Night departure from the station. Brings back good memories of an overnight trip from Grand Central Station in NYC to Biloxi, MS at age 9 with parents. We had a sleeper compartment for 3, I can clearly remember looking out the window at night from the bunk and falling asleep listening to the clickety-clack of the rails. And the waffles in the dining car were great!
FOR TODAY: "In and around Patsburg." The Brewtown neighborhood and the Westend neighborhood are dense and busy places. 
Butler Junction is a calmer place to be ... and a great place to watch trains. 
Still more Easter shots from one of my Christmas layouts
walt
Some more timely images. these are from a different Christmas Layout than the previous ones that I've shown here.
walt
FOR TODAY: "Stopping for water."
Early morning activity at the "Charles Street yard"...
I apologize for something: Noticing the thread's title is "A picture..." made me feel unobservant because I was posting multiple pictures in a few responses. I'll do better.
I built a special Easter layout when my grandkids visited one year. Since I'm only showing one image at a time, here's one:
walt
No problem Walt!
Hobo needing some change.
@walt rapp posted:I apologize for something: Noticing the thread's title is "A picture..." made me feel unobservant because I was posting multiple pictures in a few responses. I'll do better.
I built a special Easter layout when my grandkids visited one year. Since I'm only showing one image at a time, here's one:
walt
Walt, A picture A day, doesn't mean you post only one (1) picture.. Post as many as you like'.. If you go through all the pages, you will see many pictures in the threads.....
An overall view of the special Easter layout for my grandkids visit
walt
FOR TODAY: It's a busy morning at the Patsburg Commuter Station! 
great photos everyone, I just learned that I shouldn't read comments to fast or read into photos posted
@Sitka Mark I love the scenery with the pig and the guy holding the sign, but the first time I read the sign he was holding I thought it said need money for FORD! LOL
I hope you all have a great week!
Early spring flurries as the "beer train" spots 48' cars sporting some popular brands...the brewery puts out tons of volume for a small operation...
closeup of scenes on my temporary Easter layout
walt
FOR TODAY: Early morning business as usual. 
Lionel Pennsy 0-8-0 picking up coal load
@walt rapp posted:I apologize for something: Noticing the thread's title is "A picture..." made me feel unobservant because I was posting multiple pictures in a few responses. I'll do better.
I built a special Easter layout when my grandkids visited one year. Since I'm only showing one image at a time, here's one:
walt
Walt its about you having fun and enjoying this great hobby!
A busy day a Eola Yard. Taken from the Eola Road bridge.
Sorry to have moved away from the Chicago Western suburbs - a hot bed of rail roading activity.
Looking at the turnouts, I am thinking half of my engines would derail going through those yard turnouts.
Atlas cars. 
@Rob Leese posted:Atlas cars.
Sure would like to see a new run of the plug door cars !!!!
Well, since it seems like it's OK to (once in a while) post more than 1 image here, and since Easter is rapidly approaching, I'm going to show more than one of the temp Easter layout that I built for my 4 grandkids. Thanks for letting me!
walt
Today, here's images of what I called a "bunny park"
Hunter getting Easter chow
Well, Easter is tomorrow so one last shot at showing some images from the temp Easter layout that I built for my grandkids.
walt
Giant Easter Bunny taking over the station.
FOR TODAY: Although there's a wedding happening today, tomorrow after the Easter service most folks will head over to JAHN'S for some sweet treats. 
@trumptrain posted:FOR TODAY: Although there's a wedding happening today, tomorrow after the Easter service most folks will head over to JAHN'S for some sweat treats.
Now you’re bringing back the memories. When I was a kid my Uncle would take the whole family out to 7 Brothers in Queens, NY for dinner; and then we would go to Jahn’s for dessert! What is the brand of the building?
Joe, the forklift operator, makes some headway unloading the straight load of 6" x 8" railroad ties (creosote treated), while the chief engineer checks the tally
That’s me with my Great Grandson. He Turned 1 on Saturday. With his parents permission; I bought a wooden train set for him. A second one popped up when I was ordering. A NJT Alp44, bilevel passenger car, and a Comet car. How could I resist when his Pop (grandpa) is a NJT engineer? Got to start him early!
@pennsyfan posted:That’s me with my Great Grandson. He Turned 1 on Saturday. With his parents permission; I bought a wooden train set for him. A second one popped up when I was ordering. A NJT Alp44, bilevel passenger car, and a Comet car. How could I resist when his Pop (grandpa) is a NJT engineer? Got to start him early!
Cherished life’s memories Bob!
Gene
@pennsyfan posted:Now you’re bringing back the memories. When I was a kid my Uncle would take the whole family out to 7 Brothers in Queens, NY for dinner; and then we would go to Jahn’s for dessert! What is the brand of the building?
Bob - My JAHNS building is by MTH. Glad my photo took you down memory lane.
FOR TODAY: Free State Junction Railway photographer I.C. Thrulenz happened to snap these shots this morning on his way to work at the railroad.
It's about 7:30 a.m. and Cab Tilkens is working his milk route. Always on time with a cheerful attitude and a smile on his face, Cab is loved by his customers ... perhaps by some more than others ... as there are few kids on his route that town folk say look remarkably like o'l Cab. Hmmm ... what are the odds?
Turning the corner this morning in his new 1950 Mercury is Dom Minassi, Free State Junction Railway's Superintendent of Passenger Operations. He's headed down to the Patsburg Commuter Station. Meanwhile, in the distant background, a Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad caboose is bringing up the rear of a short freight train.
I.C. captured this shot very early this morning as the sun was coming up. As soon as he clicked the button on his camera, a rooster crowed. O'l I.C. loves to wake up before the chickens! AND of course there's Cab having just loaded his truck with fresh milk. 
The "Chief" pulls in to the North Main Street station right on time....with much activity at the Greyhound station across the street...
Busy day railroading
From one of my Christmas layouts
Hillbilly band entertaining the town's music lovers.
walt
FOR TODAY: Last evening in Patsburg.
Nightlife is hopping even before the last rays of light disappear over the skyline. 
An evening walk in the park. 
Trolleys on the EL and RDC cars full of commuters arrive and depart throughout the night. 
young lad hunting down some rail action
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