Dick Kitz’s Newton Creek Railroad

Dick Kitz's Newton Creek Railroad

Dick Kitz started this layout in 1970. It has been moved once to the present site. The primary railroad is Union Pacific, but he also has Southern Pacific. The railroad scenery is Colorado-based with narrow, as well as standard gauge. It’s in HO and HOn3, DCC. Most of the rail is hand-laid, although the newer […]

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Dick Kitz’s Newton Creek Railroad

Dick Kitz's Newton Creek Railroad

Dick Kitz started this layout in 1970. It has been moved once to the present site. The primary railroad is Union Pacific, but he also has Southern Pacific. The railroad scenery is Colorado-based with narrow, as well as standard gauge. It’s in HO and HOn3, DCC. Most of the rail is hand-laid, although the newer […]

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Charlie’s Trackside Postcards: Rocky Mountain Zephyrs

A silver-and-blue painted Amtrak diesel locomotive moves through a treeless snow covered mountain landscape under clear skies.

What’s a guy to do on New Year’s Eve when the ambient temperature is -22˚F? Chase Amtrak long-distance trains into the Rocky Mountains, of course! Naturally, Charlie Conway’s effort was rewarded with picture-perfect postcard scenery, dashing diesels, and roads routing along the Union Pacific right-of-way for his final day in Colorado. […]

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Charlie’s Trackside Postcards: Rocky Mountain Zephyrs

A silver-and-blue painted Amtrak diesel locomotive moves through a treeless snow covered mountain landscape under clear skies.

What’s a guy to do on New Year’s Eve when the ambient temperature is -22˚F? Chase Amtrak long-distance trains into the Rocky Mountains, of course! Naturally, Charlie Conway’s effort was rewarded with picture-perfect postcard scenery, dashing diesels, and roads routing along the Union Pacific right-of-way for his final day in Colorado. […]

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