Model Train Enthuisiast Shows Photos

November 18, 2005

I came across an excellent model train site for you to look at. It is called http://www.stevestrains.com It has some excellent photos of the model trains in action including photos of the family cats.

Steve is modeling the P. H. Glatfelter Paper Plant in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. This plant, once served by both the Western Maryland Railway and the Penn Central Railroad has been in operation well over 100 years. Their original and still main production plant is in Spring Grove and to this day still relies heavily on the railroads for their products. Today the plant is served by Yorkrailway Inc, a subsidiary of GWI (Genesee and Wyoming Inc.). Yorkrailway is the combination of Yorkrail and the Maryland and Pennsylvania RR’s.

Here is something you don’t see often, a VERY clean PC GP-38. Must not have been any switchers available today, so the crew gets a higher horsepower ride. We will follow this guy for a bit.

The PC crew at work again switching the Paper Track. Cars on both ends means lots of work to be done and chances are, the boxcar in front of the engine is a buffer car since Steve can’t take power into the building. This way we use the buffer car to reach in and grab the cars we need.

Visit Steves site and take a look at some of his other photos.