Trackside Thursday

Trackside for this fine Thursday!

Old photos

There is a kayaker precariously close to the falls who is distracted by the gal sunning herself on the rocks...

New video of a tour around he layout.  BL-2 pulling a coal drag.

Rail fan taking in the view of a steamer going by

A New Haven mountain type No, 3507 wheels through a partially finished Maybrook area on my layout with a coal drag bound for New Haven. I am targeting the end of April to have this area finished.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9MoiHKJBPmptLbdp7

from one of my Christmas layouts

walt

Things were quiet along this narrow side area of the layout, until the Shell Oil workers showed up and starting pumping fuel and doing general maintenance work.   The hose is a piece of 16ga electrical wire.

Wow Mark.   I didn't realize how much your layout has grown.         That sure is a lot of track.

Looking really good sir. 

I can't wait to see the progress on the scenery.

@42trainman posted:

Things were quiet along this narrow side area of the layout, until the Shell Oil workers showed up and starting pumping fuel and doing general maintenance work.   The hose is a piece of 16ga electrical wire.

The worker near the truck seems to be thinking “should we be filling the truck through the top caps?”.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Wow Mark.   I didn't realize how much your layout has grown.         That sure is a lot of track.

Looking really good sir. 

I can't wait to see the progress on the scenery.

Thank you, Dallas!  Didn’t realize how much the layout has grown!?  Me too!  😄  I didn’t expect to put in that much track.  I don’t want to add up the cost of all those switches.  😄

If I had a larger room, I would have put in the same amount of track.  I have to figure out how to put in more scenery now.

Thank you again!  I’m glad you like it!

I found this little display table [ Trackside ] when I stopped to take a picture under an overpass yesterday. It looked like it'd been there a while. HO & naturally weathered.

Several steamers around the layout

A view of the rail yard on the Shenandoah Short Line.

Gondola still track side. Trying to find a crane  to unload it and a Trucking service

Freight on the move on Trackside Thursday.

Some trackside video action for this fine Thursday!

From one of my Christmas layouts

walt

Much to the annoyance of AMTRAK which is already late, the dispatcher has just given preference to a local freight, making the express passengers even MORE late!!

Best Wishes

Don

Winter time.

Well friends it looks like a weak response today for Tside Thur.  So I will post at least one picture just to keep us moving ahead.

In a scene from Germany in the 1950's here a Konrad Dressler steam engine leads a short consist of HWN coaches out of the yard past the tower with Small Town in the background.

Best Wishes

Don

Delivering coal to the coaling tower.

I’m a little confused about Trackside Thursday. I always thought that it was about activities or scenery along the track or in yards. Doc’s pictures mirror my thoughts. Ron’s also capture the title. However I am not the originator; so maybe I’m out in left field here.

@pennsyfan posted:

I’m a little confused about Trackside Thursday. I always thought that it was about activities or scenery along the track or in yards. Doc’s pictures mirror my thoughts. Ron’s also capture the title. However I am not the originator; so maybe I’m out in left field here.

Morning Bob, from reading what Lee posted on the first post to get this thread started, you are correct. It's all about things going on around the tracks. As Lee stated junk, abandoned cars, Hobos!

It really great to have this page to ad realism to one's layout!

Ron, that was my take on it also.  That’s why I have posted little.  I didn’t think plywood, Homasote, drills, and screwdrivers fit the format.  😄  However, a railfan watching a train from Plywood Plain could fall under trackside.  Hmmm

Regardless, I like every photograph that has been posted.  👍🏻

hope it fits:

TsThur fans...I am with Mark Boyce, I don't think this meant "layout under construction" pictures (although that is OK), I think the idea was items either along the trackside or from a "railfan" point of view involving the trains.  I really like all the pictures so IMHO I think we adopt a ....broad...definition as to what falls under "trackside".

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

TsThur fans...I am with Mark Boyce, I don't think this meant "layout under construction" pictures (although that is OK), I think the idea was items either along the trackside or from a "railfan" point of view involving the trains.  I really like all the pictures so IMHO I think we adopt a ....broad...definition as to what falls under "trackside".

Don

There are so many other threads that include trains running. Most have a Railfan point of view. There is no reason to stray from Lee’s original intent.

@walt rapp posted:

hope it fits:

Yes Walt it does just some people have to start drama it’s ok keep posting your wonderful layout pics.

@walt rapp posted:

hope it fits:

Great post Walt.

Wonderful photos guys, and its nice to see you around lee!

@Mark Boyce posted:

Ron, that was my take on it also.  That’s why I have posted little.  I didn’t think plywood, Homasote, drills, and screwdrivers fit the format.  😄  However, a railfan watching a train from Plywood Plain could fall under trackside.  Hmmm

Regardless, I like every photograph that has been posted.  👍🏻

Mark after watching your video you have lots of track side stuff to post so don’t be afraid to post your track stuff finished or unfinished.

@mike g. posted:

Wonderful photos guys, and its nice to see you around lee!

Thanks Mike just too busy on the my small farm at the moment hope to get back soon

@lee drennen posted:

Mark after watching your video you have lots of track side stuff to post so don’t be afraid to post your track stuff finished or unfinished.

Lee, Thank you very much.    I guess you are right.  Even if I haven't completed the scenery, bare plywood with some buildings, a couple cars, a few people, and a train track isn't much different than a postwar layout that is on a green tabletop. 

@Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, Thank you very much.    I guess you are right.  Even if I haven't completed the scenery, bare plywood with some buildings, a couple cars, a few people, and a train track isn't much different than a postwar layout that is on a green tabletop. 

You got it Mark.  I have a cheap green Matt for my O27 layout sitting on a old school table with a track side setting hope to add another one soon there’s no difference and my O27 layout is still under construction