J Neils Group Photo

Pictured above is a group that includes my grandfather, Stanley "Stu" Reedy, in J Neils #6 Libby Montana. The gentleman in the cab of #6 are Victor Albertini, Stu Reedy and Phil Myron. Standing on the ground are Walter Neils, Bernhard Schlumm, and George Neils.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

 ON30 GEAR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS COURTESY OF BIG LARS AT THE RAILROAD LINE FORUMS. 


Updated: Biglars aka Larry's Bachmann gear fix links.








Sunday, August 27, 2023

 For Sale

SOLD


Ready to run beauty, this Pacific Fast Mail is equipped with a Loksound v4 Decoder with keep alive capacitor, front and rear working lights and also comes with firebox flicker on this oil burning locomotive. Completely refurbished with a new Canon motor, cleaned and lubed gears, this baby is quiet and slow running. Besides the keep alive capacitor I also upgraded the power pickups on the trucks so ALL wheels pickup their respective + and - power.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175877336357



Sunday, August 20, 2023

 The Gump Stump On30 Layout

B.T.S. McCabeWater Tank, Woodland Scenics yard office, Bachmann 2 Truck Heisler, Micro Engineering Code 70 track and turnouts

http://www.btsrr.com/bts7489.htm



Scratch Built Stamp Mill in the background


Picture with the old Chooch Retaining walls, they were okay but I preferred a scratch built one shown above, made from styrene. It gives more depth for a wall this size.


Loading Dock for the Stamp Mill


Lighted Interior


Older Picture



I have 2 Tam Valley Hex Frog Juicers, great product if you want live frogs.
https://www.tamvalleydepot.com/products/dccfrogjuicers.html


Full Layout Pictures (Very early on) 


Midway on the warehouse build, this is a Banta Modelworks kit.
https://www.bantamodelworks.com/





Completed Warehouse Build 

Below- Locomotive Oil facility, oil tank was 3D printed, the platform was leftover lumber materials, and the oil column was scratch made using Plastruct items.
































 Milwaukee Road in Great Falls updated

I got these from a Facebook Group "Milwaukee Road in Montana" from contributors John Poush and Scott Janz.

I've looked for 20 years of photos like this of the N Montana line, thank you both for the sharing them with the world.

With that said I'm posting for historical reasons, I want this blog to live forever and provide information for fans like me. I will try to come back and fill in the picture locations when I can. 


Great Falls

Great Falls Depot

Great Falls- Meat packing Plant I believe? 

Great Falls-Looking east from Falls Yard towards Malmstrom AFB

Denton MT

White Sulphur Springs

Great Falls

Great Falls


Falls Yard

Falls Yard

Great Falls, Missouri River on the left between Falls Yard and the Depot.

Great Falls

White Sulphur Springss

Falls Yard


Great Falls

Great Falls

Great Falls

Denton MT


White Sulphur Springs





Trestle Remains outside of Ovando MT

















Car by the Roy Branch Turnout





Hanover MT

White Sulphur Springs

Train heading north out of Great Falls




Turntable Lewistown Yard


Lewistown Yard


East Approach Spring Creek Trestle



Lewiston Yard


Lewistown MT


Lewistown MT


Square Butte MT


Denton MT


Lewistown Engine House


Lewiston Yard

Level Crossing in Lewistown



Hanover Siding

Level Crossing in Lewistown



Level Crossing in Lewistown


Spring Creek Trestle




Hanover Siding

Scale house in the Lewiston Yard



Hanover Siding


Working a derailed car on Hanover Siding


Call Box





Charlie Russell Choo Choo


Lewiston Yard


Leaving Great Falls for Agawam territory.


Rail Crossing on the Grass Range Branch




Square Butte MT



Red Coulee 


Eastbound coming out of Arrow Creek


Arrow Creek


West approach to Red Coulee