• Welcome to the Herrin Micro
    This blog will follow my progress of building a micro layout of a scene located in Herrin, Illinois. This micro layout fits in a space of 49...
  • New Power at Herrin
    I recently purchased a BLI Paragon 4 locomotive that is DCC equipped along with a capacitor that allows the loco to navigate dirty and imper...
  • History Highlights of the Prototype
    Photo by Terry Redeker (used with permission)  The Herrin branch line was constructed in 1895 by the Chicago & Texas connecting Carbo...