To All: Today I present a decision many of us model railroaders face, namely, do I install lights and animation to my

           layout? I will phrase the question like this--Pros and Cons. Pros-1) Lights sure look great for night scenes

          in buildings and strret lights 2) Animation is a great conversation subject, such as a working coal dumper.

To All: Dinosaurs do exist (at least on our model railroads). Photo by Lawrence Eggering. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout

To All: Here is a recent photo of an art piece (in this case a photo) I took recently on the side of a building (I believe it is the Senior Center) in Manton, Michigan. Please post any photos you have of railroad art on the side of buildings. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail group Layout

To All: Today I present two covered hoppers that I weathered for Lime & Borax Service. I used spackling to achieve this look. This type of weathering would definitely fit in the extreme weathering category. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout

To All: This Eastern & Portland 50 foot boxcar I painted, lettered, weathered and dullcoated. It ia a fictional railroad featured in a movie. Can anyone tell me the title of the movie and who starred in it? Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout