #4125, a GP20, switches cars in Elizabeth Yard on my new staging cassette. As I discussed in my last blog I recently...

The Georgia Northeastern North Local crew switches cars in Elizabeth Yard. “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely...

As model railroaders we can learn a lot by going trackside to observe the prototype. A few months ago I was able to do some railfanning...

A Georgia Northeastern Railroad locomotive, GP9 #6576, rumbles across the Etowah River Bridge as a fisherman is focused on catching his...

The GNRR local crew switches cars in Tate Yard preparing to depart to Marietta. Many times new model railroaders see a finished layout...

The Marble Hill local crew switches cars at Georgia Marble and is looking forward to the live Q&A with the boss. Every fall for the past...

The North Local switch crew has several “obstacles” to contend with before they switch Dow Chemical. From unlocking and opening the fence...

No matter how much space you have, there are ways to make the most of it. In this photo of my layout under construction, you can see how...

The GNRR North Local crew spots a tank car at the Westoak siding. Crews that work the line everyday know the different locations, but how...

Very few cars in a train are as iconic as the caboose. For years the caboose signaled the end of the train, and many times a friendly...

The crew at the Georgia Northeastern Railroad locomotive service facility discuss the latest episode of Model Railroading Live. William...

The roofs of our model railroad structures are a very prominent feature as we normally view our layouts from above. Numerous details can...

Alex Bogaski recently started construction on his new Farmrail “South End of the Grainbelt” layout. The layout is based on the...

It’s time to get back to the work bench and weather some coil cars. The coil cars are from a few different manufactures, and I’ll cover...

Selecting locomotives for your layout should be based on the size of the layout and the job they are going to do, not just what...

The above photo was taken from a different perspective from any of my previous photos of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad locomotive...

Recently I had the opportunity to meet John Farrington and see his incredibly realistic Railserve layout. John has a YouTube channel,...

If you look at prototype train photos one of the cars that really stand out in a consist are the centerbeam flat cars. There are many...

One of the YouTube channels I really enjoy watching is SOO the Milwaukee Road by William Sampson. William does an excellent job on each...

Frank, Denis, Michael, and Andy visited my GNRR layout during their two week railfan trip to the United States from Germany. The hobby of...