Friday, December 12, 2014

Unknown Photo

Here is a photo I would like to identify.  I think it is the Canton Railroad in Baltimore, MD.  The hopper full of coal being shoved up the incline by the mole to a rotary dumper.  The dumper in turn filling the smaller hoppers which may be self-propelled or on a incline, going to a power plant.
Unknown Photo

I now believe this is the PRR Coal Pier at Canton in Baltimore.  The small hoppers are cable cars.  Here is the reference at the Library of Congress site.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/md0988/


Monday, December 8, 2014

Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Documentary

This revised and updated video is may possible by grants from Frederick News Post, the Hagerstown Trust Company and WJEJ AM. Based on the video by Carroll James.  Be patient as this is a 30 minute video and depending on your speed, it may take a while to load.  However, it is worth the wait.


I hope to find some way to include a small portion of this interurban trolley line at least based on the real railroad on my layout.  The real H&F interchanged with the WMRY in Thurmont, MD.  It also ran in Hagerstown along with the WMRY but I don't believe there were any connections there.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Cricut Explore for cutting Model Railroad Structures


This and many more videos are available at Train Masters TV (http://trainmasters.tv/).  This is an affiliated service of Model-Railroad-Hobbyist E-magazine.  I believe if you are a subscriber to this free E-magazine there is a discounted subscription available to Train Masters TV.