Locomotives

…of Anoraks, Pufferküsser and Tragics!

Posted by Trainphilos on 7 July 2024 in Blogs and such..., History, Locomotives, Railroad Art, Railroad History, Railroad Photography, Railroad Travel / Tourism |No Comments

A short foreword and explanation: My friend Michael in London has been doing a blog since blogs became a thing. He started out to review, comment on and complain about all things Apple. Hence the blog’s URL: http://www.macfilos.com. However over the years his obsession with photography and cameras, in particular Leica equipment, became the main […]

Read More

New Toys!

Posted by Trainphilos on 6 May 2024 in Deutsche Bahn, HO Train Layouts, Locomotives, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Manufacturer, Railroad History, US Railroads |No Comments

During the last few weeks a couple of new items were added to the rolling stock roster of my model railway. As per usual I had totally forgotten having “pre-ordered” them over a year ago. Model train manufacturers tend to announce new future projects with an option for the customer to “pre-order”. This pre-ordering process […]

Read More

…and still working on the railroad!

Posted by Trainphilos on 5 January 2024 in Blogs and such..., Deutsche Bahn, History, HO Train Layouts, Locomotives, Model Train Layouts, Model Trains, Uncategorized |2 Comments

Just about three years in, my HO scale model train layout is still very much a work in progress. It is not even close to being finished. In fact I am already tearing up some parts of the layout since I am not happy with the way some of it turned out. I am beginning […]

Read More