Memorial Day salute to all those who served. Please post military trains here.

Ken

Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend by running a military train.

God bless those who served......

Peter

David,

My SF Engine and a few transport cars.

PCRR/Dave

The original leave no man behind soldier on a Battle Field in France WWII.

Dennis,

   Great picture and Great words for a Great President.

PCRR/Dave

WWII Battle Field Picture of SGT Audie Murphy, and Lee T's Incredible Viet Nam Memorial Wall Picture. - Lest We Forget.

I have some of the MTH hospital cars and Weaver troop cars. I have done a lot (ok maybe 30-40) figure conversions of civilians to WW-2 military. Stuck some Preiser military heads on various civilian figures because they come with overseas caps and saucer caps. Have a lot of 1/48 Bandai figure sets and mean to go back and add some junk on the bunks like M-1s, Thompsons, packs etc - we shall see if I ever get around to it. A man in a regular suit of clothes can easily be repainted as a guy in class A uniform as hats are not supposed to be worn indoors “unless under arms”. Fun subject and I have thought of repainting some Hogwarts Cars as brit hosp cars for my GWR 4-6-0 to haul around. The prepainted MTH USN and US Army figures are ok but maybe slightly underscale. Tamiya makes a great line of 1/48 figures and don’t forget some germans with PW on their backs supervised by white helmeted MP’s on working parties!

Here is a G gauge Army train running on the G&O.  NH Joe

The layout platform is still bare, the track isn't even in it's final location prior to roadbed and ballasting, and there is no scenery at this point, but this photo from this morning makes it fairly obvious what the overall theme will be. The locomotive at the left is an MTH RailKing Imperial Pacific, and the 0-6-0 switcher is a former MTH Alaska unit that Dave Minarik converted to U.S. Army Transportation Corps livery. Dave also provided the excavator seen here. Lots of work--and lots of fun--ahead in the coming months.

Great. Keep the photos coming!

A Quote...

Neodesha Register, May 27, 1898:

"The Frisco railway employees had an impromptu flag raising yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Sometime since, they procured a pole 84 feet high and sent for a flag. Yesterday the flag arrived. It is, of course, a beautiful piece of bunting. At 4 o’clock 60 of the railroad men gathered and raised the pole. The tackle being tested and found to work smoothly, Miss Miller, H. C. Kapp’s stenographer and the only lady present, was given the privilege of hoisting “Old Glory” to the top of the staff where its beautiful folds flaunted as gaily and proudly in the breeze as if the songs and shouts of the thousands had been heard.

As its folds reached the top and were stretched out in the strong wind, Holland and Washburn led the crowd in three cheers and a tiger for the “Red, White and Blue.” Then someone proposed three cheers for Dewey, and they were given with hearty good will.

This concluded the ceremony except that as the men were dispersed, they often stopped and gazed again and again at the emblem of liberty-such liberty as the world never dreamed about until the flag first appeared in the sky. Each one thought, “That is MY flag. This is my country. I am a free-born citizen of the most liberal government upon which God’s sunshine ever fell. Thank God.”

End Quote.

A very heartfelt and personal "Thank You" to the men and women that have served, and are serving, in order to keep this country as free as our government will allow us to be.

Andre

Couldn't find my flat car with Nike Missile on it but here is a nice shot I took a few months ago at Pearl Harbor and our flag in front of the house. Hope that will do. RA 1965-1968 Don

My favorite railcar load, and remembering those that I served with, I'll never forget you.

Yes - hand salute to all who served!

Another outstanding thread in reference to this special day.👍

Larry🇺🇸