Ragg's...To Riches?

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HIKING 500 MILES TO DURANGO! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND THE STORY OF ONE ITEM OFF OUR BUCKET LIST: HIKING THE COLORADO TRAIL	RAGG'S Sn3 RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND THE STORY BEHIND MY OWN MODEL RAILROAD	A HISTORY OF RAGG'S DESIGNS LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR KIT? CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF (ALMOST) ALL THE KITS I'VE DESIGNED.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, WE'VE CLOSED "RAGG'S" DOWN AND RETIRED. HOPEFULLY, THE ECONOMY WILL ALLOW US TO STAY RETIRED!

SEVERAL YEARS LATER (!):

YES, MORE THAN A FEW YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE WE "RETIRED" AND THE ECONOMY HAS COOPERATED. WORK ON MY Sn3 RGS LAYOUT HAS CONTINUED, ALTHOUGH I NEED TO STOP LONG ENOUGH TO UPDATE THE WEB PAGE. RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING ON THE OPHIR LOOP AREA. THE "BIG" BRIDGE IS FINISHED (NEARLY 8 FEET LONG!) AS WELL AS 3 OF THE 4 BRIDGES THAT WILL MAKE UP THE "HIGHLINE". I'M ALSO ABOUT FINISHED WITH THE OPHIR DEPOT. I DECIDED TO DESIGN AND BUILD MY OWN DEPOT TO MORE CLOSELY REPLICATE THE PROTOTYPE.

I HAVE KEPT CUTTING THE OCCASIONAL KIT WHEN A CUSTOMER REALLY NEEDS IT, BUT HONESTLY, THIS HASN'T WORKED OUT VERY WELL. TOO MANY MODELERS WANT TOO MANY KITS! I CAME VERY CLOSE TO SELLING "RAGG'S" LAST DECEMBER (2025) AND TRANSFERRING THE ORDERS, BUT THE BUYER'S FINANCING FELL THROUGH AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL STILL BE THE PROUD OWNER OF RAGG'S AT LEAST THROUGH THIS YEAR (2026). BECAUSE THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY, I HAVE TO STOP TAKING ORDERS FROM MODELERS. SORRY! HOPEFULLY, A NEW OWNER CAN MAKE IT UP TO YOU! (YES, I AM STILL OPEN TO DISCUSSING THE SALE OF RAGG'S -- 70 0F OUR KIT DESIGNS, MORE THAN A DOZEN "DETAIL" KITS, A LASER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND A LARGE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS.)

KEEP MODELING -- IT KEEPS YOU SANE IN THIS CRAZY WORLD WE LIVE IT!

RAGG, 02-11-2026.