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    Monthly meeting at my local model railroad store & local club in Cortland NY

    Monthly meetings and seems to be more stable and actually growing. We've got the O scale layout pretty stable ready to grow again I think this season. More help would certainly be welcome! Also there are now two HO layouts in process.
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    Adirondack & Alco's

    Was up in Old Forge buying an outboard motor. AND drove right past the northern end of the Adirondack RR. Looked like they were getting ready to head out so I stopped in. Think I caught a training as well as the south bound to Utica train :)
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    CSX In East Syracuse August 2026

    Was headed back from "errands" two times last week & stopped both times to get a little CSX time :)
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    Old Lionel Scouts, Marx "Scout" Competitor Too, How Many Cars Can They Haul??

    Started inspired by a Dagryffyn video, wanted to run Scouts or the premise of finding their limitations.... didn't go as expected. :)
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    A couple of older Lionel & K-Line Locomotive powered train run :)

    I still enjoy watching the "semi" scale 3 rail trains, even more than the true scale ones. Maybe it's because of my time as a child watching them for hours going around in circles :)
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    Lionel's 0-27 sized Big Boy

    exactly where I am, and seeing the new Lionel's offerings really encouraged me to consider trying one
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    Lionel's 0-27 sized Big Boy

    Curious on folks' thoughts on those. I actually am beginning to warm up to Lionel again. Really happy to see the models that invite entry into the hobby vs. the high-cost pure O scale offerings that both size and price those offerings out of the range of many. I for one appreciate the smaller...
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    CSX in East Syracuse including CSX 1973 Chessie Heritage

    Actually a pretty active afternoon :) A 700plus axle manifest with DPU power along with a GP powered local
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    Railfan time in East Syracuse 6-30-2026 :)

    A very active day on the CSX Main :)
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    Amtrak In East Syracuse & On The Metro North Hudson Line. MTH Premier Amtrak Amfleet Rolling Stock

    Two videos inspired by a trip to where I grew up. My dad commuted on the Hudson Line thru the last years of NYC, Penn Central, and the transition to Metro North. And for years I either was with my mom going to pick him up at the train stations (Peekskill & Croton = Harmon). So on likely the last...
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    Metro North Railfan Time

    Had to go to Briarcliff Manor. Past Port Jervis and decided to spot by the museum. Headed past Peekskill where my Dad commuted from in the 1960's. What an active rail line! Stopped at Croton Harmon where my dad commuted from in the 80's.... huge facility. SO video 'ed some sights and sounds. For...
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    RMT Rolling Stock In Cortland NY & New To Me Lionel 2037

    A visit to Leonard's Hobby & I got a chance to look over some new RMT cars. And picked over a variety of old Lionel stuff as they have a rather large selection of used trains. AS usual, anytime I walk in the door, I might as well kiss 100 bucks minimum goodbye. :)
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    The Quest For Pilots For A K-Line Ep5

    Actually, brings up a topic interesting for me, and why despite the pricing of "new" this hobby isn't going away in our lifetimes :)
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    Train after Train Passing Pump Road in Brutus NY On The ex NYC CSX Main

    Years ago this was the heart of the New York Central's lock on Northeastern freight traffic. While PRR, Erie and others picked away from the New Jersey area, this was really the heart of the NYC. And now years later is really the lone survivor. NS has the Sunbury ex CN & D&H line with maybe one...
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    Railfan Time in East Syracuse NY

    Along the ex NYC CSX Mainline between cp285 & cp286 afternoon of 2-24-2026 Couple of interesting things, including five locomotives on a power move at the head end of i003, a couple of really long Manifests with DPU's. Also there was a "spirit of" and I couldn't get of what.... yet CSX...
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