Nov 23, 2024

It's National Model Railroad Month again! Lisa Watson, Executive Director of the Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society (YPRRHS), pulls into the station to teach Cindy and Harrison about the history of the model railroad hobby, and how it relates to the history of railroads in general. Cotton candy vanishes. An ancient temple wonder rotates. Napoleon III earns himself a "World's Greatest Dad" mug. A horse on a treadmill challenges "The Rocket" to a race, with predictable results. Lionel makes an unexpected sale.

The annual YPRRHS model Christmas show is happening December 21-22 from 10 am - 5 pm at the old Portland and Western depot building next to the Toledo post office. 

Episode artwork:

Woodcut by E. Grangile from a photograph by Charles-Louis Michelez, Le Monde Illustré, 8 October 1859, depicting the model railroad built by Napoleon III for his 3-year-old son, Napoleon, Prince Imperial.