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Motive Power 1947-1949
Valley Line Freight Ops in the 1940s
Trains Through Old Saybrook, 1947
Research Resources and Old Saybrook Operations
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A Timetable Alternative
The Agent/Operator
The Crew Call - Another Opportunity for Realism
Valley Line Crew Info
Sample Crew Call
Jobs Available
Conductor's Notes
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A Day on PDX-2
Choosing an Era
The End of Steam in the CT Valley
Era Creep - a DERS-1b Story
Focusing on Fall '48
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DERS-1b #0669
DERS-2b #0510
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Grand Trunk Western #581986 1-1/2 Door Boxcar
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Patching Backdrop Seams
Vacation/Small Space Modeling
Rolling Stock Staging & Storage
Rolling Work Cart
Installing A-Line #29000 Sill Steps
Installing MicroMark SwitchTender Switch Machines
Misc. Projects
Saybrook Control Panel
Valley Coal Conveyor
Berlin Branch Bridge
NCE Internal Antenna Modification
Converting Can Lights to Layout Lighting
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New Haven RR Structure Colors
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NHRR Firing Manual
NHRR Shanty Stove
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The Valley Local on A Modeler's Life
The Valley Local on Model Rail Radio
Trains of Thought
MRH Article: Ops Pro/Con
Deja Vu
Too Much Layout?
Unfinished Business
Ghosts of Railroads Past
The Simplicity of a Stolen Hour
Get to Know Your Neighbors
Weekend Words for RR Wives
The Do Over - An Antidote to Analysis & Progress Paralysis
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2018 Highlights & 2019 Goals
2017 Highlights & 2018 Goals
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