a picture a day....

 Saturday Six.  " Views from my window .... while vacationing in the mountains."

The Chehalis Steam train association's 2-8-2 is down for staybolt and leaf spring issues, so they ran a diesel for the first time I've ever seen.

Seven for Sunday August 19.  " Random pics from the layout "

Great shots, Patrick!

p51 posted:

great photo!

gandydancer1950 posted:

p51 posted:

great photo!

Thank you very much! I was just playing around with the cell yesterday afternoon when I took that (my trains weren't running for much of the weekend due to a bad breaker in the panel that ran just the plugs in this and two other bedrooms, but it got fixed).

I think it looks better in sepia:

p51 posted:

gandydancer1950 posted:

p51 posted:

great photo!

Thank you very much! I was just playing around with the cell yesterday afternoon when I took that (my trains weren't running for much of the weekend due to a bad breaker in the panel that ran just the plugs in this and two other bedrooms, but it got fixed).

I think it looks better in sepia:

I agree!

For today Monday.  " Summertime fun "

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Neat shot.

Every notice how few layouts have scenes like this? They're relatively common in real life, though.

I wish I could model a weed-covered deadline like this, but that's one of the problems with modelling the WW2 years (scrap drives at the time wouldn't have allowed for anything like this to stay that way for very long).

Twofir Tuesday.    "Working on one side and bike riding on the other "

p51 posted:

Great shots, Patrick!

Thank so much Lee!

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Five for Friday.

 I took this pic of a Rag Top Evergreen Container “very rare” it was in the yard one day.

Saturday Six.   " B&O steam "

briansilvermustang posted:

 

WOW... an A-A-B-A-A... and all powered   Very interesting photo Brian.

My youngest daughter took these pics she knows I love trains and thought it was neat that the Engine number was same as the year I was born. She’s 13yrs old

                       that's COOL Lee Drennen !!!

briansilvermustang posted:

 

                                                 a very nice picture !!!

Spanning the Cuyahoga River in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.

Anyone know what the engine is? Lead truck is outside frame. Ladder is on the valve gear.

Lot of 2 Vintage BW Hollywood Photos The Conquerors RKO Studios 1932 STAMPED RKO

The Conquerors is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film starring Richard Dix and Ann Harding, and directed by William A. Wellman. A young couple move to the American West and build a banking empire.

As Fort Allen prospers, the possibility of being bypassed by the railroad threatens its growth. Roger and Caroline succeed in convincing the railroad's president to include Fort Allen on the route, by the arrival of the first train is marred by the death of their son after an inebriated Doc Blake crashes the carriage in which they were riding at a crossing right in the train’s path. Though they mourn their loss, Roger and Caroline’s daughter grows into a beautiful young woman, who marries Warren Lennox, one of the employees in Standish's bank.

         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conquerors_(1932_film)

                        still looking for info on the locomotive...

jgtrh62 posted:

lee drennen posted:

My youngest daughter took these pics she knows I love trains and thought it was neat that the Engine number was same as the year I was born. She’s 13yrs old

Lee were these photos taken along the route 3 truck by-pass and Mississippi near Chester IL? That's a great stretch to trainspot.

John

she was at a softball tournament in Ste Gen. I asked her where we looked it up and it was on N.main st. in Ste. Gen. John I know where that place is on the by pass and your right it’s a good place to get up close and personal with them. Where do you live? If you don’t mine me asking.

John 

you are so right! Traveled that route at lease a  couple times a month for over 20 years if you’re a rail fan you’re blessed to live in this area I work out of St. Louis live in Park Hills area (Flat River) to me and I think about all the  railroads that was in St. Louis at one time I can at least think of 11 of them and I think it’s pretty neat to go in to the rail yards where some of the old fallen flags used to be.

I was experimenting with a battery powered candle light, placed into the flag stop. I think it worked, and I now plan on running a light in there once in string the lighting eventually.

Built this old white tanker back in 1995 always liked it. Never thought some day I would use it on my layout 

The Sunday Seven.    " Dockside smoking it up "

p51 posted:

I was experimenting with a battery powered candle light, placed into the flag stop. I think it worked, and I now plan on running a light in there once in string the lighting eventually.

great photo ....would make a cool winter scene!

p51 posted:

I was experimenting with a battery powered candle light, placed into the flag stop. I think it worked, and I now plan on running a light in there once in string the lighting eventually.

Very nice Lee!

Fun Day!  

One for Monday.

For twoday Tuesday.

Graffiti time 

The mark of the hoodlum.

When you see that stuff along the off-ramp exits on Interstate highways, avoid taking that exit. They have marked "their" territory. You can't be certain about what awaits you at the bottom of the ramp.

Moonson posted:

The mark of the hoodlum.

When you see that stuff along the off-ramp exits on Interstate highways, avoid taking that exit. They have marked "their" territory. You can't be certain about what awaits you at the bottom of the ramp.

Unfortunately in many areas nowadays if you followed that theory, you wouldn't be able to get off the highway!  ☹

3 for Wednesday.

Train Nut posted:

Moonson posted:

The mark of the hoodlum.

When you see that stuff along the off-ramp exits on Interstate highways, avoid taking that exit. They have marked "their" territory. You can't be certain about what awaits you at the bottom of the ramp.

Unfortunately in many areas nowadays if you followed that theory, you wouldn't be able to get off the highway!  ☹

It is not a theory. But you do what you want. I have paid my fellow hobbyists on this forum the respect of giving a warning about something I know as fact.

FrankM

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

Love that sign better than the one at rose lake (Fairmont City Il.

Four today.  " Heavy off load, B&O passing through, the caboose track "

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Great photo of the Aerotrain Brain!!   Where was this photo taken?

Saturday six. " Caboose, Hack, Cabin Car, Crummy, Van, Way Car "

  nmp...                       a great photo !!!

For Labor Day.  " MOW workers .... giter done! "

Brian, That photo reminds me of the Homestead Works, of U.S. Steel mill, in Pennsylvania, back in the 50's and early 60's. all gone, now.

Here’s a Horizon lines reefer(old sea land) in our yard.  I like how they kept the old logo and just added a “H” 

twofir Tuesday.

Briansilvermustang, Switching tower?

  yes...     this one...

The interlocking tower in Old Saybrook was built in 1912, for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. An interlocking, or switch, tower was an important feature for railroad safety. It allowed the tower operator to communicate with railroad personnel about train movements, and to control junction switches and signals with a bank of levers on the second floor. In the 1920s the mechanical interlocking was replaced by banks of electrical relays, which were replaced by pneumatic assists. By the 1970s changes in dispatching technology rendered the tower obsolete and it was closed. The tower was razed in June 1998.

Thank you, Brian. I saved the pictures.

I guess we could say I have one here, as a detail... in what I have called my "Service Yard." Perhaps, judging from your explanation and photo, I have its emplacement pretty sensible, right? (Correct me if I am wrong.)

FrankM

A trio of random photos  for Wednesday.

Thursday's quartet.  

A feast-for-the-eyes, Trumptrain !

Caught this guy coming through St. Louis today 

Moonson posted:

A feast-for-the-eyes, Trumptrain !

Thank you so very much Frank!  Much appreciated!

Here’s an interesting bottle of beer.  

Larry

          how was it Larry ...

briansilvermustang posted:

          how was it Larry ...

It was an amber ale that was brewed with maple syrup and honey.  It was slightly sweet and quite smooth.  I couldn’t really taste the maple syrup or honey flavors.  I wouldn’t mind drinking it often.  

Larry

briansilvermustang posted:

 

I guess they didn’t have magnatraction...

Friday's five.  " B&O Big Blue "

For day 6 of this week.  Six for Saturday

For today.  Tuesday's duo.

As an ongoing project, I have been enriching and deepening the foliage in this overall area... both levels, to add further realism (in my mind's eye, at least) and contrast, yet compliment, to the hard edges of the track and buildings. I like colors, tones, heights, and surfaces, and edges to  work together into one overall composition.

My inspiration for such crafting of foliage, and a variety of it, to be sure, has been excursions I have made to a favorite place in Upstate NY, Brake Hill Road, just outside of Cortland and Homer, NY. Immersion here totally relaxes and inspires me creatively.FrankM

Moonson posted:

As an ongoing project, I have been enriching and deepening the foliage in this overall area

FrankM

One word, Frank... beautiful   

Frank,

Love watching the Master at work.

Joe B

Twofir Tuesday

Apples55 posted:

Moonson posted:

As an ongoing project, I have been enriching and deepening the foliage i

One word, Frank... beautiful   

Thanks , very ,much, Paul!

FrankM

Joe B posted:

Frank, Love watching the Master at work.      Joe B  

Thank you, Joe B. It's fun to hear that from you.

FRankM

And my sincere Thanks to these Forum voices for the "LIKES" you sent me for my ongoing layout foliage project: briansilvermustang; PRRronbh; chessie1971; gandydancer1950; Apples55; trainsrob; Trussman; Joe B; trumptrain; leapinlarry; Number90; pennsynut.

It certainly is enjoyable hearing from each of you.

FrankM

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Ize like this, give's me an idea for a kit bash project.

                                        a foggy Monday morning...

One for Monday.

Twofir Tuesday.

My steam power is growing 😎😎

Here you can see my Lionel Lionmaster TMCC Challenger smoking up the room with a 20ohm resistor swap and a Super Chuffer. Also my newest addition to the roster is a Lionel Heavy Mikado with Legacy. (On a side note I have a Legacy System getting here tomorrow. Hopefully this weekend I get to play with this beauty in Legacy mode vs. TMCC.)

I am in love with this Legacy Mikado. It has definitely become my new favorite. The whistle steam has to be the coolest feature on any of my engines!

Three for Wednesday.     "The Ma & Pa"

Fourfir Thursday.  From the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke.- " Me and a Y6 " " Y6 front and side" " VTM layout shot " 

Briansilvermustang, That photograph evidences that train tracks really did occur very  close to the fronts of buildings, like in a business district or in front of a row of stores. We see such arrangements on layouts, from time to time, but know that is often due to space constraints, so to see an example of such proximity in a real-life photo is interesting, to me, at least.

Here's another example somebody shared that I found equally instructive and surprising...

Interesting.

FrankM

 7 for Sunday.  " The tower & views from the tower"

For Monday. " Big boiler = Big Hook!"

I took this yesterday:

Brian, What the? Did that just get here from OZ, or have I been laxed on a whole episode in history?

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Check out the load on the gondola, very cool!

 had to use a helper engine to get up the hill.

Local freight approaching Elizabeth City at North Main & Erie Streets.....

A trio for Wednesday.   " Can I have your attention please!  Now arriving on tracks one and two ..."

Not earthshaking but places I have enjoyed having as part of the layout...

FrankM,

Moon Township, USA

Seven for Sunday.

Moonson posted:

Not earthshaking but places I have enjoyed having as part of the layout...

FrankM,

Moon Township, USA

GREAT work, Frank. Especially like the weathering!

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Hey Brian -  Great photo!!  This would make a great wall poster  entitled " Tangents" ... just sayin! 

FrankM,

Moon Township, USA

trumptrain posted:

….

FrankM,

Moon Township, USA

Moonson posted:

Not earthshaking but places I have enjoyed having as part of the layout...

Frank - Let me set the record straight!  Every photo from your layout is earth shattering  .... in a VERY GOOD way!!!  YOUR work serves as an inspiration to us all!! 

Outstanding of you to say that, Trumptrain! I enjoy sharing ideas and efforts, here, and I certainly enjoy hearing approval from you. Thank you, very much!

FrankM

p51 posted:

Moonson posted:

Not earthshaking but places I have enjoyed having as part of the layout...

…….

FrankM,

Moon Township, USA

GREAT work, Frank. Especially like the weathering!

Thank you , p51, for saying so. I much appreciate hearing your approval of something I have done.

Regarding weathering, I try not to get carried-away, but when I remember what life was like back in the 50's when I was a boy in the Pittsburgh area, I can see clearly how buildings and daily living can get not so shiny and not stay cleaned-up .

FrankM

Monday.  " Auto frames being unloaded "

trumptrain posted:

Monday.  " Auto frames being unloaded "

Nice picture but realistically you need a lot more  than two guys ( from Harrison) to transfer that load!

Since I'm currently at college and have no access to my model trains have some train art I drew instead!

 This  was a couple years ago I was unloading off of North Broadway in St. Louis with a reefer container 

A trio for Wednesday.

Brainsilvermustang, I never saw a picture of one of those engines (were they called "Rats"?) at-work like that, pulling freight. I thought they were just used for shuffling passenger consists in NYC, under Park Avenue, on their way to Grand Central Terminal. However, your photo here disabuses me of that mindset.

Was there some other engine that did the moving of passenger cars under Park Avenue, and I have had the wrong engine in-mind all along?  I wonder, now, if it was this type of engine that moved those passenger consists under Park Avenue?

FrankM

                           here are some more photos and info Frank... 

                 http://members.trainweb.com/be...ndloco/crrnjbxt.html

                                   Early LIRR Electrics "Rats"...

                  http://www.trainsarefun.com/li...electric-engines.htm