a picture a day....

Here is my contribution for this day June 24, 2017.  " Rear brakeman "

Here's one for Sunday June 25, 2017  ... " A visit to 'the other side of the tracks' if you know what I mean "

...more "Logging Block" details...

"Feller-buncher" in action...

"Feller-buncher" in tableaux...

FrankM.

Mark Boyce posted:

Nice Mark!

A new application for the top of a ZW transformer!

phlashgrdon posted:

Where did you get that sign? I gotta get one!

As the roving photographer mused through Patsburg today, he shot this video of a freight leaving Patsburg.  The headend brakeman rides the front porch of the GP9 ready to through the switch to allow the train to enter onto the main, while the rear end brakeman rides the back step of the caboose poised to close the switch once the entire train has taken the main. 

And now for the photo for Monday June 26, 2017.  "Quit'n time ... Beer O'clock"

I found this 1953 Chevy garbage truck in Weedville, PA.  I bought it new, brought it home, and it was calling out to be weathered ... so I did.  

I just installed these billboard lights.

June 26-----Happy Railroading friends on the Forum...

trumptrain posted:

As the roving photographer mused through Patsburg today, he shot this video of a freight leaving Patsburg.  The headend brakeman rides the front porch of the GP9 ready to through the switch to allow the train to enter onto the main, while the rear end brakeman rides the back step of the caboose poised to close the switch once the entire train has taken the main. 

Pat, No one can say the Patsburg RR doesn't work for it's living!!  Great fun!!

...more layout work modeling Logging Blocks:

...actual "Wheeled-Forwarder" in-action...

...and modeling a Wheeled Forwarder loading itself...

FrankM

P.S. I have no idea whatsoever why I started modeling forestry Logging Blocks, but once I got into it, I was happy.

Mark Boyce posted:

A man with a plan, excellent!

Bob

Southernmike,

My Wife is the other train-nut in this duo &  got that sign out of a Schaders RR catalog for my birthday last year. 

like your station scene, looks nice.   I miss that car,  a 79 10th anniversary Trams Am, the car i had thru high school, only had 16000 miles on it when i sold it after getting married.  wish i still had it, i still have the window sticker for it now.......

Mark Boyce posted:

trumptrain posted:

As the roving photographer mused through Patsburg today, he shot this video of a freight leaving Patsburg.  The headend brakeman rides the front porch of the GP9 ready to through the switch to allow the train to enter onto the main, while the rear end brakeman rides the back step of the caboose poised to close the switch once the entire train has taken the main. 

Pat, No one can say the Patsburg RR doesn't work for it's living!!  Great fun!!

Thanks so much Mark!  Yes the railroad does earn its keep

Thanks, that may have been your car. that sticker in the back window says ''HONK IF YOUR A RAIL FAN'' !!

For today June 27, 2017   "Saturday afternoon at the firehouse"

Loggiong Blocks projects, continued...

A "Skidder" at-work:

...and Skidders being modeled "in-action" in Logging Block scenery...

FrankM

Modern reissue of the Lionel 128 newsstand.

Here's one for June 28, 2017   "  The Mighty Loggers "  

4Th of July display at work right now

Some mother and baby photos. The first and second photos show a Lionel 2855 which I made from a junker 6555. The Micro trains N scale tank car in the second photo was made by just adding a Sunoco label copy  to the black tank car. I made this N scale tank car long before I could find an N scale version of this tank car. I finally was able to find an exact copy of the 2855 in N scale made by Micro trains. Evidently this was a special run car made a few years back by Micro trains.

It's Hump Day....if I had a hump yard I would show it here but since I don't.....

Just playing around with my cell again...