Label: Our New Arrival!

Our new arrival is pictured above and the boxcar has been moved to the archives. We are so proud! Join us at The Omega Scale Railway in welcoming our newest member of the family. After some challenges and delays our new baby is finally here. The new member is our 0-6-0 Shifter, a steam switch engine. This type was used by hundreds of railroads. We at The Omega Scale Railway have remiss in the fact that we have components for hundreds of rolling-stock and nothing to haul them with. Sounds like the national government has been planning this doesn't it. Well, in fact some of the problem was due to the necessity of placing a bulk order. Nevertheless, management at The Omega Scale Railway takes full responsibility for the preponderance of boxcars. Next we will need a road engine. The little switcher we have now will probably need a brother as well. But, going forward, let's see if we can get some freight shipped over the main line. What is in the works is a type 2-6-0 mogul. A work horse of the early days of railroading some of which lasted until diesels came into full use. As usual, a newly motivated and industrious omscaler