![Train Order](http://smallmr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Stop-Look-Listen-sign-IRM-7-7-07.jpg)
I must apologize for not getting articles out as often as I would like. My goal is for getting something out at least once a month but sometimes life just gets in the way! This past summer I had a rigorous work schedule with many visits, new product launches and being short staffed. It is a good problem to have but left little time for modeling or writing about modeling.
Even so, I managed to coalesce my plans for the “Boat Yard”. This Free-mo module plan was years in the making. I finally have a plan that I feel I have the skill and time to complete. If all goes well, it will find it way to the 2016 National Train Show in Indianapolis.
![I decided to attempt a scratch built rail barge based on NS Detroit river barges that ran up to about 1995. Here is the template for the hull.](http://smallmr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HullTemplate.jpg)
Other future plans that may or may not come to life include: Detroit Salt Company and the Smelter. both were considerations for my next project but the boat yard won out.
![Loading salt in Detroit](http://smallmr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DetroitSaltWorksEngine.jpg)
![Satellite View of Salt Mine with yard and loading area](http://smallmr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SatView-1024x309.jpg)