Hello Steve (P) ---
Seeing modeling and detailing work like yours and Ed Bommer, Joe Poretto (NY subway) and W. Side Joe (NY Subway) along with a few others of such fine caliber modeling -- also keeps me inspired to keep on going and modeling --- as we all get closer to the "track bumper" of life as Senior Citizens. I have about 20 transit and trolley car body projects underway now -- slowly progressing. You and I conversed some years ago about Ed on my NYC Transit Modelers Group --- and I saved this website of photos of Ed's SIRT & B&O / Central RR of NJ based O Scale Layout (from O Scale Kings) --- great scenes on that site that I wanted to share here. Link below:
https://oscalekings.org/WP/edward-f-bommer/ - and a 3 sample photos of Ed's layout below
On my around the 39' long x 15' wide rectangular train room is my shelf based HO SCALE mainline RR operation (200 + passenger cars. I model B&O, CNJ, PRR, LIRR, NYCRR, NHRR, READING RR, Metro North and AMTRAK commuter & mainline passenger fleets. Both heavyweight and streamline fleets where prototype. My O Scale NY EL-Trolley layout (modular) is in the center length of the floorplan of the train room with aisles around it between it and the 39' long side walls where the HO shelf RR runs. (In HO scale mainline railroading since the 1970's to present because I get more miles with it and more train lengths in the available space (15' wide X 39' long) than in O Scale for the railroad layout !!)
Again, very inspiring modeling work by you and Ed !
Regards - Joe F
