Prototype Track

Our office is working on a proposal to send containers from West Trenton,NJ; thru existing tracks to Hudson River above Poughkeepsie; build new bridge across Hudson; follow the “BEACON LINE” to Connecticut. Wish we had a simple “model”! Have to worry about car weights. 286,000 lbs. or 315,000 lbs. gross weight, Many bridges cannot carry!!!

Dominion & New England Railway

One of my goals on the D&NE is to bring the trackwork up to a higher standard. I am going to include switch details and joint bars. Color and texture are important too for both ties and rail.

The D&NE is a circa 1953 shortline not unlike the W&OD, StJ&LC, M&WR or, for that matter, the B&M mogul branches. As such, it is laid in 75# rail on softwood ties with no tie plates. I took a trip to nearby Wilton, NH to survey the trackwork on the B&M Hillsboro branch (now Pan Am). Some of the track has been upgraded, particularly at new industrial sidings and road crossings. There you’ll see heavier rail and tie plates.  Admittedly, the Hillsboro branch has been sporadically upgraded throughout the last 60 or so years but a short walk will usually land you back in the land of light rail and rotten ties…

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Buffalo Creek Railroad

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By the Mighty Mumford

via Buffalo Creek Railroad

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Horse and Carriage at the Sagamore

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As we leave the Sagamore Resort on Lake George at Bolton Landing in the Southeastern Adirondacks, we go out the entrance and find this beautiful horse and carriage. On the grounds they give rides and have a little miniature horse out in front.

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Hearing Bill

Fri. Dec. 8, 2017: Prepping for the First Snow

Thank you for telling me a storm is coming!!!

Ink In My Coffee

Friday, December 8, 2017
Waning Moon
Uranus Retrograde
Mercury Retrograde
Cloudy and cold

I have my pre-storm headache –ow!

Didn’t get to blog yesterday; apologies. National Grid put in a new meter; they were very nice and efficient, but I got the day off track and couldn’t get back. I’m physically and emotionally exhausted.

But the baking frenzy is about to start — pounds and pounds of butter and dozens of eggs and stacks of flour and sugar.

Tomorrow is supposed to be the Holly Walk at Ashumet; hope we can get it in before the storm!

I’m going to hunker down and write and bake and work on cards!

Have a great weekend!

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