Stay tuned for a major announcement from Rails Around Missouri

As some know, we moved this fall to a new home in Harbor View (Fenton). The basement was a blank canvas, and phase 1 included a bedroom, bathroom, office, and main room. Below are a couple of shots of the office. Yes, that’s a Nathan 3-chime, and it’s LOUD when hooked up. BTW, can you…

With the success of the southern Illinois book, I am moving on to Northern Illinois in the same format. This book will cover all of the major railroads from the Iowa/Wisconsin borders down to the same I-70 dividing line used for the Southern Illinois book. Rail lines I aim to cover include: the Santa Fe,…

Don Wirth’s Frisco Steam Salute is now available for only $20 plus $10 USPS Priority Mail shipping: https://michaelckelly.net/?product=frisco-steam-salute This 128-page hardcover book contains over 100 black & white and color images of Frisco steam power in the 1930s and 1940s, expertly guided by Don Wirth, Chief Mechanical Officer for Frisco 4-8-2 #1522. The book also…

From Chapter Five: The Illinois Central came to Bloomington in 1906 as the Indianapolis Southern Railroad. The IC had a very small yard between Walnut and Indiana streets, near the Indiana University campus. Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) Paducah-rebuild GP-10 #8013 and a GP40 work the yard on October 13, 1976. (Richard Koenig) Rails Around Indiana…

Yours truly was a guest on “What’s Neat This Week” with Ken Patterson, a weekly model railroading podcast sponsored by Athearn and Bachmann. My appearance begins around the 7:25 mark. https://youtu.be/w4Q7cFFc048