@Mark Boyce posted:

Poor Tadpole Willis didn’t count on them stringing 6 or 8 of those diesels together into one big powerhouse! 😉

Yes indeed Mark, O'l Tadpole passed on to the big roundhouse in the sky before dieselization really took root.  I hate to say it, but it was probably a blessing that O'l Tadpole passed on, due to the fact that the Western Maryland was fully diesel powered by 1954.   Surely had he lived til then, he'd probably died of disappointment and a broken heart.  Tad sure love him some steam locomotives.

FOR TODAY:  It's 1958 ... Her Majesty Queen J ... Queen of the Free State Junction Railway fleet brings the Pocahontas through town at 95 mph.   ( Lionel scale with TMCC from the 2005 cat. )

Retiree Pops McCall, with trade mark straw hat and smoking a pipe,  stands on the tower's bottom platform to watch the J whiz past.  Tower operator Pinky Oldheim stands at the top of the tower steps to take a gander of the J as well. Rather metaphoric; the gondolas with junk load headed to the scrap yard ... where all J classes, except this one,  will wind up ... sadly all too soon.  

U38B Pennsy

From an earlier Christmas Layout

- walt

Baltimore Oriole

The Great American Eagle

- walt

The coal train passes the South Main Street crossing pulled by the CN Mountain Steamer...

Finally  installed a couple modules for my future scrap yard. Made some chain link fence from Brenen models and added some barb wire to the top of the fence.  Built a weigh scale and a work house so far. More to come.

Couple sitting under tree watching trains

FOR TODAY:  " I gotta tell ya Harley, I'm gitten pretty darn tard of these freight cars going off the rail and onto the ground.  Seems like all we beenah doin here lately is puttin cars back on the track!"  Harley chimes in while nodding is head "Yep, know watcha mean thar Tiptoe.  I'm plumb tard of doin it too. That new yard engineer musta come from the Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad over air near Baltimore.  That road's nick name is the Push Bump and Ram!" ...  to which there was a trio of hardy laughter.  After the laughter dies down Little Benny says " Well fellas, what I been hearin round the yard is just that.  The new yard engineer is Big Sid the yard master's nephew and he did in fact come from the P&BR. With this new engineer we  need to make  an even longer nickname .. The Push Bump Ram and Re - rail"  Again the trio breaks out into a chorus of belly laughs. O'l Harley laughed till his face turned 3 shades of red. When his o'l face was about to turn the 4th shade Harley's eyes got big as coffee cup saucers and his mouth opened like the Holland Tunnel! " Now dag it Little Benny you done made me soil my breaches!!" ... just another day on the railroad.

@farmerjohnn, Now that’s a beautiful spot for a junkyard… Great idea, and all you need to do now is, junk it up, (kidding), The picture I’m about to post is the manager of our new Lionel Store in Nashville, and a few of my own. Happy Railroading Everyone.

Passengers taking a seat

Passengers seated and waiting to depart'...

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Passengers seated and waiting to depart'...

Nice shot

Passengers enjoying the view

More passengers:

- walt

The "Chief" pulls into the North Main Street station, as the Mayor on the platform lights up a cigar...

Summer time on the river. Camping and fishing in order. This is one of my favorite  scenes on my layout.

@farmerjohn posted:

Summer time on the river. Camping and fishing in order. This is one of my favorite  scenes on my layout.

Farmer John I always enjoy seeing your dam.

not close to the beautiful scene that @farmerjohn just showed us, but it's a water scene at least.

- walt

@farmerjohn posted:

Summer time on the river. Camping and fishing in order. This is one of my favorite  scenes on my layout.

I wonder why? That is absolutely beautiful and extremely detailed! There are a few modelers here with a gifted talent for high level detail and design and you are certainly one of them.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

I wonder why? That is absolutely beautiful and extremely detailed! There are a few modelers here with a gifted talent for high level detail and design and you are certainly one of them.

Gene

@farmerjohn and @Genemed:

John:

I heartily second Gene's above comment. You sir are a true ARTIST!!!!!

Two long-ago Pittsburgh base companies.  From one of my Christmas Layouts a few years back.  Signs by Miller engineering.  Boxcars from MTH.

- walt

Thanks for the comments  guys. Randy you gave me some great pointers on the river scene when we were building it. Thanks. Trains are so much fun when  others enjoy them also. Here is another scene much like where I grew up..

John, the river scene is always excellent!  I also like the farm, and it is nice to build scenery like where we grew up!

Some activity on the main line last night...

Here's a few pics for today.  

Sometimes a steam locomotive, no matter what its' size, seems to dwarf everything else around it when viewed thru the eyes of a foamer.  LOL!  

It's a darn good thing that backhoe arrived because O'l Jasper would be all weekend trying fill that dump truck using that there shovel.

Looks like there's a young feller on his bike riding between the hopper cars.  School must be out!

Wow, there’s so many beautiful pictures here on this great topic, and @farmerjohn, your scenery is so realistic, and the waterfall and dam scene when you come into your basement is draw dropping, as is your trailer park scene, and now your building a junk yard, wow, what a great imagination. @trumpettrain, your scenes are so real to, your workers are always making money, Wow. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry posted:

Wow, there’s so many beautiful pictures here on this great topic, and @farmerjohn, your scenery is so realistic, and the waterfall and dam scene when you come into your basement is draw dropping, as is your trailer park scene, and now your building a junk yard, wow, what a great imagination. @trumpettrain, your scenes are so real to, your workers are always making money, Wow. Happy Railroading Everyone

Larry - thank you so much for your kind words!  Pics of your terrific layout are always wonderfully interesting!

From a Christmas layout a few years back.  An Amish farm.

- walt

Girard Station from my childhood layout.

Another fun feature on my layout is a coal mine . Surface strip mine and underground . Just something common here in western KY.

John awesome coal mine scenes!!!!

@Farmerjohn, your mine scene is so cool, although the pictures are nice, your sound effects bring it to life, a short video would be really nice. Also your work trucks, the Big Ones really add to your mine scene, making it an amazing crowd pleaser when visiting your wonderful model railroading. (I just had to say that), and Today, I’m showing pictures of a friends layout, Ron Zellem, where we had a fun train day on May 28th. He has a uniquely beautiful model railroad. Happy Railroading Everyone

Pennsy moving a CCKW-353 troop carrier

Bascule Bridge from my childhood layout. It was not working when my Dad picked it up. The motor was  shot. He replaced it with a phonograph motor. It’s still working today.

@pennsyfan posted:

Bascule Bridge from my childhood layout. It was not working when my Dad picked it up. The motor was  shot. He replaced it with a phonograph motor. It’s still working today.

Wow, Phonograph':  I haven't heard that word in over 60 years.. Great motors with three speeds'... Great collection you have there'...

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Wow, Phonograph':  I haven't heard that word in over 60 years.. Great motors with three speeds'... Great collection you have there'...

Thank you

@pennsyfan posted:

Thank you

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