Home for the night, Conway Scenic Railroad
Steam from the locomotive is used to drive the gears to turn the table
Excursion train done for the day
Refurbished 0-6-0
Conway Scenic RR has their refurbished Grand Trunk locomotive operating again
That is an very interesting bit of history. Another one of the small railroads built for one specific purpose, never seeming to be profitable for...
Left to right Rail tongs, tie tongs, spike hammer, wrenches for track bolts, ballast fork
Sawing a rail for a temporary switch
We gauge the rail, then spike to hold positon
This is how we straighten kinks out of rail
HI , As a matter of fact I do have a few. I have yet to get them onto my computer. I shall work on that. Also have a few of a working US&S...
Thanks for the reply Xingman. We have experimented since Gil Abars reply. With a bright 120v or bright 12v lamp the lens shines blue. With a dim...
The Heisler is a geared locomotive, mainly used for logging, also quarry work as it can make the steep grades associated with both industries. A...
A bit more research on the Lamoille Valley Railroad Company. They were given a grant by the State of Vermont to repair and operate the line on...
The Lamoille Valley Railroad has had a lot of problems over the years. Too rural, not enough big paying customers, too much competion from...
Thanks Gary, I do believe that you are correct in saying, that the blue lens would be illuminated when the signal was in the stop position. Then...
We are restoring an old B&M two flag, lower quadrant semaphore. The hardware is all installed, the gear mechanism is functioning, we can lower...
