Clicking on a Photo In the Blog

After clicking on any photo to make it full screen you will need to click on the ESC key to go back to normal view. Clicking on the back arrow on some computers will take you completely out of the blog.

Monon Switcher in Chicago Rail Yard

Dwarf signals tell the engineer which switches are open.

If you click with your cursor on any picture it will open to full screen.   Clicking on the back arrow at the top of your desktop will revert back to normal size.

Farm and Corn Field South of Monon, Indiana

This is a pretty good view of the corn field that I planted South of Monon.  All the plants are individual and are planted in dark clay.

You can see the observation car of the Monon Train wending its way into Monon, Indiana.
It took quite a while to plant the corn, but the result was worth it.

THE MONON - Chicago to Louisville - October 1966

I hope this video plays for you. These sites have taken almost 40 years to construct.

 http://www.photoshow.com/watch/HM4cG5uN

 

The corn field consists of individual plants that are planted in clay. They look very realistic and are worth the time taken to plant them.

 

Battleground Monument

Monument to the Battle of Tippecanoe near Battleground, IN.   Battle was fought on
November 7, 1811.  It was responsible for discouraging various American Indiana Tribes
from joining together to fight for their territory. This battle opened up the North West Territories
of the United States and provided a motto for a president to be:  
Tippecanoe (William Henry Harrison) and Tyler Too.

This model was made from scratch, not a kit. The oblisk was the most difficult.

New to train in the last two years (now February of 2014)

This post and the last one were in February of 2014.  I had some health problems that resulted in an hiatus of my working on my railroad.  Here are some pictures of the latest additions.

 

The brewery in Salem, Indiana is now a Budweiser Plant. Encloses are pictures of the Semi and the working billboard.

 

 

I will post some other pictures in a few days.

 

Continuing Changes are Necessary and Fun

It has been some time since I last posted on the blog.  I have made many changes, hopefully improvements, on my train.  I will take some new photos in the next week or so and post them. The main changes:  totally re-designing the Chicago Railyard, including dwarf signals for switching;
                         adding several new operational billboards
                         adding many more people and small scenes
                         the never ending cleaning track and learning more about track maintenance