Not much HO action on N track in the U.S. since the AHM Mini Trains of the (was it that long ago?) 1970's Leave it to the Brits, with limited space in their abodes for such trivia as layouts...

I did some detailing  on the saddletanker, chopped and detailed the little "diesel", and had some ideas for cars...  On30's really the ticket though, with incredible creativity coming from a lot of folks.  One of the guys at the local hobby shop is giving the Wiscassett, Waterville and Farmington a "rebirth" in the WW II period, with HO switcher mechs under his larger "critters".  He's smiling every time I see him, and has a new piece either in process, or completed !

Potential for a whole new line of On30 equipment -

Take a look at Richard Dunn's 1990 book from Benchmark, "Narrow Gauge to No Man's Land"

The Baldwin 2-6-2T (the only one of the three, Baldwin, Whitcomb and Vulcan) that made it to France before the Great War was over) (coming up in a few days !) would make a great little machine in On30 !  I have not looked yet, but I'm sure there are plenty of photos on line if you search.

Dunn's book includes drawings fo the Baldwin and the Vulcan, as well as standard cars for the "Over There" railway.  Steamers producing smoke sort of announced their location to the

'Boche' artillery, so forward operations were mostly by small gas-mechanicals, mostly under cover of darkness and trying not to be too noisy.  Dunn also has drawings of a G/M.

Want REAL sectional track?  man-portable sections that bolt together, pretty close to Lionel/Flyer/Atlas, etc. and easy to replace when an artillery round found its target !  Like probably every day in some sectors.  Rebuild your layout every morning !

Some folks, including one named Cushing in the Albany, NY area came back impressed with stone quarry and light rail operations, made a fortune in crushed stone after the War back at home.  I'm planning and accumulating materials and equipment for a couple of quarry modules that will feature a few lengths of the sectional stuff to get up to the steam shovel(s) working the blasted rock on the quarry floor.  Makes sense that some of the track got out there as surplus, as there had to be a bunch, and not all of it got to France.  Smallest standard radius was 30 meters (24 inch in On30 !!).

Just an idea to float, see if it gets torpedoed right out of home port...

Sarge