Happy Amtrak Day!

Happy Amtrak day to all who celebrate! On this day 55 years ago Amtrak began operations, nationalizing passenger rail service in the United States

Dogstomp #3363 - February 25th

Vermont drops by to say hi! #mlp

The steamboat Ticonderoga was launched on Lake Champlain on this day in 1906. It was the last steamboat built along Lake Champlain. The boat operated on the lake almost 50 years and was moved to the Shelburne Museum in 1955.

when it comes to food on trains the first thoughts that come to mind tends to Be luxurious dining cars. But I often find listed in time tables “Sandwich service” and DAMN I need to know more About that!

The ground is kind. It’s always there to catch you when you fall.

happy birthday john

FOLKS!! I made SOOP

a while ago I did some posts comparing old postcards of Vermont Train stations to how they look today. Well! I have a couple more! Here is Waterbury Vermont!

just another day

Does anyone else do this thing, where you buy a book cuz its cheep and vaguely relates to a topic you like, and then years later you find it again and realize, OH SHIT, THIS IS VERY RELEVANT TO MY CURRENT OBSESSION!!

pebber

Thanks to @coaldust.bsky.social for this one, with a brief cameo of yours truly in the background

went on a little trip on Amtrak’s Vermonter today

[3/5] Snickers: Documenting biblical levels of gluttony, it's his 3rd bowl of spaghetti.

My Kato WP F3 leads a mixed freight past the grain elevator on @coaldust.bsky.social’s module

St Albans Train show was a success!! and I’m exhausted lol. Here are some pics from the show.

St Albans train show!!

For my fellow Gundam and Warhammer builders

Pulling this drawing i did back in 2020 out from the archives. I still really like how this one came out

I made waaaay too many muffins. Happy Derpy hooves day!! Plush made by @rubiowolf.bsky.social

44 tons of cuteness

An amazing 1948 letter by pioneering model railroad Gordon Varney:

gift i did a week ago for @featherhors.bsky.social <3 <3 <3

When it comes to old Railroad operations, and keeping trains from wrecking into each other, often mentioned are the importance of the telegraph, pocket watches, and signals. But I don’t think we highlight enough just how much the system relied on TONS of paper.

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paint him like one of your French bats a commission for @tikibat.com!

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On a scale of one to ten, I’m not sure what units we’re measuring with. And I think we forgot to tare.

Yep, it snowed a lot

Springfield show day two! It was a lot more quiet. Less vendor, layout, and people because of the big snow storm. But there was still stuff to see.

Springfield train show pics thread!

Do folks want Springfield train show posts from me this year???

Gonna ride down to the springfield show with a friend. However to save him some driving I’m taking the Vermonter for a few stops to meet him.

Jan 22, 1884: Orange Jull of Orangeville, ON obtains a patent for the world's first successful rotary snow plow. An earlier patent for a rotary plow had been granted in 1869 to J.W. Elliott, a Toronto dentist, but the machine was never built. 1/3

Getting ready for the big train show. Because I have a history of accidentally buying duplicates freight cars I went through and took pics of all my N scale rolling stock. ^^ also to remind myself I have TOO MUCH already…. yet not enough

Friend doodles

Anyone else going to the big train show down towards Springfield Mass????

New model train show added: NWV Vermont Rails Model Railroad Show March 14, 2026 10am-4pm Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center St. Albans City, Vermont, USA

Here's some more 35mm film shot with the Devry from 2024 during the eclipse over Vermont.

Started listening to Vermont Public’s Jazz stream And Hot DAYUM this music is delicious

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Thanks for sticking around another year🎆

Finished pieces for the Cozy YCH this year! Thanks to those who got one. If you still want one, check out my Kofi for open slots [ #commission #art #mlp #dnd #ych ]

I need there to be an in depth look of Guilford Transportation/Pan-Am Railways. Because a LOT happened in their relatively short existence and I WANT ANSWERS!!

Com for my friend comet <3

Are you Canadian National Railways from 1923-1995, because you seem to be in possession of a Grand Trunk ;3

Happy Hearths Warming

Merry crimmus eve from Vermont