Fan is short for Fanatic (P365 – July 5)

And one definition of fanatic would include driving 428 miles round trip for 20 miles of ‘rare mileage’ rails.  Still that’s what Beth and I did last Monday.  We were presented with the opportunity for a speeder excursion on the Beecher Falls Branch in Colebrook, NH.  The state is considering removal of the rails and [...]

Hobo Railroad

We attended the 22nd Annual White Mountains Trackcar Meet on the Hobo and Winnipesaukee Railroads this weekend.  The motorcar ran very well; the weather not so much.

New Haven cab cars at the Hobo RR in Lincoln, NH.  June 4.

June 5.  Somewhere in Campton, NH.

June 6.  Angry sky over Weirs Beach, NH [...]

Sadie's Pool (P365 - April 23)

Beth and I went for a picnic on the Cotton Valley Rail Trail today.  She really did have fun, but just wouldn’t smile for the camera.  My batteries were dying, so I couldn’t make extra attempts.  We did about 16 miles in the railcar, and it was a good opportunity to road test some [...]

One of THOSE days, or the Value of Doing It Right The First Time

The weather was forecast to be nice today, so I was eager to get the motorcar out for a run on the Cotton Valley rails. Yesterday I installed my foot clutch conversion. The hardest part was drilling the hole in the tunnel for the shaft to pass through.

The hand clutch lever had a return [...]