CALVERT CENTRAL RAILROAD

The Calvert Central is a 1:8 scale, 7.5-inch-gauge ride-on railroad located in Calvert, Maryland.  It was started in October 2008.  It currently consists of about 400 feet of track, including a 300-foot main line and a spur into a storage shed.  Equipment includes a "Galloping Goose" rail truck and a small train pulled by a 4-wheeled locomotive run on battery power.

1. Assembling Track Panels 2. Installing Track 3. A new Galloping Goose 4. Moving the Goose to the tracks 5. Galloping Goose's First Run 6. Big Load of Ballast 7. Progress on Building Track 8. Almost Done the Loop 9. The Loop is Done! 10. Trackwork on a Cold Winter's Day 11. Building a turnout 12. Building a turnout - p. 2 13. Building a turnout - p. 3 14. The Turnout is Done! 15. Riding the Flatcar 16. Brakes and a Test Run 17. Getting Ready for the Shed 18. Moving Stone for the Shed 19. The Shed Arrives 20. Back to Work on the Railroad 21. The New Loop is Done 22. Riding the Galloping Goose 23. Installing a Turntable

24. Building a Small Locomotive 25. Lettering and Riding the Critter 26. Fun Times on the Calvert Central 27. Building a Rider Car 28. More Adventures with the Critter 29. Running Passenger Trains 30. More Good Times on the CC 31. Track Expansion 32. Construction Progress 33. Dog Days of July 34. Moving a Load of Stone 35. Running at Del. Creek Live Steamers 36. Installing a Girder Bridge 37. Tracklaying Progress 38.  Finishing the New Main Line 39.  Riding the new track 40.  Washout! 41.  Installing another turnout 42.  Building a small bridge 43.  Riding the Rails 44.  Building an 0-4-0 "Goat" Locomotive 45.  Goat (Continued) 46.  Goat Tote VIDEO - CritterCam (uncut) Construction Specs

Our friends Paul and Lisa take the "Critter" and its train for a spin around the new curve.  You can tell what this railroad is all about by the smiles on their faces!

PETERSBURG AND CHARLOTTESVILLE RAILROAD

The Petersburg and Charlottesville Railroad is a G scale railroad which has recently moved from Newark, Delaware to Calvert, Maryland.  Construction at the new location started in January 2008.  The railroad now consists of a 150-foot loop in one garden and an 80-foot loop in another, both with access to a basement railroad for running and storing trains.  Currently the railroad is relatively dormant, as our spare time and energy are involved in other pursuits, including the Calvert Central Railroad (see above).

A Western Maryland GP-40 pulls a coal train around a curve with a beautiful dogwood blooming in the background. The cars behind the locomotive carry the batteries and receiver.

Photo Pages

BUILDING THE NEW RAILROAD Indoor RR Track Plan Indoor RR Progress - Jan. 2008 Indoor RR Progress - Feb. 2008 Handlaying Track Budd Car's First Run Building the Lower Loop Building the Upper Loop Continuous Running At Last Budd Car Takes a Fall Hole in the Wall Up the Hill Out the Door Into the Garden Building the Garden Railroad Trains Posing in the Garden Visit From Mark and Chris Building the Shady Grove Loop Open House - June 7 Open House - June 8 Saturday Morning Run Rolling Eggs Railroad Connector for the Kidney Branch A new Wye Expanding the Indoor Yard Rerouting the Indoor Main Line A new route for the Mikado

NEW WEB PAGES AND VIDEOS Run Day on the Pisgah Central Railroad - 11/1/08 P&C Open House 10/26/08 P&C Open House 10/18/08 A Visit to Delaware Creek Live Steamers Video - 425 Whistle Salute Video - Steam in Lehigh Gorge Steam Excursion on the Reading and Northern Downstate Delaware Open Houses - 6/21/08 Video of BuddCam at B&O RR Museum The Budd Car's Travels in 2007 A Visit to the Beacon Hill Railroad Video of Chesapeake Allegheny Live Steamers Photos of Cranberry Creek and Pinelands Railroad Photos of West Berlin Garden Railroad Video of West Berlin (NJ) Garden Railroad Railfan trip to Horseshoe Curve and Western Md. Video of train climbing the hill from Altoona to Gallitzin Video of Western Maryland Steam Engine Video of Two Trains Exiting Gallitzin Tunnel Photos of 2007 National Convention in Las Vegas Video of 1.5-inch Scale Railroad in Nevada Video of Night Train in Kingman Canyon Video of BNSF Stack Train in Kingman Canyon Video of Nevada Northern Diesel Train Video of Nevada Northern Steam Train Nevada Northern Steam Train Nevada Northern Shop Tour Nevada Northern Yards Nevada Northern Diesel Train Raifanning at Kingman Arizona Video ; Seven Trains And A Dog New Link: 2007 Open House Schedule Video of Easter Egg Train East Coast Large Scale Train Show Railfanning in York - 3/30/07 How to Make and Share Video Clips Visit to Baltimore Society of Model Engineers Video of Triple Headed Eggliner Snowplow Video of Eggliner Snowplow at Work - 2/13/07 Dan and Mike's N Scale Layout - 11/23/06 Toland's Open House - 10/14/06 Last Run on the Dal Valley Railroad- 10/9/06 A Visit to Ken's Garden Railroad - 9/25/06 History of theP&;C Steamers Gather; at the P&C - 9/11/06 Wednesday Night Crew at the P&C - 9/6/06 Operating Session at Ken's - 8/30/06 Operating Session at Dan's - 8/23/06 Operating Session at Doug's - 8/17/06 Operating Session at Joe's - 8/16/06 An Evening at the Marshallton Central - 8/14/06 Mason Dixon Club Visits the P&C - 8/20/06 Build a locomotive maintenance cradle Photos from 2006 National Garden Rwy. Convention Railfanning at Tehachapi Loop Photos from June 2006 Open Houses 2006 June Open House Schedule G Scalers in Houston Texas 4/6/06 Railfanning in York, PA 3/31/06 The Railroad Tackles the Blizzard of 2006 A Ride on the West Chester Railroad 9/25/05 How To Pull Motors from an SD45

LINKS - CLUBS Mason-Dixon LS RR Club SE Pennsylvania GRS Shore Line Garden RR Club LINKS - GARDEN RR's West Berlin Garden RR (N.J.) Chris Petka's ID&OM Keith Heck's Three Cedars RR

Videos

How-To Pages

Railfan Pages

BUDD ON THE ROAD 2003 2004 p1234 2005 p123 2006 2007

Photos of 2005 G Day Open Houses: Page 1 - P&C June 26 Page 2 - P&C June 26 Page 3 - Other RRs June 26 Page 4 - Other RRs June 26 Page 5 - P&;C June 27 Page 6 - Keiths June 27

NON-RAILROAD WEB PAGES

Photos from Colleen and Adrian's Wedding

Nelleka's Wedding

Photos of our new house

Non-railroad photos from 2006 California Trip San Francisco Pacific Ocean California Critters

Newark High School Marching Band 2006

Newark High School Marching Band 2007

FORMER INTRODUCTION The Petersburg and Charlottesville Railroad is a battery-powered, all-weather backyard railroad located in Newark, Delaware.  The trains are G gauge, 1:29 scale. The railroad fills most of our back yard, about 70 x 80 feet. It has 4 independent loops of 250 feet each, two smaller loops, and many sidings and storage tracks. All turnouts are handlaid. All trains are battery powered, carrying batteries and remote controls within locomotives or trailing cars. We have open houses in late spring and mid fall each year.  We had an Open House on Sunday November 4, the last Open House at this location. The railroad is moving to Calvert Maryland. We will keep you updated on progress. This website was launched in March 2003 and has been growing ever since. In June 2006 it was upgraded to a GeoCities Plus site so you don't have to look at ads. There are lots of photos and several how-to articles. I add more all the time, so check back often!