HO scale Andover General Store Kit build

 HO scale Andover General Store Laser-cut kit from Mount Blue Model Co.  I renamed it the 'Dutch Henry Grange Hall'.

The Man in the Depot Dies....

 Milas "Jim" James Horton (1932-2022)

Pictured here in 2016, this former Waterville Railway Co. Depot was home to Jim for almost 60 years. This building also served as the headquarters for the Waterville Transfer Co., a local trucking company owned by Jim and his wife Muriel. They started the business out the the defunct depot in 1963 and ran it until 1979. Jim passed away last month at 90 years of age. Muriel preceded him in 2010. Rest easy Horny Toad....

1909 Mansfield Branch Mixed Train Troubles

1909 Mansfield Branch Mixed Train Troubles.

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA.

Originally posted on the Big Bend Railroad Blog.

1909 Mansfield Branch Station Survey

1909 Mansfield Branch Station Survey

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA.

Thanks to Aaron Schwarz for finding these documents.  

Originally posted by the Big Bend Railroad blog.

1909 Mansfield Business Inquiry Letter

1909 Mansfield Business Inquiry Letter

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA.

Mr. Dwyer's letter is not available. Here is the response sent to him.

1909 Report On The Mansfield Branch

1909 Report On The Mansfield Branch

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA.  

Originally posted on the Big Bend Railroad Blog.

Grain Warehouses on the Mansfield Branch

From the Jim Fredrickson Collection at PNRA.

Original post by the Big Bend Railroad History Blog.  Date of these documents are from approx. 1909.

HO scale billboard from 1972

 Scratch built HO scale billboard from 1972.

Actual billboard just southeast of Waterville along US2 pictured here in 1972.

Scratch built HO scale garage

 Scratch built HO scale garage shop.  Copied it from a model I saw from Fos Scale Models.

Fos Scale Model prototype