a picture a day....

FOR TODAY:  Monday morning at the team track.  Horace Goucher is trying to reposition the crate on the pallet as forklift operator Art Leakin patiently waits.  Of course Flip Watson and Tomcat Pierson, standing in the doorway of the boxcar, can't wait till Horace get the crate into position on the pallet.  Foreman Bart Simpson ( no relation to the cartoon character ) wonders how many more crates can this truck hold. ... just another day on the railroad.

Monday morning on the commuter platform conductor Mumpy Gene Baldwin waits for his passenger train.  He will relieve another conductor on an incoming train.  

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  Monday morning at the team track.  Horace Goucher is trying to reposition the crate on the pallet as forklift operator Art Leakin patiently waits.  Of course Flip Watson and Tomcat Pierson, standing in the doorway of the boxcar, can't wait till Horace get the crate into position on the pallet.  Foreman Bart Simpson ( no relation to the cartoon character ) wonders how many more crates can this truck hold. ... just another day on the railroad.

Monday morning on the commuter platform conductor Mumpy Gene Baldwin waits for his passenger train.  He will relieve another conductor on an incoming train.  

Nice Patrick! It is so amazing that Patburg is always bustling and busy! For such a small town it must have a lot of visitors! I sure would like to visit it some day! LOL

@mike g. posted:

Hi guys just wanted to let you know that I am still around!

I want to thank you all for the wonderful photos of your layouts! It is so fun to go back and see what I have been missing. I have been busy with other things, but I am still trying to stay in touch with what is going on here!

I hope your all doing well and having fun with your trains!

Right back at you Mike; cant wait to see your new creations.

@mike g. posted:

Nice Patrick! It is so amazing that Patburg is always bustling and busy! For such a small town it must have a lot of visitors! I sure would like to visit it some day! LOL

@mikeg.  Thanks so much!   You are always welcome to come visit Patsburg anytime.  As a matter of fact , when you do, the mayor will honor your arrival by giving  you the "key to the city".  

Here's Joe's Diner that plays the Rock Around the Clock song from the 1950s:

Arnold

#29 on my Christmas Layout count"UP"

- walt

@walt rapp posted:

#29 on my Christmas Layout count"UP"

- walt

Fantastic Walt, your displays let better every year.

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Here's Joe's Diner that plays the Rock Around the Clock song from the 1950s:

Arnold

Arnold I have the very same Joe's Diner.  When it emerged from long term storage it would play Rock Around the Clock continuously with out being activated.  After removing the power to try to reset it  it fired up again but almost instantaneously turned to crackling static, so now my Diner is silent.

Mint 255E

Fireman helping woman down ladder

Morning guys hope your all well this fine day.

@walt rapp nice looking layouts and I have to think that with all the layouts you done that you must start thinking about the next one as your taking the previous one down!

@Dennis Holler Great view of your steam power!

@Sitka what a nice firefighter!

You all have a great day!

FOR TODAY:  Inspired by Sitka's post.  "Diesel locomotive on fire!!!"

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  Inspired by Sitka's post.  "Diesel locomotive on fire!!!"

Nice to see Patsburg fire department at its best!

@Quarter Gauger 48

Here is a better picture and a video before the interior lights blew.

Hobo going for a walk

@walt rapp posted:

#29 on my Christmas Layout count"UP"

- walt

Walt that is a really nice layout what is the dimensions? Mark

@Sitka posted:

Walt that is a really nice layout what is the dimensions? Mark

@Sitka it is 14' wide by 11' deep.

thanks for asking.

@mike g. YEPPERS. you nailed it.  Sometimes I even start thinking while the current one is still up.  I love the planning part more than any other phase of building and running a layout.

- walt

#30 on my count"UP" of Christmas layouts.

- walt

The "L" at the bottom will be 2 elevated sections. One is 4'x4' and the other is 4'x8'.  Dotted lines represent grades.

Here's how much planning I do: I even plan out the layout of the various sized pieces of Homasote!  I put blue insulation board underneath (they are 1/2" smaller that the matching Homasote piece).  Since they are smaller that leaves gaps between them which I use to run wires thru, avoiding showing wires as much as possible.

Count"UP" now at 31 for my Christmas Layouts.

Just a reminder: my idea is/was to show growth from year to year and NOT concentrate on small scenes.

- walt

Last time I showed that I go as far as planning Homasote positioning.  I also spend considerable time determining scenes to use and where to use them.

This one shows the plateau. It's what i call the 2nd level.

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