Officially speaking, the first structure built for The Hills Line was the deck of the CRANDIC's lattice truss bridge over the Iowa River. That needed to be completed so I could lay track and get the railroad running. It was a few more months before I finished up the truss itself. As I previously mentioned, … Continue reading A Tale of Two Bridges
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Statute of Limitations
Truth be told, I've been living a double life when it comes to The Hills Line. For more than a year, I was developing separate areas on the layout concurrently for two separate publications. The first was for my personal methods of distribution, which include this website along with my numerous social media outlets. The … Continue reading Statute of Limitations
Fording the River
Sometimes I wonder why I don't recognize earlier that something I decided to do is not going to be a success. I guess that's how we gain experience. Such is where I stand on building the Crandic's Iowa River Bridge on The Hills Line. In my last post I talked about my supposed logic for … Continue reading Fording the River

