Iron Genesis Models
@irongenesis.bsky.social
This account is focused on early railways, and modeling them. Author of The Locomotives of the West Point Foundry. Check out my models on 3DPTrain here: https://3dptrain.com/pages/seller-profile/iron-genesis-model-works
A fantastic old photo I bought showing a horde of Midland locomotives.
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A fantastic old photo I bought showing a horde of Midland locomotives.
Also put some Preiser "1847" crew on the Norris. They seem a little too big for HO, but they work with the also slightly big Bachmann Norris.
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Also put some Preiser "1847" crew on the Norris. They seem a little too big for HO, but they work with the also slightly big Bachmann Norris.
Reposted by Iron Genesis Models
'have we met before?'
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
'have we met before?'
First print of the 1832 Mohawk & Hudson RR coach. This was the first step away from the stagecoach style coaches the railroad used in 1831. It looks very much inspired by the Stephenson (of NYC) built horsecars of the same era.
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
First print of the 1832 Mohawk & Hudson RR coach. This was the first step away from the stagecoach style coaches the railroad used in 1831. It looks very much inspired by the Stephenson (of NYC) built horsecars of the same era.
photos of cursed locomotives from my collection, post 1.
A Delaware Lackawanna & Western camelback that has inexplicably been converted to a back cab. The more you look at the details, the more cursed it becomes.
A Delaware Lackawanna & Western camelback that has inexplicably been converted to a back cab. The more you look at the details, the more cursed it becomes.
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
photos of cursed locomotives from my collection, post 1.
A Delaware Lackawanna & Western camelback that has inexplicably been converted to a back cab. The more you look at the details, the more cursed it becomes.
A Delaware Lackawanna & Western camelback that has inexplicably been converted to a back cab. The more you look at the details, the more cursed it becomes.
Reposted by Iron Genesis Models
Tonight on the printer; Ericsson and Braithwaites white elephant
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Tonight on the printer; Ericsson and Braithwaites white elephant
Reposted by Iron Genesis Models
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. This is the ideal locomotive form.
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. This is the ideal locomotive form.
It looks like a normal scene. A quiet, secluded forest, but then you look closer. There, across the river, hundreds of Victorians are staring at you.
Unknown location, photo from my collection.
Unknown location, photo from my collection.
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It looks like a normal scene. A quiet, secluded forest, but then you look closer. There, across the river, hundreds of Victorians are staring at you.
Unknown location, photo from my collection.
Unknown location, photo from my collection.
Love watching vids of the annual London to Brighton run.
The world would be a better place if automobiles never evolved. youtu.be/zqKyZa_nT6g?...
The world would be a better place if automobiles never evolved. youtu.be/zqKyZa_nT6g?...
London-Brighton Run 2025, The Start
YouTube video by Richard Arnold
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Love watching vids of the annual London to Brighton run.
The world would be a better place if automobiles never evolved. youtu.be/zqKyZa_nT6g?...
The world would be a better place if automobiles never evolved. youtu.be/zqKyZa_nT6g?...
Reposted by Iron Genesis Models
Want an HO scale model of the first locomotive to go into scheduled service in the U.S.? I've got a kit of the Best Friend on my 3DPtrain shop: 3dptrain.com/products/igm...
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Want an HO scale model of the first locomotive to go into scheduled service in the U.S.? I've got a kit of the Best Friend on my 3DPtrain shop: 3dptrain.com/products/igm...
Henry Ford's replica Rocket, built in 1929 by Robert Stephenson & Co. It has not been operated since Henry Ford's death. I took these photos while visiting the museum to do research on the DeWitt Clinton and its replica.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Henry Ford's replica Rocket, built in 1929 by Robert Stephenson & Co. It has not been operated since Henry Ford's death. I took these photos while visiting the museum to do research on the DeWitt Clinton and its replica.
Just a fun coincidence, I have two photos of the same locomotive, a P&R Q1b 2-6-4T, taken several years apart. The locomotives operated commuter trains from roughly 1903 until the line was electrified in the 1930s.
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just a fun coincidence, I have two photos of the same locomotive, a P&R Q1b 2-6-4T, taken several years apart. The locomotives operated commuter trains from roughly 1903 until the line was electrified in the 1930s.
Some details of the "Liverpool" built by Bury for the Petersburg RR of Virginia. This, supposed to be the first Bury type imported to the US, has a history that's become rather muddled up by 19th century story tellers.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
![A contemporary report of the performance of the Liverpool, which ran on the Petersburg railroad. The [about] 5 ton locomotive had 9x18" cylinders and a working pressure of 50PSI. It hauled a train of fifteen cars and one coach, weighing nearly 67 and a half tons in 1833.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sci3fsx52uk7yjwrutgc5m25/bafkreicjq2vwqxduxakpzuushhmkssy4eomuuvejv55dgeg5aytdfqvbm4@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Some details of the "Liverpool" built by Bury for the Petersburg RR of Virginia. This, supposed to be the first Bury type imported to the US, has a history that's become rather muddled up by 19th century story tellers.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
This is where I post from.
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is where I post from.
Wondering if there would be any interest in O scale models of early locomotives.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Wondering if there would be any interest in O scale models of early locomotives.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
I don't know if Hyce is on bluesky, but somebody should share this with him. youtu.be/yB7_HQGgVzc?...
Fan Trip to Silverton Fred McLeod
YouTube video by A/V Geeks 16mm Films
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I don't know if Hyce is on bluesky, but somebody should share this with him. youtu.be/yB7_HQGgVzc?...
Reposted by Iron Genesis Models
Blenkinsop locomotive animation, now looped for your enjoyment.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Blenkinsop locomotive animation, now looped for your enjoyment.
Test print arrived. The coach body turned out beautifully. The chassis however needs some tweaks before it'll be ready for sale.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Test print arrived. The coach body turned out beautifully. The chassis however needs some tweaks before it'll be ready for sale.
Should have my hands on the first print in a week or so. Will test and paint it and post the results when I get it.
And finished in a day. This is a very strange coach though, even for the 1830s. The Mohawk and Hudson continued to use horses for some years, so the cars had to have a driver's seat even after all the passenger seating was moved inside. Also peculiar was the use of a band brake.
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Should have my hands on the first print in a week or so. Will test and paint it and post the results when I get it.
Adam Savage recently posted a video about using vintage oil cans. Which raised in my mind, a very interesting question: when did oil cans with a flexible bottom for "pumping" the oil first appear?
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Adam Savage recently posted a video about using vintage oil cans. Which raised in my mind, a very interesting question: when did oil cans with a flexible bottom for "pumping" the oil first appear?
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
youtu.be/0UJphvHIjFk?... If you know, you know.
Towboat SS SPRAGUE Steam Whistle (Audio Recording)
YouTube video by Maritime Nexus
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
youtu.be/0UJphvHIjFk?... If you know, you know.
This drawing, labeled "DeWitt Clinton" has been something of a mystery. It has been published many times, but it varies in many respects from what we know of the actual loco, and my research indicates it almost certainly a concept for the locomotive that went unused.
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This drawing, labeled "DeWitt Clinton" has been something of a mystery. It has been published many times, but it varies in many respects from what we know of the actual loco, and my research indicates it almost certainly a concept for the locomotive that went unused.
Some ads for the Oldsmobile Railroad Inspection Car.
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Some ads for the Oldsmobile Railroad Inspection Car.
Great video. Keep your eyes open for a surprise appearance by Ward Kimball www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1TE...
I Found Every Pacific Electric Railway Station Left in Los Angeles
YouTube video by Fourth Place
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Great video. Keep your eyes open for a surprise appearance by Ward Kimball www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1TE...