By Zach Jones Photo 1: An aerial view of Train Mountain’s main yard, back shop and Containerville storage area. Photo by Joe Lagerstrom When you think of the large scale live steam hobby, there are a great many things which…
Wandering Spirit: Another Historic Journey
Ed Note: This report was written by Ed Lecuyer, who hosted Wandering Spirit during the Fall of 2019. The next day we visited the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and then went to the Stewartstown Railroad to meet another celebrity railroader. As seen…
Wandering Spirit: Meet Norfolk & Western 611
Ed Note: This report was written by Ed Lecuyer, who hosted Wandering Spirit during the Fall of 2019. On September 15, I accompanied Wandering Spirit on a whirlwind tour of my current home state, New Hampshire. Our goal was to…
Wandering Spirit: New England in the Fall
Ed Note: This report was written by Ed Lecuyer, who hosted Wandering Spirit during the Fall of 2019. I was surprised when a mysterious package arrived at my Manchester, New Hampshire doorstep on September 4, 2019. It had come from…
Building a Virtual Train Layout
The world of railroading is full of interesting operations. Industrial railroads, tourist railroads, Class I mainlines, and shortline freight haulers are among the many that we love to watch, photograph, and in some cases, replicate through model railroading. The challenge…
Wandering Spirit: Back in the US
First, an introduction. You may remember that one year ago, we launched a project to ensure an HO-scale passenger car could travel around the United States. Last summer, I handed the car off to Dan S., an Australian listener of…
The Rock Concert of Railroading – Train Festival 2011
Train Festival 2011 Woodstock for railfans. That’s one way of describing it. Instead of The Who, there were the Amtrak Heritage P42s. In place of Janis Joplin was the Nebraska Zephyr. Instead of Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, we had…
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine The RDC Adventure episode will be coming soon. As part of the same trip, I visited the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine in Ashland, PA to get my steam fix. This site used to be a working…
5 Railfan Dating Tips and Ideas
5 Railfan Dating Tips Dating a railfan is a fun and rewarding experience. In five years of dating ‘The Roundhouse’ host Nick Ozorak I have learned the ways of a railfan. Now I want to share my experience and thoughts…
They Brought a Crane
First, I hope you had an excellent holiday season, and that the New Year is starting off well. I apologize for the delay in releasing the next episode of ‘The Roundhouse,’ as I am currently waiting for clearance before our…