Rescuing Model Railway Trestles and Bridges

Retirement gives time for Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and OfferUp searching. That led to the discovery of old model railway elements that would have been destroyed when the previous owners moved on. This area of the blog documents the journey to bring their craftspersonship back to life. The story starts with a number of various classified purchases.

Boyle's Great Loop

The adventure started in July 2018, after Currie's retirement, in Rhode Island, USA. We purchased the boat in September of 2017 and registered her in Newport RI, under her previous name of Cherish. She was put up for the winter on land. July was the first time we had seen her again and here is where the story starts and then the day-to-day blog entries.