A journey through the hobby, by Trevor Marshall
The brakeman on Niagara St. Catharines & Toronto Railway 8 watches for traffic as the freight motor prepares to enter Welland Avenue in St. Catharines.
The car barn, located in the heart of The Garden City, is confined to just a single city block. The compact site means sometimes a crew has to pull into the street when sorting the storage yard.
July, 1959.
Lifelong model railway enthusiast and retired amateur shepherd who trained a border collie to work sheep. Professional writer and editor, with some podcasting and Internet TV presenting work thrown in for good measure. View more posts
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Your great modeling almost had me fooled. The lack of spikes gave it away; I think. lol
Cheers, Gord
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Human scale model railroading. That figure transforms the story and the picture.
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I thought this was a real, actual train and guy, until I read the comments.
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Very realistic model! The brakeman holding on is quite nice. Is this a 3D printed figure?
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Thanks Gene. Yes he is – he’s from Modelu in the UK which has started producing North American style figures as well.
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