The California Grand Palace's streetside view and main entrance. The Oakdale trackside area has had a blank spot in it for far too long....

The "Gray house" in its temporary location at Farmington. It will eventually be moved to the residental area. A few weeks ago, a f...

  The old Forbe's Crossing depot now doing service at Holden on a temporary basis. Maybe a little repair work on the roof would be in or...

The Batchelder building in downtown Stockton. Benjamin Pierce Batchelder started his photography business in Stockton in 1853. Althoug...

This side of the building faces the main Farmington road. For some reason the prototype wall was angled about 20 degrees from the road. No...

The Woods Cigar and Newspaper agency taken around the turn of the 20th century. A couple of weeks ago, while browsing through Faceboo...

Ready to install on the railroad, Long and Owen will be a nice replacement for what has been just a label for the industry. One of the i...

A small local saloon with no entertainment other than a mediocre piano player. The multi-colored cable at the distant left of the photo is...

Three new businesses have arisen in the last several days, and yes, I have been graciously given a portion of my wife's quilting room ...

Both new structures will find a place on a street in Farmington. Two more merchants have decided to move into the growing town of Farmin...

The Dyke & Harrold store and the Central Hotel in their approximate final positions at Farmington. Another view of the D&H s...

The new Central Hotel as it sits on the workbench (yes, mine is as cluttered as anybody else's). Signs and other details still need to...

Although the steps seem to be floating in air, when scenicking is done, they will be flush with the top of the ties. An earth berm will ru...

Farmington depot circa the 1890s. Note the privy behind the lattice fence at the right and the switch stand. A few months ago, I bit the...

Henderson Carriages is located just behind the depot on the industry spur in Stockton. Several years ago, I bought an old Magnuson kit c...

Stand-in buildings show what a finished street might look like in downtown Stockton. Making the building flats for Stockton ( April 8 Po...

The entire set of flats I constructed stretches about six feet along the backdrop at Stockton. The depressed area at the right will be a m...

A California Fruit Express refrigerator car awaits loading at the new San Joaquin Fruit Growers' Association packing plant. The San ...

Two weeks ago, Kansas City hosted its bi-annual Prairie Rail event. This is an invitational operating weekend where railroaders congregate f...