Photos and Some Art
I had a few relatively "good" days so I tackled a small art project over the past two days. I decided to shoot some photos of my HO scale Dreyfuss Hudson steam locomotive which then, as usual, morphed into a larger project. This distinctive steam locomotive was perhaps the most famous locomotive of the New York Central Railroad, specifically, of 20th Century Limited passenger service fame. This was considered the fastest passenger train service between New York City and Chicago back in the 1940s. The route ran up the Hudson River then traveled westward along the Great Lakes. Today, this route is named the Lake Shore Limited, a route Sheila and I have traveled quite a few times. Unfortunately, the Lake Shore Limited is not nearly as glamorous as the 20th Century Limited once was but it is nice to retrace this historic route nevertheless. The Lake Shore Limited can be referred to as many things but glamorous is definitely not one of them. I...