All operable GP9 were consisted together to move grain, LPG and general freight north to Churchill.  Two newly built (in model form) lightweight GP9 were part of the consist.  

https://youtu.be/jr0MNbPWa90

Interested in A-1-A Alco 1951 built RSC-3 in daily commuter service?  Then Barreiro Portugal was a good place to be.  Latest blog post : https://ageologistchasingtrains.blogspot.com/2020/12/portugal-alcos-july-1995.html

A friend and I visited Fraser Surrey Docks in Surrey BC in August 1999 and got more than I bargained for.  This is a nice compact operation that might be perfect for a small switching layout:

My latest blog post about railfanning the Apache Railway between Holbrook and Snowflake Arizona.  Alco goodness a plenty:

https://ageologistchasingtrains.blogspot.com/2020/10/apache-railway-june...

Continuing on my recent Alco theme: 

If you want to model an all Alco railway with an exotic twist, give a thought to the Buenos Aires al Pacifico Railway in Argentina.  

https://ageologistchasingtrains.blogspot.com/2020/09/buenos-aires-al-pacifico-railway.html

I visited the SIDOR steel mill in Venezuela in 1999 while working there.  Alco (re-engined) and GE switchers a plenty in a place no one has heard of. 

https://ageologistchasingtrains.blogspot.com/2020/08/sidor-venezuela-may-25-1999.html

Marc Simpson

I wonder if anyone makes 75cm gauge equipment... I can see the attraction of narrow gauge railroads.  I blog about my time working in southern Argentina with narrow gauge steam in my backyard.  Southern Diversion

Marc Simpson

I'm venturing into new territory now with an attempt at some scenery, my first try at any sort of serious scenery.  I'm building a photo diorama to shoot some models on as well as to test some scenery techniques.  I wanted to try and capture a northern Canadian Shield view along a boggy body of water with a photo backdrop behind that I could change out to switch up the view a bit.  

We always see people's successes on their blogs and in their photos, but we generally don't see the stuff that didn't work or that failed along that path to success.   I had one of those failures last night, and it was entirely my own fault.