I had a few moments today to walk along the Canadian Pacific Little Current Subdivision. I snapped this photo along what was the Algoma Eastern Right of Way just south of Espanola Ontario. The tracks are gone and the route has been converted to a trail. The roadbed is washed Continue Reading
There is a stretch of track along the Little Current Subdivision that follows Highway 6 South to Little Current on Birch Island that always interested me. As I drive South to the Island, I often wonder what it would have been like on this highway as trains rolled by on Continue Reading
The Algoma Eastern Railway purchased two identical Consolidation (2-8-0 wheel arrangement) locomotives from Montreal Locomotive works. Number 55 arrived in January 1921 and are nearly identical to Canadian Government Railway engines. After being modified by adding weight to the front to prevent the pilot trucks from derailing it was said Continue Reading
There aren’t many photographs of Little Current that include locomotives with any amount of detail. I plan to use these few photos to model some of the locomotives for this layout. Once such locomotive is CPR 8560 which I am modelling here. This RS-10 is the only one I’ve seen Continue Reading
Recently I finished the Little Current Imperial Oil Facility as faithfully as i could with limited photos from the time period. But I had a change of heart. The more I thought about it, there are very few people who would recognize this location the way I modelled it during Continue Reading
It might seem counter-intuitive to want trucks to have friction but on a small switching layout it can add a wonderful sense of realism. This is a small modular switching layout that has relatively few cars on the layout. Trains on the layout move slowly and need to stop and Continue Reading
A flat finish on wheelsets and trucks can make a big difference to the realism of rolling stock. Recently I found an easy way that makes a durable finish. After giving wheels a cleaning with isopropyl alcohol I use Woodland Scenics Weathered Tie track painter pen to paint the wheelsets. Continue Reading
The Imperial Oil Dealer was located on Highway 68 just before the swing bridge. From the research I have found so far, it was slightly elevated about 12 feet from the highway and has 6 tanks, a larger storage building and a few smaller buildings probably to house transfer equipment. Continue Reading
A combination of conifer, birch and other generic trees are now installed along the back of the first module. This space is compressed by about 50% compared to the real little current where there two stands of trees are separated by a field in this area in the 50’s. On Continue Reading
