I lived in Montreal when I first came to North America in 1968. Alas, I have not been back for many a moon. My daughters, Annalise and Holly, have visited and had a great time. All of this I told to two Quebecois who came to visit our layout here in Fort Bragg, CA. The visitors … Continue reading
Scarborough North Bay Miniature Railway in North Yorkshire, England
The last time I was in Scarborough there was a howling gale. The English couple I talked to at our layout assured me that the weather had improved since my last visit some fifty years ago! The couple told me that when I visited I missed my chance to ride the North Bay Railway from … Continue reading
Rerailing a Steam Locomotive
Today we had two classes of local schoolkids visit the layout on a field trip. Fifty plus children generate a lot of excitement. Fifty plus schoolkids also generate a lot of questions. I give the kids a lot of credit – all but a very few of their questions were on the money. I did … Continue reading
Gene Parsons – Caspar CA. resident, Musician, Inventor and Craftsman
First let me give a quote from Wiki: “Gene Victor Parsons is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and innovative engineer, best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released solo albums and played in bands including Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green. Parsons … Continue reading
Irvine Park Railroad, Orange County, CA. – has a 24″ gauge ride on consist
Irvine Park Railroad, founded in April 1996, is a one-third scale train that takes both children and adults on a scenic ride through historic Irvine Regional Park. It’s located in the foothills of Orange. I found this out when Bill Burbridge and his charming wife came to visit our layout in Fort Bragg, CA. Bill and … Continue reading
A visit to the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Point Richmond, CA.
The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is an operating model railroad exhibit located in Point Richmond, California, within the boundary of the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline park. It is located in the Brickyard Cove area and features dozens of realistic city and country scenes, with trains from different eras running on several layouts in different scales. Previously based in Oakland, the East Bay Model Engineers … Continue reading
Osprey fishing for salmon
ZA picture is worth a thousand words. I’d certainly need more than a thousand words to describe what is in these pics. I have seen quite a few Ospreys since I moved here (Fort Bragg, CA.) in 2000. I have never seen one with a salmon in its talons. Click on any photo to see … Continue reading
Big River News – A monthly news digest for the coastal Mendocino County
I was in our new library sifting and sorting through a pile of donated magazines when I came across the two pages you see below: I have been the historian for our club for ten years or more but I have never heard of nor seen this “mag.” To say the least I am intrigued. … Continue reading