Well, that’s another one behind us all.
In 2023, the State Belt hosted 7 sessions for people who had never operated here before, and (at least) 5 more for returning guests. I’m pretty happy with that, especially since it had basically been shut down since the autumn of 2017.
Finally feeling a bit more confident in traveling these days, I got the chance to bang around a few PFE reefers on various layouts during BayRails in March:
and then moved a few more cars in Omaha in October:
I’ve been learning a lot of things lately, including sign making with CNC routers, creating buildings with a laser cutter, and carving up some locomotive frames with a real mill. There will be details on those in the coming months, as the progress gets further along and there are some “after” pictures.
I hope your 2024 is your best year yet!
Building the State Belt Railway 