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@Dave Ripp. posted:Patiently waiting.
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Girls screaming, "Elvis is alive"! Dave, I couldn't resist. LoL Great scene!
Dave, that is a great shot.. Nice road, Looks like the real thing... How'd you make it? The scenery is great also.. Besides Elvis's Pink Caddy, The Mary Kay, beauty sales girls received a pink Caddy after $10,000.00 in sales'... 50s and 60s.
@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
Thank you Ted, the road is plaster of pairs painted with chalk board paint.
Dave Ripp - What a fabulous scene!! The roadway looks terrific and I really like the weathering of the boxcar with the M on it!! To me, what makes this photo great is that it has atmosphere. Well done
Of course Elvis may be late for his gig if this is a long train. 
Dave- what a fabulous scene. Those fall colors had me reaching for a sweater, even though it was 96 deg here in central Tx today!!
Don
@Dave Ripp. posted:Thank you Ted, the road is plaster of pairs painted with chalk board paint.
Dave,
I always wanted tp try the chalk board paint for roads... I've tried so many techniques'.. Some good, some very good. But I think this might be the ticket'... And I will give it a try'...
Thanks for the details'....👍✔🙂
Coal mining in Westren Ky. Manowocks need service. As this is probably there last big dig. 
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Farmer John - great scenes and machines!!! Amazing!!!!
Are videos acceptable on this thread? I recently took this video of my newly-installed train table for a coworker who could not make it to my housewarming party. This is my Lionelville Circus Train running on the tabletop that was built by a carpenter who my mom hired to build, plus additional shelving.
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FOR TODAY: Station Announcement proceeded by a bugler playing Call to the Post ... " Now departing. Train 149 The Race Track Special bound for Baltimore". Sunday morning Race Track Special.
A string of B&O RDC's depart Patsburg Commuter Station for Baltimore with a full train of passengers bound for the Preakness in Baltimore. Once the train arrives at Baltimore's beautiful Mt. Royal Station, passengers will detrain and board a fleet of buses bound for Pimlico Race Course, only 10 minutes away. The train crew loves this assignment because on their layover they get to spend time ( and money ) at the track too! Conductor Lukas Foss seems to get lucky practically every time. He always comes home in the evening with more money than he had when he left the house in the morning. Trainman Barney Kingsley seems to break even, well, at least most of the time. Engineer Hasty Harwood seems to lose his shirt practically every time. For this crew ... it's NOT just another day on the railroad.
The B&O used to run Race Track Specials to horse race tracks in Charlestown WV, Delaware Downs, and Laurel Race Course in Laurel Md ( home of the DC International ) I would think the B&O also ran trains from DC's Union Station, Philadelphia, Martinsburg WV, and other locations to Baltimore's Preakness each year. Often B&O's fleet of RDC's would be called upon for these assignments along with trains comprised of conventional passenger coaches. . RDC Race Track Specials might run in groups of 5 -6 car trains. 
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Pat, Nice off to the races!. I agree, Farmer John's photographs are great!
Wow, Manowocks, sure keeps their equipment nice and clean... Great shots'..
Painted two wolfs to match are Huskys
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FOR TODAY: After these logs have been transferred from flat bed trailer to railroad flat car .... FSJR Inspector Clay Quigley inspects this load of logs, making sure the chains are absolutely secure and the load is snug and secure. These logs will travel 22.5 miles to the saw mill and loosing part of a load while in transit is not an option. Now ol' Clay, he's been a workin on the railroad as a load inspector for going on 26 years and he's not lost a load yet... "Just another day on the railroad!"
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FOR TODAY: In observance of Memorial Day. Freedom Park in Patsburg.
Back when I was planning the Free State Junction Railway , I wanted to include a tribute to my father, who as a World War Two vet. landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy France on June 6, 1944 with The Big Red One. Although Dad survived WW2, as the First Infantry Division pushed all the way through France and into Germany, many of his buddies didn't. One of those men was my Dad's Lieutenant ... Lt. Mackey ... who led his men off the landing craft onto the beach. Due to this being his third invasion Mackey had a 6th sense that if he led his men in the direction that his orders commanded, they would be wiped out by enemy fire. In the heat of the moment, Lt. Mackey told his men to follow him in a different direction once the landing craft doors were lowered. Sure enough Lt. Mackey was correct because artillery shells pummeled the area the orders would have taken Mackey and his men. After participating in three invasions and pushing all the way into Germany, Mackey died in Germany as he was hit by a sniper's bullet just a few days before the end of the war. If it were not for Lt. Mackey, I very well may not be writing this today.
I know that there were lots of Lt. Mackeys ... just not in World War Two but in all wars and I salute them always ... and in particular on this day.
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Patrick : An inspiring story about your father and his Lt. My greatest hope is that current Americans know and understand how great a debt we owe to men like them. Thank you for posting. Wishing you the best on Memorial Day.
Don
Enjoyed reading your story, Patrick...very powerful and thanks to the Lt. and many others for their bravery, service, and sacrifice...
Patrick,
I always enjoy your pictures and stories, but this one left me with a tear in my eye. God bless Lt. Mackey for getting your Dad through Omaha Beach and your Dad for making it home so we could enjoy your pictures and stories.
It's not just another weekend as so many people have been dumbed down into thinking, but it is for remembering all of the Lt. Mackey's that have fallen so we can be here today.
My Dad spent 3 weeks on an island in the South Pacific after their B-25 lost an engine and had to land on a Japanese controlled island. They landed on the beach, radio was shot up, and didn't know the war had just ended. The Japanese troops had to tell them.
Kids today have no clue...
Keep up the great work. I always enjoy your posts.
Scott
About to tank up the '63 "Vette" with super at the local Shell, but she's not happy with the price increase to 28 cents / gal
...since it's Friday night she may put in just a buck's worth to leave some money for happy hour with the gals from the office
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