I had a funny feeling this thread would start today, so I took a look and indeed, it has begun! So here are my contributions this week.
First are two images of "RO" (Rose) tower in Altoona. I know I've posted images of this tower before, but this has turned out to be one of my favorite structures and scenes on the layout so I figured I'd post some new images of the structure. The silver piping is to replicate the pneumatic piping Pennsy used the activate their track switches. The silver air tank is where the pressurized air was stored. The tank is nothing more than two PVC endcaps glued together:
The next set of images are of the Anderson Road crossing out in central Pennsylvania. The first is the model ca. 1960's, and the second is a photo of the prototype taken this past August. I had to leave the structures out since there was not enough space between the tracks and backdrop to squeeze them in. I was joined by my best friend and fellow train and PA Turnpike enthusiast, Mitchell Dakelman. We were tired of being confined by the pandemic, so we ventured out here as it is smack in the middle between his home in central New Jersey, and mine in Pittsburgh. Nearby Lewistown where we met is precisely a three hour drive for both of us, so it was a good place to meet. Here he is offering a salute to the GREAT Standard Railroad of the World!
Happy Thanksgiving...gobble, gobble!
