Uncle Clinchfield Comes for a Visit

My friend Mike came over to visit the Branchline and brought over his Athearne Clinchfield Challenger. This is a superbly detailed engine, it is DCC equiped with sound, and is a blast to operate. Thanks Mike for bringing Uncle Clinchfield over and letting him run.

Visiting the Ohio & Southern

Derailed and waiting to be scrapped.

 Last night I had the privilege of visiting my friend Mike’s Ohio and Southern N- Gauge model railroad. Mike’s layout has a different theme than many modelers in the scale 1:160. In his layout he captures the joy of a Lionel train set of years past, the railroad empire made of shiny new cars and engines circling about the room, a town of tiny plastic buildings equipped with lights, bridges, a station and even a searchlight. It is a true nostalgic joy for any model railroad enthusiast. I had a great time.  Mike Thanks for the tour.

King of the Empire and his domain!

A 4-6-6-4 Waiting to pull a long coal

How do you go for a beer run?

New York Central F-T

The Farm At Night.

B&O Caboose

A 4-6-4 waits at the coaling tower