WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 1-30-15-??

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR

We had lots of fun this week building our new crane.

Its Friday! Time to run some trains!

"Hey Dad, this car has logs. Can I have it"?

Crossing the Afton Valley and approaching the City of Garfield

I thought I would give some running time this week to my Baby TrainMaster.....

It's a nice model with good sounds and reasonable pulling power.

Getting excited to see the new Lionel catalog on Monday!

Peter

great pictures guys!

here is mine

Oil change is done.

The island of Sodor is busy with many visitors coming for Super Bowl parties this weekend. Thomas and Percy are feeling lucky to be in the warm sunshine on the west coast of the Isle of Sodor as they hear about big snow storms recently on the east coast of the Mainland. Railways on the east coast were cancelled or some trains stuck in the snow. Percy and Thomas took the visitors for a ride to see the spring flowers just coming out on a sunny day. They are proud to be wearing Blue and Green the colors of the neighbouring Seahawks also from the west coast.

At the Seahawks 12^th man carnival they recently added a Gunderson Maxi stack train set to the mini rail train to carry more passengers coming for the big event.

Have a great weekend whether running trains or watching the game. Looking forward to many great layout photos.

Check out the mods to my newly acquired DD35.  I bought two and modified one by fixing the pilot, adding full length handrails to both sides, moving in the trucks, adding details to the trucks and underbody, adding a yellow beacon (it works!), new hoses and weathering.  Here are some photos.

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Before

After

Comparing the two.  The one on the right also has the trucks moved in so it looks better than before.

On CONUS Lines, Wheeling & Lake Erie action at Georges Creek Junction:

1.  Westbound mixed freight behind a W&LE SD40-2 and GP40 meets an eastbound CSX stack train.

2.  Wheeling SD40-2 #6353 passes 'A' Tower.

3.  GP40 #300, originally a New York Central GP40, went to the Chicago & Northwestern, then to Union Pacific, and then to an Ohio scrapyard before purchase by the Wheeling.  Here it provides the additional horsepower needed to conquer the 2.2% grade to Armstrong.

Note:  I photographed the actual #300, along with the W&LE Heritage (AC&Y), flat switching in Akron in December 2013.  It took a search on the Internet to determine the parentage of #300.  The prototype looked like a "kitbash" in 1:1 scale.

Club member Chuck Sees built this pool hall and "green space" for a bare spot in the harbor area of the club layout. The fences are scratch-built. The interior is lit with LEDs.

I really like the building flats. Does anyone know who makes these?

I have perfect application for them....

Lorenzo was enjoying the trains this week -

Picked up this MTH Blue Crab aquarium car for Lucia -

3100 GN Northern on the main - This one & the Alton Hudson are probably my favorite MPC steamers

love the sounds on this one -

While I was in Pittsburgh , I was able to get out & do some railfanning
CSX ES44DC 5400 leading a train just outside of Pittsburgh last Saturday -

A 2014 Christmas Layout memory

- walt

For perspective:

Rich, incredible effects on that DD35!! Looks amazing!

Bringing back an oldie...but goodie...

6 Diesels working the main line. 

Rich, will we see these new locomotives in action the next DVD?

...keep the rails polished...

Great pics everyone!

Walt......that vignette is beautiful!

Peter

My grandson Ayden choose the Lionel conventional classic GG1 to run this week..

Paul

Here is another shot of the 4014 crossing Highland River in the 'wee hours' of the morning

... This weekend I will hopefully be bridge building...

A tree fell on the G&O garden railroad on December 30.  It destroyed the O gauge Norris Falls bridge.  Reconstruction has begun by building a temporary bridge to check clearances.  This bridge will serve as the template for the actual bridge.  One of the challenges of building outdoors is that we have to accommodate the terrain just like the real railroads did.  We can't move or alter Norris Falls.  The engine on the bridge is a new Lionel Vision Line Big Boy.  It was the largest engine that we could get.

Little bit of K-line Erie action.

A snowy, cold walk down the tracks one afternoon. 

Lots of conversation on the Forum about new tooling from Lionel to be announced in their 2015 Signature catalog on Monday. Let's see if what we get is as good or better than this.

Wow!  That looks much better than the bare spot, Chuck did good work!  Can't wait to see it tomorrow...

-Dustin

Picked up some K-Line 21' Superliners from a LHS. Have a great weekend! 

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Photo 1: current Canadian National paint scheme.

Photo 2: old Mexican National paint scheme.

Coincidence?

Hm-m-m-m-m. Conspiracies abound, you know.

Two Handsome sets, Williams B&O FA1's with Lionel I-12 caboose, and a Williams C&O BL2 with 2 Lionel C&O Streamline cars, make for a nice short passenger set.

Also BL2 beside a post war 726

Mike

Have a great weekend!

 Mike,

i see you like BL-2s.  I am not much for diesels, but I do have an MTH BL-2, Florida East Coast.  That and a Lionel Postwar 621 CNJ NW2 are the only diesels I have.  All of your engines here look great!!

Lots of wonderful photos here today, as always!  Thanks Scott for being so faithful to kick this off every week!!

Here is what I have been up to one handed so to speak after surgery Monday to remove cartilage and scar tissue from 20 year old carpal tunnel surgery.  I thought this little project could be done this winter while facing 2 surgeries.

It is my Phase 1 of the layout described in OGR Run 275 by Ken Hoganson.  I will cut in two more turnouts for the inside loop and then a couple of sidings later when funds permit buying the extra Fastrack switches.  I have an MTH NYC Hudson upgraded to PS2 on the point of the freight.  And yes, I am getting used to the DCS system, and love it so far.  I show a variety of freight cars by MTH, Lionel, Atlas-O, and Weaver.

Please note in the last frame the Woodland Scenics Ethyl's Service Station is under new ownership.  It is being renamed Patrick's in honor of Patrick H, because I purchased it from him when he tore down his fabulous layout.  Patrick was sharp enough to notice that I live about an hour from him, and invited me to two open houses where I met the wonderful guys from the Pittsburgh area.  Thanks Patrick!!

Great pictures everybody. Thanks to all that posted. Have a great weekend

David

Random shots. Gotta figure out this Nikon to get better quality.

As one of my friends would say, "'Taint prototypical!".  In any case, my friend Mitchel Dakelman brought over his new MTH PRR E-44, and we triple headed it with my original one from the first run and my new one from the current release.  Well, when they get about 10 miles or so railroad east of here at Enola Yard, there will actually be some catenary to draw juice from!

I can see the catenary just fine. The flying bricks are the best.

John P

Have you two explored any abandoned SPRR tunnels lately? I'd love for you to find out what's happening in the old Laurel these days, including pics.