Here are a few articles I have put together for various model railroad magazines and web sites:
The Other Cimarron An article about the railroads in and around Cimarron, New Mexico.
Conifers All about evergreen trees.
Depression Era Memories Glimpses of life in the "Dust Bowl".
The Town That Moved Twice A story about a prairie town that kept moving to be close to the railroad.
Color Theory Understanding and using color from a modeler's perspective.
Backpacking An essay about Backpacking and Self-Renewal in RGS Country.
Black Hills Turn of the Century Railroad Photos from the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Unstoppable Force Model Railroad Humor.
Pretend Runaway A true story as told by Jim Bullard, veteran NG railroader in the Black Hills.
Slowest Train on Record A fictitious news account of an incident on Andre Ming's Silver Creek and Northern.
Clutter Modeling Debris, Litter and Miscellaneous Junk.
A Drink At Woodford A railroad ghost story.
The Ophir Loop Modules Eleven modules are connected to form an operating Ophir Loop layout.
I Give You America Not railroad related, but worth a look.
Bridge 45-B Building an Sn3 model of the trestle at Ophir Loop.