TEAM TRACK TUESDAY 9/13/16 EDITION

Nice picture's and like your B61 mack truck Pat! I had a friend had old mack it  was restored  and he had straight chrome dual stacks man did that truck sound wicked.   

chessie1971 posted:

Nice picture's and like your B61 mack truck Pat! I had a friend had old mack it  was restored  and he had straight chrome dual stacks man did that truck sound wicked.   

Thanks chessie 1971!  Yes that is a cool looking truck for sure!  I would have like to have seen your friend's Mack.

Your welcome and i know that truck sound good if you was in the cab you could not hear yourself was so loud wasn't to bad til pulling a hill or underload. My friend sold that truck to a guy he used it for logging truck but haven't seen it around for awhile so don't know still around anymore.  

Those are great scenes, Patrick. Thanks for sharing them and also for continuing this very enjoyable and instructive thread each week.

The Blissfield Model Railroad Club in Blissfield, MI has recreated a wonderful team track scene. Here we see a forklift at work with box cars spotted on the siding. 

Bob

Fred:

I've been enjoying the prototype freight facilities pictures you've been posting. 

Bob

Thanks Bob

I get these from Shorpy which has many pictures of everything.

I like these old trucks which seem so small compared to the trucks today.

There is a fellow on ebay who sells custom painted trucks from this time period.

I have not purchased from him but if I had the money I would buy a lot of his stuff.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351827...e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Here is the first photo from my team track diorama. So far the basic elements are in place. I still need to add a lot of details, so please bear with me as this diorama evolves.

"See what the railroad brought us today?"

"yeah, but we need a crane to unload it. We'll have to get after them to install one..."

Got Milk?

Nice photos everyone! 

The CNJ local crew is busy once again this week.  This time they are making a bulk cement delivery to the team track.   This carload originated down in the Lehigh Valley cement region, was processed through the CNJ's Allentown Yard and then made its way north to Ashley Yard yesterday on the daily AW-1 manifest freight.

The covered hopper is a Lionel scale PS-2 that was originally decorated for the Pennsy.  I stripped all lettering and re-decorated it for the CNJ using CDS dry transfer decals...and then weathered it, of course.

Great pics, today! The skill and imagination level here is outstanding!

Peter

CNJ 3676 posted:

Those are great scenes, Patrick. Thanks for sharing them and also for continuing this very enjoyable and instructive thread each week.

The Blissfield Model Railroad Club in Blissfield, MI has recreated a wonderful team track scene. Here we see a forklift at work with box cars spotted on the siding. 

Bob

Thanks Bob!  I really enjoy creating the scenes.  I've wanted to do the produce scene with the B&O express refer for quite some time now.  Thanks for your photo of the Blissfield Model RR Club team track.  I really like the outside braced boxcar and the activity taking place on the loading platform.  Cool looking truck too!

CNJ #1601 posted:

Nice photos everyone! 

The CNJ local crew is busy once again this week.  This time they are making a bulk cement delivery to the team track.   This carload originated down in the Lehigh Valley cement region, was processed through the CNJ's Allentown Yard and then made its way north to Ashley Yard yesterday on the daily AW-1 manifest freight.

The covered hopper is a Lionel scale PS-2 that was originally decorated for the Pennsy.  I stripped all lettering and re-decorated it for the CNJ using CDS dry transfer decals...and then weathered it, of course.

Joe A - all I can see is WOW WOW WOW!!!!!  This car reminds me of the string of covered cement hoppers that were unloaded on the team track about a half mile from my house.  The cement residue that was alway around the roof top doors is modeled perfectly  on your CNJ car!!!  The men on top of the cars add significant life to the scene too ... BRAVO!!!!!

SIRT posted:

Got Milk?

SIRT -  Got milk?  Do now!!  Grade A !!!   Amazingly realistic, the truck bed, the aged and weathered wood sheathing of the boxcar and the milk cans themselves.  Fabulous!!!!!!

Mark Diff posted:

Here is the first photo from my team track diorama. So far the basic elements are in place. I still need to add a lot of details, so please bear with me as this diorama evolves.

"See what the railroad brought us today?"

"yeah, but we need a crane to unload it. We'll have to get after them to install one..."

Mark -  Looks terrific!!!!  I love the unloading/loading dock!!!! Did you build that from scratch?  Very nice track work .... I like that the rails are painted!  You have the perfect pickup truck for this scene too IMHO!! Thanks!!!

Fred Lundgren posted:

Very cool Fred!!! I love the pics you've been posting of these freight houses!!!

Wow!!! Great photos and information guys!!  Thanks so much for posting and sharing!!!  I look forward to seeing you all on the next edition of TEAM TRACK TUESDAY!!!  Have a WONDERFUL week!!!

corsair29 posted:

corsair29 - very well done!!!!!  Thanks for posting!!!

CNJ 3676 posted:

Here's a photo of the B&O's off line freight station at Pier 21 on the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. The carfloat was positioned next to the pier and the freight unloaded from the freight cars into the building for final delivery by road vehicle.  The image is from Mr. Philip Goldstein's fabulous website dedicated to New York City's off-line terminals, short line, industrial and military railroads.

http://www.trainweb.org/bedt/IndustrialLocos.html

Bob

 

Bob - thanks so much for this gem!!!  Who knew there was a floating team track!!!  Great information and subject for modeling!!  

I forgot to mention in the OP .... if you miss posting on TEAM TRACK TUESDAY go ahead and post on Wednesday, Thursday etc  Have a great week!!

trumptrain posted:

Mark Diff posted:

Here is the first photo from my team track diorama. So far the basic elements are in place. I still need to add a lot of details, so please bear with me as this diorama evolves.

"See what the railroad brought us today?"

"yeah, but we need a crane to unload it. We'll have to get after them to install one..."

Mark -  Looks terrific!!!!  I love the unloading/loading dock!!!! Did you build that from scratch?  Very nice track work .... I like that the rails are painted!  You have the perfect pickup truck for this scene too IMHO!! Thanks!!!

Yes, the dock is scratch built with Balsa and Bass strip wood. A really fun project. Lots of details to add, weeds, trash , left over parts and so on.