Wes Sparkmon
@wessparkmon.bsky.social
Pharmacy Administration PhD | West Virginia Native | Ole Miss alum | Louisville MPH alum | Appalachian | Kristen's Husband (Mentioned just to make sure she gets prayers and blessings)
Probably complaining about sports or wanting to talk about trains
Probably complaining about sports or wanting to talk about trains
Spotify absolutely roasted me
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Spotify absolutely roasted me
Felt appropriate to include who reported it.
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Felt appropriate to include who reported it.
Ole Miss rolling with the interim that is like a frat jock version of me. Oh well. Only one thing to do, go win it all baby.
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ole Miss rolling with the interim that is like a frat jock version of me. Oh well. Only one thing to do, go win it all baby.
I know everyone is posting their pictures, but this magnetic storm is nuts. Not only do I not have to drive into an empty cornfield to see these, but the red in first picture is visible to the naked eye.
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I know everyone is posting their pictures, but this magnetic storm is nuts. Not only do I not have to drive into an empty cornfield to see these, but the red in first picture is visible to the naked eye.
My grandfather was a very quiet man. He was a Seabee on Iwo Jima after the US captured the island, but before it was cleared. For both me and my father, this book that was less about the tactics of battle and more what those on Iwo endured taught us so much about his dad/my Paw Paw
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My grandfather was a very quiet man. He was a Seabee on Iwo Jima after the US captured the island, but before it was cleared. For both me and my father, this book that was less about the tactics of battle and more what those on Iwo endured taught us so much about his dad/my Paw Paw
Meep meep indeed
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Meep meep indeed
Felt like running trains after doing dishes. A K-4 Kanawha pulls a westbound manifest through (future) Barboursville as an H-4 mallet takes a string of empties towards St. Albans and down Coal River
October 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Felt like running trains after doing dishes. A K-4 Kanawha pulls a westbound manifest through (future) Barboursville as an H-4 mallet takes a string of empties towards St. Albans and down Coal River
As someone who's family made their living on coal, allow me to say, to hell with all of this. If using coal meant jobs, I might (emphasis on MIGHT) feel an iota differently, but it doesn't mean jobs. It is a system that is good for no one. And they won't sleep until all of Appalachia looks like this
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As someone who's family made their living on coal, allow me to say, to hell with all of this. If using coal meant jobs, I might (emphasis on MIGHT) feel an iota differently, but it doesn't mean jobs. It is a system that is good for no one. And they won't sleep until all of Appalachia looks like this
BRING ME MY CRACKER BARREL ASS TROPHY! HEAD ON DOWN 55 YOU CORNDOG SMELLING BASTARDS
September 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
BRING ME MY CRACKER BARREL ASS TROPHY! HEAD ON DOWN 55 YOU CORNDOG SMELLING BASTARDS
A video of the two trains running. An RSD-7 pulling loaded coal hoppers westbound, while a K-4 Kanawha speeds through with an eastbound manifest.
September 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
A video of the two trains running. An RSD-7 pulling loaded coal hoppers westbound, while a K-4 Kanawha speeds through with an eastbound manifest.
Another test run with multiple trains running. Dead spots in the mainline taken care of. A view of what the layout will look like from my work bench. Added a few cars just to see the number of cars to switch on the layout in the future.
September 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Another test run with multiple trains running. Dead spots in the mainline taken care of. A view of what the layout will look like from my work bench. Added a few cars just to see the number of cars to switch on the layout in the future.
The new middle school PE coach who has taken a shine to April
September 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The new middle school PE coach who has taken a shine to April
Big step with the Barboursville layout tonight. First test run this evening since foam was added. Need to fix one switch's track and add a few feeders for a dead spots, but really proud to see that Geep circle the layout for the first time.
September 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Big step with the Barboursville layout tonight. First test run this evening since foam was added. Need to fix one switch's track and add a few feeders for a dead spots, but really proud to see that Geep circle the layout for the first time.
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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
September 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Share your favorite black and white movie
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
Packed room for tonight's passenger rail in Nebraska town hall with Senator Juarez in Omaha @nebraskaexaminer.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Packed room for tonight's passenger rail in Nebraska town hall with Senator Juarez in Omaha @nebraskaexaminer.com
It has a few opportunities for switching, but is really there for mainline running with 21 scheduled trains, plus as many extras as I want to fit in.
The smaller layout I'm building means I can keep my existing industrial switching layout set up too.
The smaller layout I'm building means I can keep my existing industrial switching layout set up too.
September 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It has a few opportunities for switching, but is really there for mainline running with 21 scheduled trains, plus as many extras as I want to fit in.
The smaller layout I'm building means I can keep my existing industrial switching layout set up too.
The smaller layout I'm building means I can keep my existing industrial switching layout set up too.
I am doing my best to avoid the tiresome discourse everywhere. Right now has been listening to @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social fan faves Playlist and putting down foam for my next model railroad. Ready for drilling feeder wire holes this coming weekend
September 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I am doing my best to avoid the tiresome discourse everywhere. Right now has been listening to @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social fan faves Playlist and putting down foam for my next model railroad. Ready for drilling feeder wire holes this coming weekend
Any good hobby is helpful. There are so many things that I'm hearing that I have little to no knowledge of. Meanwhile, I'm in my basement like a content Reverend Lovejoy playing with my model trains. Find a good hobby and you will feel so much better that you otherwise would.
September 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Any good hobby is helpful. There are so many things that I'm hearing that I have little to no knowledge of. Meanwhile, I'm in my basement like a content Reverend Lovejoy playing with my model trains. Find a good hobby and you will feel so much better that you otherwise would.
Decided to take out track I purchased to see how it would look on the hollow core door I purchased. Gotta say, for a simple, double-track, HCD oval layout, I really think I got a lot in this plan. Excited to get some foam to start creating some elevation and get things wired up.
September 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Decided to take out track I purchased to see how it would look on the hollow core door I purchased. Gotta say, for a simple, double-track, HCD oval layout, I really think I got a lot in this plan. Excited to get some foam to start creating some elevation and get things wired up.
I might have gone a little crazy, but I knew the only way I'd get out of a perpetual planning stage was just get the track. Now for the hollow core door and the electrical supplies and Barboursville, WV will be built before you know it.
September 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I might have gone a little crazy, but I knew the only way I'd get out of a perpetual planning stage was just get the track. Now for the hollow core door and the electrical supplies and Barboursville, WV will be built before you know it.
Did it for him. Love it Hawai'i. #Braddahood
August 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Did it for him. Love it Hawai'i. #Braddahood
A "Dragonlady" (in C&O jargon) pulls a short stretch of loaded hoppers. A new unit for me, but it is excellent.
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A "Dragonlady" (in C&O jargon) pulls a short stretch of loaded hoppers. A new unit for me, but it is excellent.
A short representation of the C&O's Speedwest rushes around the track
August 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A short representation of the C&O's Speedwest rushes around the track
Sometimes you have a rough day at work and just want to come home, set up a loop of track, and watch your trains run
August 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Sometimes you have a rough day at work and just want to come home, set up a loop of track, and watch your trains run