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The Quad Cities, East St. Louis, and Western Railway, a fictitious model railroad

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Going Modular

2020-08-252020-08-25 donhead comment on Going Modular

Having worked in the computer industry for my entire career, I value portability and flexibility in every aspect of my life. I generally buy things more for function, and less for form. I made one compromise when I bought this house; I bought it knowing it didn’t have a basement. That meant no permanent place

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Origin Story

2020-08-20 donhead comment on Origin Story

The Quad Cities, East St. Louis, and Western Railroad came about in the early 2000’s. I had moved to St. Louis in 1999, and after a couple of other jobs, started working for a Midwest regional scrap metal company in 2001. The job had me travelling mostly in and around Iowa, going as far West

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Administration

And so it begins..

2020-08-202020-08-20 donhead comment on And so it begins..

Welcome to the Quad Cities, East St. Louis, and Western Railway! I came up with this name years ago, and even registered the domain, but never got around to doing anything with it. The trains themselves were ones I had collected over the years, but outside of setting up a loop on the table or

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