Happy New Year!

I haven't done much on my HO layout this year, unless you count removing another one of its four sides. It currently is L-shaped and I rarely run it, but that is because I am at a crossroads with it. I have started a new O scale, three rail layout (the New England Northern Railway) that previously occupied part of the space (featured on my other blog) and having a lot of fun with that.

Other highlights of the past year include:

▪ I have had an article published recently in O Gauge Railroading magazine about building an MOW boxcar scene; 

▪ My tenure as NMRA Hudson Berkshire Division President ended in November and I chose not to run again because of family commitments even though I enjoyed every minute of it; 

▪ I completed my seventh certificate towards my Master Model Railroader award. It is now only a matter of time until everything is processed;

▪ We stayed overnight in a real caboose next to the Boston and Albany mainline in Chester, MA, at the Chester Railway Station and Museum. You can read my review of the experience in the Division Form 19 newsletter here starting on page 2.

I wish all of you a safe and happy (and train filled) 2025!