Weekend Photo Fun 4-21-17-??

M.O.L.

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One real ATSF trailer amid my fleet of "what if?" cars and trailers.

  Mix of power last weekend at Pan Am Railways Rigby yard.

Some photos of my layout from 2011

Scott, that's very nice work on the Pirates figures.

Sirt, As real as usual!

This week it's all about The Blue Comet.

Just completed The Korber Standard Furniture company 

Very nice Alex.

A month or so ago, I posted photos of a model highway bridge I was constructing. It was a model of PA Route 35 where it crossed over the Middle  Division of the PRR at Mifflin, PA. Well, I just finished the model, and here are some photos, including one of the prototype for comparison. Year is supposed to be 1966, and notice the mid 60's automobiles. I've looked hard for regular 4 door sedans, not Corvettes and convertibles.  Please excuse the driverless station wagon!

Neal:

Great job transitioning the road from the bridge to the backdrop.

Neal Jeter 

NJCJOE posted:

This week it's all about The Blue Comet.

Amazing!  My dad would drool over this post!  I love the real Blue Comet items you have as well, including the soap!

Ran trains at the Delaware Seaside Railroad Club on Wednesday.  No, the Acela isn't mine, but it is awesome!

Happy Friday

Back from 10 days in my home state of NJ! Survived the car ride w/ 3 kids, wife & pug! Giovanna celebrated her first birthday! It was good to relax & catch up w/ family & friends. I found some time to do some railfanning & visited some old CNJ relics while I was up there. Still have many pics to go through.

Didn't do much on the layout this week, as we got home Monday & then everyone was back to work/school.
Main thing I did was this bridge over my Newark Bay. I would have LOVED the 213 lift bridge, but the base was a bit to large as was the price.
A buddy of mine who does woodworking was nice enough to build me a bridge to cross my version of Newark Bay. Was able to install it this week & run a test train over it. 




Painted it a flat black last night -




CNJ RDC cars pass through Elizabeth, heading to Jersey City


Background flats are being installed , as well as a signal bridge


CNJ H-16-44 1516 leads a short local on the Freehold Branch


RDC cars heading to Raritan



NJT ALP45DP 4524 leads a Sunday afternoon Raritan bound train through Hillside, NJ


The only surviving CNJ steam engine in operation, CNJ 0-6-0 113 (renumbered to 115 for this occasion) prepares to couple to it's excursion train in Minersville, PA




Recently rebuilt NS AC44C6M 4004 rests in South Yard w/ a another AC44C6M & a T4 GEVO




NS 29G heads through Shawsville, VA with Dash-9 9590 leading




NJT Veterans ALP46 4641 shoves a Trenton bound local train out of Metuchen, NJ

Gordon is the club's resident B and O fan. Here are some  shots of B&O equipment from around his layout. 

The bridge scenes are works in-progress. They will look great when he completes them!

I brought my NS Safety train and 9-1-1 engine for a different splash of color.

Chris

LVHR

Have a great weekend everyone!  Below are a few shots of one of only two steam engines on my "roster".  CNJ 0-6-0 switcher #107 is a Weaver brass model that is very near and dear to my heart. 

A 2016 Christmas Layout memory

Started last week with one of the Summer sections:

Here's a comparable daylight shot of that same area:

- Walt

NJCJOE posted:

This week it's all about The Blue Comet.

I wish my set had the red wheels.  So much of a sharper look.

- walt

Did some work near the Gas station area, including the concrete pad.

Eddie Marra posted:

NJCJOE posted:

This week it's all about The Blue Comet.

Amazing!  My dad would drool over this post!  I love the real Blue Comet items you have as well, including the soap!

Believe or not, that is actually a sugar cube.

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

A month or so ago, I posted photos of a model highway bridge I was constructing. It was a model of PA Route 35 where it crossed over the Middle  Division of the PRR at Mifflin, PA. Well, I just finished the model, and here are some photos, including one of the prototype for comparison. Year is supposed to be 1966, and notice the mid 60's automobiles. I've looked hard for regular 4 door sedans, not Corvettes and convertibles.  Please excuse the driverless station wagon!

 

 

Neal,

I cross that bridge every time I visit my parents in Port Royal. Beautiful job. You really captured the feel of the area.

Here are a few pictures from a trip to Steamtown several years ago:

Some more build photos of progress on my 5x9 D-105 Lionel Display Layout. Started with off white base and then masked off areas for track and placement of accessories. Painted over with a PW-style green and sprinkled on 919 "grass." 

I think it turned out well and is faithful to the look of the old Display Layouts. The mountain is not the old school Lionel method but is simply cardboard strips, paper and plaster cloth.  Played around with the paints. That was fun! Again, happy with the results.

Wiring up accessories and trackside signals comes next and will build a control platform for the ZW and 364c & other on/off switches.

Final step will be track. Of course, am using good old Lionel tubular. Lots of insulated sections for activating accessories and signals. Picked up a few simple relays to smooth out operation.

My 1931 Chevy rust bucket and my son's '31 Chevy hot rod.

Nice as always Rusty. Saw a lot of your box cars on farms on this trip. This is a shot of Vicky and my favorite train adventure. It was my  birthday gift. Don

The infamous Bunnyman Bridge near Clifton VA. (Southern Railway tracks above.)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man

Lots of fun this week at Medfield Elementary School in Baltimore. More photos in separate threads, but here's two of the trains that starred in the show.

We've been working on my grandsons truck lately (1987 Dodge D150). Came across this locomotive yesterday at the Spring Carlisle (PA) automotive swap meet while hunting down truck parts. Asking price was $650. Can anyone identify it?

Grandpa, looks like it's hand made with Lionel Hudson drivers or an early kit engine. Don't know why it would have two main air reservoirs. Bet it's hand made. No tender? What ever it is, it's not worth anywhere near $650. Hope you passed on it. Don

Here is my installment for this weekend's Photo Fun!

NJCJOE posted:

This week it's all about The Blue Comet.

Just Fantastic, Joe!

Peter

trumptrain posted:

Here is my installment for this weekend's Photo Fun!

Love the VW pick up!

Peter

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

A month or so ago, I posted photos of a model highway bridge I was constructing. It was a model of PA Route 35 where it crossed over the Middle  Division of the PRR at Mifflin, PA. Well, I just finished the model, and here are some photos, including one of the prototype for comparison. Year is supposed to be 1966, and notice the mid 60's automobiles. I've looked hard for regular 4 door sedans, not Corvettes and convertibles.  Please excuse the driverless station wagon!

 

 

Amazing work, Neal!

Peter

York Week.....a York retrospective........

Fall 2000....the 1st York Forum meeting.....

York 2002.....

York....a little later.....not sure of the year.

Can anyone place this one?

Peter

York, April 2009......

These were the witnesses to my "scrapple-taring" event:

Peter

York......April 2010.....

October 2010.....

Peter

York Fall 2011.....

York April 2012...

York Oct 2012.....

Peter

York.....April 2013....

Then, Fall 2013.....

York hot dogs......with ketchup, nothing better!

Peter

York...April 2014......you will notice the number of pics goes way up with the waiving of the "no camera" rule in the layout halls....every York since has about 100 layout pics/videos.

...then Oct 2014.......

Peter

York hot dogs......with ketchup, nothing better!

Harry says differently!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz84GKxy7b0

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Great start!

Scott Smith