Category: Trains
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NRV Model Railroad Show
Jim Thompson and I had a good time attending the Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club’s spring show . It was perfect for a cool rainy memorial day weekend in Raleigh NC. The biggest draw was a huge modular layout in HO Scale (1:87). Modules from several chapters of the “Sipping and Switching Society” were…
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Riding Two Foot Rails
Riding the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway 10 August 2025 – Sunday 1025 72,442 miles 77°F Alna, Maine Arrived in plenty of time to get our choice of parking spots. Beth relaxed in the van while I went to explore the railyard. Followed the smoke plume to find Engine number 9 fired up and getting…
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Staunton Station Stop
We leave the Blue Ridge mountains to stop in Staunton, VA to see the historic station. From there we hop on I-81 and travel to Hershey, PA where we driveway camp and troubleshoot with another Pleasure-Way Lexor owner. 30 July 2025 – Wednesday (Catching up on 2025 travel) 1000 71,391 74°F 1810′ Leave Sherando Lake…
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Yadkin Valley Meet-up
08 May 2025 Our first camping trip of 2025 was a fun two night stay in Jonesville, NC. We camped at Riverwalk RV Park, in order to meet-up with Beth’s sister and brother-in-law. It’s a private, full hook-up park with pull-through sites that are great for big rigs. A bluebird perched on the park road…
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Charlotte by Train
Noah made Mother’s Day 2025 special by flying into Charlotte early for a business trip. We had a wonderful weekend visit. The only thing we missed was having Siouxxanne there too. We road Amtrak’s Piedmont from Durham to Charlotte and avoided traffic, parking, and driving I-85 on a stormy weekend. The Durham station is in…
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