My NH boxcar fleet has been growing over the past few years. These cars could be found all around the continent at one time. |
White River Division
Welcome, follow along with George Dutka in his journal which documents the additions and future thoughts for the HO scale White River Division model railroad and to his continuing historical New England railroad research. The White River Division is now in its 17th modeler's season. The "modeler's season" runs from November to April each year. Inspiration comes from the Boston and Maine, Rutland and Central Vermont Railway during the 1950's with additional posts by Don Janes and Peter Mumby.
Friday 19 April 2024
NH Boxcar - Models
Thursday 18 April 2024
Throwback Thursday: GWWD by the Numbers - Part Two
GWWD 102 was sitting in front of the CASO station at CN St Thomas south on September 20, 1994. |
In today’s post we will take a look at the second half of the roster of GWWD 44-ton locomotives, specifically numbers 102 and 103. According to the “Canadian Trackside Guide,” both of these units were purchased second hand. 102 had been built in 1945 as Swift and Company 400. As part of the 1994 transaction it was sold to Ontario Southland Railway. 103 was assembled in May of 1947 as CN 7751, and was subsequently renumbered as 7550, then number 1 before its transfer to GWWD. Its 1994 buyer was Port Stanley Terminal Rail.
GWWD 103 sits with its mates at CP Quebec St yard in London on February 05, 1994. |
GWWD 103 had been moved to the CP shop track in London by the time this image was exposed on February 19, 1994. |
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Monday 15 April 2024
Don Janes - General Store
This is the side that I plan to expand the store. A good size addition will be required. |
The rear wall of the store. |
I will leave the window signs as is but may add some to the overhang which will be added. |
Sunday 14 April 2024
Country General Stores
Internet find of general store in Connecticut. |
This wonderful view of front door area of a general store in Vermont was taken by Ken Karlewicz and found on the internet. There is great looking signage over the door and on the windows. |
This general store is located in Maine. |
Not sure were this country store is but a nice looking example of something we might model. |
Saturday 13 April 2024
Back Alley Scene
The far left end of the diorama has the ice house backside in view, a bit of a Tichy fence and the auto body shop. |
Here are a few more views of my back alley scene that did not make it into RMC...George Dutka
There is a bit of an alley with a broken down car with tools around it and some trash against the walls. All this makes the scene come together with the other structures. |
Friday 12 April 2024
Track Ballast - CN Oakville Subdivision
Looking down onto the CN Oakville sub looking west one gets a good look at the ballasting, spillage and staining between the rails on Sept. 7, 2019. |
I took a few views looking down onto the CN Oakville sub. at the west end of Aldershot back in 2019. If you are looking at track ballasting or weathering this is a good view with lots of differences along the way...George Dutka
Thursday 11 April 2024
Throwback Thursday: GWWD by the Numbers -Part One.
GWWD 100 was sitting in the London, Ontario CP yard on February 05, 1994. |
The Greater Winnipeg Water District rostered a small group of four GE 44-ton locomotives. These were numbered in the 100 - 103 series. Following several years in storage, the locomotives were loaded onto CP flat cars and shipped east in early 1994 to start working for new owners. I caught up with these units in early February at CP Quebec St yard in London, Ontario. Today we will take a look at numbers 100 and 101, both of which had been acquired new from the builder by GWWD. Build dates were April 1946 and September 1949, respectively. The pair had been sold to Ontario Southland Railway. We will consider units 102 and 103 next week in Part Two of this discussion.
GWWD 101 made for an interesting load aboard CP company service flat car 421739. |
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Monday 8 April 2024
Paint Job
Sunday 7 April 2024
Weathering - Lower area of Structures
On the side wall one can see some lifted board up higher but a few worn boards down lower. I used a hobby knife to trim into the boards edges...a very simple trim job. |
The lower front wall has some wear to be seen also. |
The rear wall has a lot more wear to see. Some weeds will hide a bit of it so no worries if you get heavy handed with this process. I also applied some AK wash for wood along the lower areas. |
Saturday 6 April 2024
Contoocook Section Shed - BEST Models
The completed B&M section shed. I used construction paper to make the tarpaper roof. The seams are weathered using Bragdon dark rust and PanPastel raw umber shade. |
The underside of the roof is painted Ammo Rail Center dark grey. The stack is painted AK winter streaking grime. |
The roof was all one piece that I first taped together then glued from the underside. The tape was then removed. |
Front wall has a few pulled up boards. with some PanPastel raw umber shade weathering steaked down. |
Friday 5 April 2024
Snapshot - April 2024
BN 2098 is finally working. Throwing up some mean looking smoke it is working at the top end of London CN yard, April 4, 2024. |
March 30, 2024 the shop staff is working away on BN 2098. It is once again needing attention while the train crew stand around at the crossing switch. Other power is blocked in by this set. |
March 16 2024 three shop men work away to see if they can get BN 2098 running properly. |
Thursday 4 April 2024
Throwback Thursday - Establishing an Era
TCSZ 461577, one of the newer, lighter, trailers was on CP train 528 at London yard on October 16, 1994. The Conrail logo is visible on this unit. |
Vehicles, structures, rolling stock - there are many details that can be included or manipulated to establish the era of your model railroad. Today, for those interested in the “modern” era, I’m going to reference a signature train set, specifically the Triple Crown roadrailer trains.
Triple Crown Service was established as a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern in 1986. Conrail became a partner in 1993. A number of dedicated routes were established, but I will refer specifically to the Detroit/Toronto trains that travelled through Southwestern Ontario, my primary region of interest. CP originally handled these trains, starting in the early 1990s. This arrangement continued until late 2002, when CN took over the contract. Triple Crown trains operated on CN for another dozen years or so. Thus, between CN and CP, we have already established two distinct decades for operational purposes. The CP decade can be further subdivided, because the original trains operated with the earlier trailers that had the attached rail wheelsets. After 1993 the lighter trailers which travelled on railway trucks were substituted. This was also about the time that small Conrail logos started appearing on many of the trailers. That should narrow things down a bit, so take your pick!
The smaller Triple Crown lettering is present on TCSZ 463972. |
CSRZ 914040 is the last trailer on a westbound CP train at London in the early evening of July 27, 1993. The low sun nicely illuminates the attached rail wheelsets visible between the trailer tires. |
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Tuesday 2 April 2024
What's in the Box No. 58
I guess I built this structure longer ago than I thought. It is a year now since I finished the model. Took some looking to find my files. Anyhow the BEST "Just the Basic's" has a nice group of B&M structures included in this line of kits. This one the Contoocook section shed was a fun and quick build. More on it shortly...George Dutka
The basic kit does not have a lot included but enough to come up with a interesting and prototypical little structure. |
Monday 1 April 2024
Montpelier Jct.
Sunday 31 March 2024
Dawn at Montpelier Jct. - 1990
Saturday 30 March 2024
CV 7919 - Bachmann Model
Friday 29 March 2024
BAR - Boxcar
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