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"The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other." -Don Vito Corleone- My friends and fellow Iowa Interstate modelers Joe Atkinson, Scott Thornton, Colin O'Brien, Kyle Brown and Jason Klocke, along with yours truly, will proudly represent the IAIS Mafia tomorrow evening on the Second Section … Continue reading Meeting of the Families
A brief break from railroading to celebrate the true reason for the season. This website will be updated in the New Year. May the message of Christmas fill your life with joy and peace.
"Wanna see my smilin' face on the cover of the Rolling Stone" -Dr. Hook- Great Model Railroads 2025, featuring the definitive article on The Hills Line, is now available at fine hobby stores everywhere and on the Trains.com Store. Be right back... I'm off to buy five copies for my mother.
The communal aspects of this hobby continue to amaze me. Recently I had the honor of participating in the Around The Layout Podcast Interchange Tour. In a nutshell, modelers were able to sign up to host a Gunderson 50-foot paper boxcar in ATLP livery, operate it on their respective layouts, share a few photos of … Continue reading Stranger in a Strange Land
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