Wvm, I see it too!
John
Took out the E8 last night and let it run a bit. 
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More New Haven from the archives…..
John
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Found some vintage B&M O Scale milk train railfan video i took quite a few years ago. Sorry its grainy but the digital camera technology was great for its day.
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@Farmall-Joe posted:Found some vintage B&M O Scale milk train railfan video i took quite a few years ago. Sorry its grainy but the digital camera technology was great for its day.
Farmall_Joe,
Your posted videos do not play when I try to view them.
MELGAR
@MELGAR posted:Farmall_Joe,
Your posted videos do not play when I try to view them.
MELGAR
Sorry Mel, could be the format. They're old digital camera videos and the file sizes are a bit large.
@Farmall-Joe posted:Sorry Mel, could be the format. They're old digital camera videos and the file sizes are a bit large.
I was able to view them on Mac Mini using Microsoft Edge browser. Might be browser related as .avi is an older format. You can convert the file to something smaller and more compatible with all browsers, like .MP4. There are some online free converters including one from Adobe using Adobe Express.
Mooner. The problem seems to be that the files have a file size of 0. So maybe nothing actually uploaded?
@Wvm posted:Mooner. The problem seems to be that the files have a file size of 0. So maybe nothing actually uploaded?
Hmm? All 3 videos showing up for me using both Safari and Microsoft Edge on my computer, but only show up as thumbnail photos when I access on iPhone. No clue, but nice short videos.
All three videos show ) time and do Not play on my Mac/Safari.
Ron
And more New Haven from the archives….
John
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First, at my age the electronics and such are very confusing. I have a Motorola Note new phone. It seems to take nice videos but I have no idea how to get them onto the forum. I have some videos I would love to post but have no idea how to do. Are there some simple explanations? I suppose I should seek the help of someone much younger. Getting old sucks! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
My layout is predominantly New Haven so I am posting correctly
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The CP also had a line through northern Vermont to Woodsville, NH connecting with the B&M with two pairs of short passenger trains.
I( rode both lines in 1953 returning from summer camp in northern Maine. First from McAdam Jct. to Sherbrooke in a lower berth behind a royal Hudson. Next day the Alouette from Newport, VT to St. Johnsbury.
The Alouette was an ideal train for modelers who want a prototypical short train (five cars).with an observation car. The B&M took it from Woods River, NH to Boston. Among the cars were a CP RPO-baggage, B&M "American Flyer" car and a CP cafe-parlor-obs. It would look right with a CP E-8 or a B&M E unit. I'll try to find my whole train slide and post it.
Thinking of posts from MELGAR, I recall looking out from Burton House and seeing steam rising on the Grand Junction. We walked over and found a steam powered wrecker lifting a derailed tank car. I got there in 1955 for the last year of B&M steam. I believe I have a slide of the 1455 (or maybe the 1453 - looked the same). I'll try to find hat and post it in the next couple of days
Malcolm Laughlin
@mlaughlinnyc posted:https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...6#161349519391147806
Thinking of posts from MELGAR, I recall looking out from Burton House and seeing steam rising on the Grand Junction. We walked over and found a steam powered wrecker lifting a derailed tank car. I got there in 1955 for the last year of B&M steam. I believe I have a slide of the 1455 (or maybe the 1453 - looked the same). I'll try to find hat and post it in the next couple of days
Malcolm Laughlin
Malcolm,
You weren't the only one of us who looked out from the windows in Burton House, but I got there a few years after you and only saw diesels crossing Mass. Avenue... I look forward to seeing your posts in this thread.
MELGAR
@Bill Park posted:First, at my age the electronics and such are very confusing. I have a Motorola Note new phone. It seems to take nice videos but I have no idea how to get them onto the forum. I have some videos I would love to post but have no idea how to do. Are there some simple explanations? I suppose I should seek the help of someone much younger. Getting old sucks! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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May 21, 2022 - Boston & Maine Railroad 2-8-0 #2403 – Your New England Model Trains
The primary freight locomotives on the Boston and Maine Railroad between 1901 and 1920 were 246 2-8-0 “Consolidation” steam engines in classes K-4 through K-8 built by Alco (Schenectady), Baldwin (Philadelphia) and Brooks (Dunkirk, NY). Some of the K-7 class were used in Boston commuter service, including K-7-c class #2403, which ran on the railroad’s Stoneham branch.
B&M 2-8-0 #2403 had an operating weight of 288,000 pounds (engine and tender with coal and water). The engine weight was 170,000 pounds with 148,000 pounds on its 61-inch-diameter driving wheels. It ran at a boiler pressure of 200 psi and produced 33,443 pounds of tractive effort. It was the last, or one of the last 2-8-0s on the B&M, built by Alco in May 1910 and scrapped in June 1955.
My model of Boston & Maine #2403 was made by Weaver Models. It’s a good-looking die-cast model of a Baldwin 2-8-0 that I run conventionally. The model’s bell, sand and steam domes match the positions on Boston & Maine’s K-8 class “Consolidations” (#2600 to #2689) that were built by Baldwin but differ from B&M #2403, which was built by Alco. The model also lacks the prototypical arched cab side-windows. Track power must be at least 10 Volts for the sounds to play, so the once-per-rev chuffing is heard only when the model is moving rather fast. Nonetheless, I like the way this model looks on my 10’-by-5’ layout and I enjoy running it. The pictures and video show it pulling two recent-issue Lionel wood passenger coaches (Lionel L2227100 Boston & Maine Wood Coach 2-Pack #2).
MELGAR
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Scenery shows off a nice engine.
@Bill Park posted:First, at my age the electronics and such are very confusing. I have a Motorola Note new phone. It seems to take nice videos but I have no idea how to get them onto the forum. I have some videos I would love to post but have no idea how to do. Are there some simple explanations? I suppose I should seek the help of someone much younger. Getting old sucks! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Bill- I use a cloud storage service called Dropbox to store and catalog all of my photos and videos.
They have a free subscription which offers limited storage space or you can buy a larger package. Once installed on your computer, you can then also install their app on your phone and any pix or videos you take will automatically sync with your computer. The set up may be a little involved for you so some assistance from a friend or grandchild may be in order. 
The Forum has a 100 MB limit for posting videos directly to the site. Anything larger would have to be done through Youtube, etc. Attachments to a post starts with the "add attachments" link at the bottom right in the blue box.
Rich Melvin did a tutorial on posting videos here.
And remember...NO VERTICAL VIDEOS! 
Bob
@RSJB18 posted:Bill- I use a cloud storage service called Dropbox to store and catalog all of my photos and videos.
They have a free subscription which offers limited storage space or you can buy a larger package. Once installed on your computer, you can then also install their app on your phone and any pix or videos you take will automatically sync with your computer. The set up may be a little involved for you so some assistance from a friend or grandchild may be in order.
I also use Dropbox, but there's a better option if you want more storage free with automatic sync of your photos on the phone, MEGA. Here's one of many positive reviews: Mega Cloud Storage Review. I also give it high marks. 
