To All: The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton RR was a 640 mile line, that eventully had mileage  in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, that was formed in 1846. By 1917 it was controlled by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. I detailed, painted and lettered the "What If" boxcar. Reduced herald art work is mine. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout

To All: Railroads of the E. St. Louis Rail Group in the 1950's to 1970's--1)Missouri Pacific  2)Chicago & Eastern Illinois (MP) 3)Illinois Central 4)Litchfield & Madison (C&NW) 5) Chicago & North Western 6) St. Louis & O'Fallon 7)E. St. Louis Junction 8)New York Central 9)Pennsylvania 10)Wabash (N&W) 11) Louisville & Nashville 12) Baltimore & Ohio (C&O) 13)Nickel Plate (N&W) 14) Chesapeake & Ohio 15)Gulf Mobile & Ohio (IC) 16) Nashville, Chattanooga & St.

To All: Something that bugs me but probably shouldn't are retaining walls. It seem every model railroad

           big or small has to have a retaining wall between a yard and another set of tracks or town. I have

           traveled extensively and have yet to see this in the USA. They may be out there, but where?

To All: Today I present a Bourk-Donaldson-Taylor refrigerator car. This company transported fruits and vegetables all over the country from Colorado. I took this photo on Dennis Larson's San Juan Northern RR HO/HOn3 layout recently. An unusual color scheme to say the least! Does any one out there know who made this car? Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout