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I've been fortunate over the life of The Hills Line to have shared the railroad in a variety of ways. Besides this website, there are Instagram, Flickr, and YouTube sites dedicated to the layout. And, of course, I've been privileged to serve as a Contributing Editor for Firecrown's Trains.com, producing and hosting The Hills Line … Continue reading Media Management
As The Hills Line approaches its fifth year of existence, I find myself continuing to develop new approaches and processes for building and operating the layout. Not that I'm unsatisfied with my concept, but because there are always new avenues to explore in prototype modeling. Those same avenues involve how I document and distribute images … Continue reading Vantage Point: 2024
We're gonna try something a little different here on The Hills Line... Join me for a livestream broadcast from the layout next Sunday, April 30th starting at 8pm Central Time. I'll provide the latest progress, a look ahead to future projects, and a special announcement about the return of a former series. The stream will … Continue reading The Hills Line Live!
Welcome to 2020! To celebrate, it's a new media link on thehillsline.com Despite the fact that it's my vocation, making moving pictures for my avocation is also enjoyable. I had a small but robust collection of videos covering the IAIS Grimes Line, and hope to deliver the same for The Hills Line. Please visit and … Continue reading Moving Pictures
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