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Like many modelers, I'm still processing the announcement that Kalmbach has sold their rail-related titles to Firecrown. Model Railroader, Trains, and Kalmbach Books (among others) are now part of the Chattanooga-based company, joining their existing transportation-based publications. To be clear, I work in media. I understand that sales, mergers, and spinoffs are part and parcel … Continue reading Abyssinia, Kalmbach
By far, the one railroad element we interact with most must be grade crossings. Doesn't matter if we're the most devoted prototype railfan or if we're only vaguely aware that flanged-wheel transportation exists somewhere in the world. At some point, we all stopped behind a gate, a flasher, or crossbuck and waited for a train … Continue reading Crossing Protection
I don't know how to play chess. To be fair, I've never really tried. I knew guys in high school and college who did; one was even ranked among players in the state. But my knowledge of gambits and grandmasters doesn't extend beyond being able to name the pieces and a vague understanding of how … Continue reading Freight Cars and the Art of Chess
“The easiest way to leave this world without leaving this world is to stand in the middle of a bridge and watch the surroundings” -Mehmet Murat ildan- As much as I hate to have to do something I've already done over again, my second attempt at modeling the lattice-truss bridge over the Iowa River on … Continue reading Over The River
The Hills Line 