Just a quick shout-out to the eBay seller “amuse-me-toys” (https://www.ebay.com/usr/amuse-me-toys). I had picked up a bunch of little items from them all at once, and in the package, they included some cars, which I’m quite certain my kids will enjoy driving around the layout (whenever it gets assembled, decorated, etc). Yay for freebies! =)
Month: August 2020
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
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
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