I have been researching Pacific Electric freight operations way too much this year, and now it is an obsession. I decided about a month ago that my layout needed a freight depot, so if I keep the current switching layout or scrap itand started over, this project is going to […]

The Pacific Electric Freight Station…

I am seriously thinking about scrapping both of the layouts and going a new modelling direction. I am thinking about building a 12″ x 192″ layout that well be a simple, long switching layout. This new layout will be a fictitious Pacific Electric branch with a small yard. I am […]

Thinking about scrapping the layouts…

taking 4 days off of work this week….going to paint the flat top caboose!

can’t wait….

Any guesses of what this is going to be?

hmmmm….

Researching the Pacific Electric freight operations has proven to be way more difficult than I could have ever imagined. For a railroad that has been documented to the point that you can find out anything about it online, and there is more information in books, it amazes me that I […]

The Pacific Electric Paradox

My last post was planning with tape. As some of you know, Casa Grande is not really near a “local” hobby store. I sometimes have to improvise with my supplies. Getting styrene is not always the easiest thing. I wound up going to Lowes and buying a large “No Parking” […]

first road…kind of…