You think of crime novels, you think of trains. Well, maybe not you. but many people. Murder on the Orient Express leaps to mind, of course, but there are a lot of other examples, as you can read about in… Read More ›
Model Railroading
Following directions, a.k.a. lather-rinse-repeat
If you’ve ever built a model railroad structure (or a model airplane or whatever), you either build it from scratch, build it from a kit, or do some combination of the two. I am definitely not a scratch builder, so… Read More ›
The Mattapan-Ashmont “High Speed” Line in 360°
When I first moved to Boston, the Red Line went from Harvard to Ashmont (red because it’s close to crimson). Then the northern portion was extended from Harvard to Alewife. It was supposed to go to Arlington and Lexington, but… Read More ›
What? A model railroad can be a computational device and a musical instrument?!
Surely you’re joking, Mr. Aaronson. I can (just barely) believe the musical instrument claim, but a computational device??? Actually, both claims are true, hard as it is to believe. For the musical instrument, watch this short video and you’ll see… Read More ›
Boston in Transit
Boston’s rich history of public transit deserves your attention if you live in, work in, or have visited The Hub. That’s short for “Hub of the Universe,” in case you missed the memo. Boston is nothing if not proud of… Read More ›
Model Citizens
Are you a model citizen? If you subscribe to Amazon Prime (and who doesn’t, these days?), go watch their excellent new video titled Model Citizens. Yes, you guessed it, it’s all about model railroaders: who we are, what we do, why we… Read More ›
Model trains are not cat toys!!!
You can skip to 1:20 if you’re impatient:
Bay State Model Railroad Museum Open House
So you’ve never heard of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum? Well, it exists, even if you haven’t heard of it. It’s very small — but yes, it does exist and seems to be thriving, right in the heart of… Read More ›
The huge Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show
This year’s Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show was different from previous years’ — not because the exhibits were significantly different (they weren’t) nor because it was held in West Springfield rather than Amherst (that’s been true for years). It… Read More ›
Murder on the Toy Town Express
Toy Town is East Aurora, NY. Although you probably already knew that, I didn’t know it until I read Barbara Early’s Murder on the Toy Town Express. Don’t confuse this novel with the famous murder on that other express. You can tell… Read More ›
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