Great thread, guys! I'd "like" every one! Permit me to show some of my passenger trains. My layout wasn't done and is now in storage in preparation of an eventual move whenever the sequestering allows house sales to go on in a manner that allows folks to actually SEE houses. In the meantime, since 99% of my trains are in storage, these photos will have to do.
Custom painted salvaged Gilbert cars behind a Lionel Flyer EP-5 and NH head end boxcar:
Custom painted salvaged Gilbert cars in Milwaukee Road colors. Diaphragms from American Models added. Painted to match Lionel Flyer EP-5 (which MR never had, but cool anyway!):
Same train on the Southeastern Michigan S Gauger's display layout:
Scratch built Thomas train on the Southeastern Michigan S Gauger's display layout:
Custom painted C&O cars from American Models behind my BL-2, also custom painted running on another S club's layout (sorry, I can't remember whose):
PRR observation car under the viaduct on the Southeastern Michigan S Gauger's layout:
C&O BL-2 passenger train and American Models PRR GG1 passenger train on my previous Flyer tinplate layout:
Lionel Flyer PRR observation car clearing a crossing on my previous Flyer tinplate layout. The marker lights have been illuminated although they weren't illuminated from the factory:
My scratch built RDC running on another S club's layout. The car was built as a "what if" Gilbert made an RDC:
Gilbert Flyer PRR K5 salvaged from a parts box pulling a long string of American Models PRR passenger cars on the SMSG display layout:
Salvaged Gilbert Flyer aluminum cars in front of my Ann Arbor Michigan Central depot (the depot has been "in progress" for years) on my now disassembled layout:
American Models C&O 4-8-4 with custom tender pulling a consist of C&O heavyweights on the SMSG display layout:
My scratch built AEM7 pulling a short string of American Models custom painted Budd streamline cars:
Finally, why we do what we do, isn't it? Photo taken at a set-up of the SMSG display layout at a train show. The little guy and his mom were checking out the interiors::