TRAIN THEME THURSDAY : close up shots around the layout......

This would count as a throwback. These are both from 2016 and the layout was just torn down to make way for a new layout. 

Some people I added this week, bought off the bay for a buck. Anyone know who makes or made these? I’d like to get some more.

@CoastsideKevin posted:

Some people I added this week, bought off the bay for a buck. Anyone know who makes or made these? I’d like to get some more.

Wow, Kevin, a Buck.. what a deal.... who's the seller on the bay???😁

Kevin, I studied these figures again,  I think , they may be Marklin figures out of Germany'...

@CoastsideKevin posted:

Some people I added this week, bought off the bay for a buck. Anyone know who makes or made these? I’d like to get some more.

Kevin, I also have that guy and his wife/girlfriend:

Arnold

@CoastsideKevin posted:

Some people I added this week, bought off the bay for a buck. Anyone know who makes or made these? I’d like to get some more.

I also have that boy (who I put in a tree house) but not the girl:

Arnold

Fellows, the close up and personal shots are so cool, great thread...I trust everyone is having a great weekend, and a fun Saturday.... Happy Railroading Everyone... 

Here's a layout close up of my railroad's CEO (that would be me - CEO, track laborer, chief mechanic, etc.) preparing a couple of locomotives for departure...

Hard at work at the steel mill

Up close today:   Camelback engineer. 

Quitting time.

Trackside with the Docksider.

Barrels of fun!

Ball Signal on the shelf layout.

I don't think I've posted this in this thread before...

Hi everyone...its an incredibly stormy day in Texas today, we have had lightning and thunder, 6.7" of rain, flash floods and other interesting things for the last 3 days.  Luckily I don't teach on Thursday as it took  25 minutes longer to get to campus yesterday due to detours around flooded roads...well the newspapers are saying at least we won't have a drought!

Well just train watching down by the depot today, I note that the mid-day express to Atlanta seems to have hurried on its way, even faster than normal...leaves one wondering what is it trying to get out of the way for?  However in just a few moments, me and everyone else in small town, will know what the excitement is!!

Here is the reason for the excitement...THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN!  Just after the express moves out of the arrival track, the circus train arrives under PRR (no less!) diesel power.  The animal cars arrive first with the small animal 2 level circus car, the horse transport car, and of course the giraffe's.  WOW...this is a big deal in small town and it is the typical Labor Day weekend festival.  OH BOY...I can taste that roasted corn, corn dogs, and funnel cake already!

Happy Thursday everyone

Don

Here are a couple close ups taken today:

I posted the color version of this on another thread here, but I liked the B/W version better:

                                                              N.D.

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