Monthly Archives: August 2007

One of the very first MTH Premier steam locomotives that I got was the Southern Pacific Cab Forward (4-8-8-2) and it's hard to believe that that was almost 10 years ago!  It's a large model of a very unusual prototype … Continue reading →

If two big green steamers doubleheaded is good, well then, three big green steamers tripleheaded must be better! I've now shot a video of the MTH Premier Great Northern Z-6 Challenger (4-6-6-4), the MTH Premier GN R-2 (2-8-8-2) and the … Continue reading →

Anyone who knows me or my videos probably saw this one coming from a mile away!  I mean, how can you have TWO big green monsters and not doublehead them?  So, I did!   Here's a video of the MTH … Continue reading →

Stopping by the Model Railroad Shop today, I was shocked to find out that a toy had arrived for me.  It turns out to be none other than the MTH Premier Great Northern Z-6 Challenger (4-6-6-4), a huge locomotive that … Continue reading →

I've now finished the twelfth display case.  Unlike most of those that I build, since this was designed to fit under one that I had custom built for me, I stained it to match, as closely as I could, the … Continue reading →

The first two display cases that I got for the trains were custom built for me by a fine craftsman (you can see them on the Display Cases page of my web site).  After those, I started building them myself.  … Continue reading →