a picture a day....

@mike g. posted:

Sounds like a good idea, I was going to mow but it is already in the 80"s!

To hot to mow Mike grab a beer and think about that new layout! Mark

FOR TODAY:  Being Sunday and an extremely hot one at that ... here are 7 photos to help bring down the temperature!   Stay cool everyone!

Now arriving  on track one the Capitol Limited!  Now departing on track two, The National Limited!  

Ahhhh ... the thoughts of the holiday season!  

Western Maryland brakeman Little Joe Paladin takes in the cold air as his train is about to disappear into a tunnel.

Last January's memories of plowing snow on the Mountain Division.   I hope that bear is not too hungry!

Hogger C.W. Moss steps down from the cab just to walk through the white stuff.,  

A loan passenger is relieved to see her train running exactly on time!  

Pat, those photographs cooled us down!!

A farm scene on 2022's Christmas Layout

- Walt

A complete view of that corner of the layout

Dusk at the North Main Street station...

From Chris Miller

- walt

Chatter on the radio. Smile when you cross Paterson Plank Rd. FRA is in the weeds taking pictures.

@pennsyfan posted:

Chatter on the radio. Smile when you cross Paterson Plank Rd. FRA is in the weeds taking pictures.

Bob: that's a very creative and nice scene you've got there

- walt

@walt rapp posted:

Bob: that's a very creative and nice scene you've got there

- walt

Thanks Walt!

FOR TODAY:  It's a hot and tuff job unloading these large crates but somebody has to do it ... especially when the trucking company sent a spine trailer instead of a flatbed. Somehow I know these good O'l fellers will get these crates secured to the spine because the railroad needs to have that Reading gondola back in about 2.5 hours.  When life gives you a lemon make lemonade.  These fellers are good at doing just that too!   ... just another day on the railroad."

My first attempt to create what me and my family refer to as "Waltburg'.  My family because those are models of their houses.  2 more models coming in later years to expand the town.

That '17' car was because my nephew, who lived in that house, was working in the pit crew for (heck, I can't remember the driver's name).  Does Matt Kenseth sound right?  '17' was the actual car number of the one that he drove and the paint scheme is spot on too.

- walt

FOR TODAY: Different phases of this morning on the Free State Junction Railway in Patsburg.

As the sun has just fully spread its' light.

About 9 a.m. FSJR grade crossing guard, Shakey Wines, steps  out of the guard shack after downing a cup of coffee.   The crossing gate is actually from my first Lionel trainset that ran around the family Christmas tree when I was 4.

At 9:46 a B&O TOFC train rolls through town.  

The zoo bears are doing well

- walt

The passengers wait for the arrival of the "Chief" at the North Main Street station...

Following @Capetrainman a station scene on one of my Christmas layouts

- walt

A view of South Main Street as the CN C-Liner passes the "Charles Street Yard" tower...

@Capetrainman posted:

A view of South Main Street as the CN C-Liner passes the "Charles Street Yard" tower...

Paul, those C-liners are neat, but way too big for my layout.  Looks great next to the tower.

Coal workers

Mark, I'd forgotten how big they are until I took them our the box recently after a few years rest...could be close to the size of a PA...changed the battery, greased them up, and off they went on the new layout...

FOR TODAY:  MOW heavy equipment repair crew has been called out this morning.  It seems the big hook is having some problems.   I'm sure the team will have it fixed shortly.