Weekend Photo Fun 1-27-23-???

Meet Train Room Ziggy & The Grandchildren

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Week 10 and last week of continuous public displays......

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

Scott Smith

Have photos of a few different scenes to post this week…

First, here is a quartet of Penn Central units (one still in PRR colors) in 1969 blasting railroad east towards Enola. They are passing under the PA route 35 bridge which was built around 1964 to replace the original 1903 (approximately) pony truss bridge that once spanned the tracks. The structure is an I-beam stringer design, and the model is extremely accurate as a result of lots of research, photos, and measurements of the prototype. As you can see, it was built atop the stone abutments that formerly supported the pony truss structure. My son Steven 3D printed accurate Pennsylvania Department of Highways bridge railing used 1963-68. A photo of the real bridge is right below the model photo. Mifflin tower, still in PRR colors, can be seen in the distance:

Next, some images of Duncannon PA circa 1944 during the busy WW II years, thus accounting for all the passengers waiting at the station:

Finally, the PRR was experiencing a severe motive power shortage in the mid 1960’s, so they were forced to pull EVERY locomotive they had out of storage and put it into service…Ha, ha, ha!

That’s it for this week, Enjoy!

One thing that we noticed this year was that attendance was way up post Holiday season. Our traditional end date is Kids Day in the Garden, a day that features terrarium buiding, a scavenger hunt, Jonathan the Juggler, a petting zoo and a display by the Chesterfieled County Police.....this year, the number of kids was over a thousand, plus you have to figure in their parents, grandparents, etc.

Isn't this amazing? We ran trains from 9-2.......

Then, at 2PM, take down......

......4PM......pretty amazing, but we've done it more than a few times and with a big crew it goes fast.....

The RC3R take down crew......

And, with our hosts from the GBGH......

Both groups are sad, but........we already know that Year 10 set up is Monday, November 27th at 9AM!

Have a great and safe weekend folks!

Peter

A few quick videos from the week.....one features my colleague, Ben's, circus train the the kids love......

Lastly, as a tease, is what I've been working on at home......for more details stay tuned for Al Graziano's Sunday Scenic Showcase, coming this weekend.

Have a great and safe weekend folks.....

Peter

@PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Have photos of a few different scenes to post this week…

First, here is a quartet of Penn Central units (one still in PRR colors) in 1969 blasting railroad east towards Enola. They are passing under the PA route 35 bridge which was built around 1964 to replace the original 1903 (approximately) pony truss bridge that once spanned the tracks. The structure is an I-beam stringer design, and the model is extremely accurate as a result of lots of research, photos, and measurements of the prototype. As you can see, it was built atop the stone abutments that formerly supported the pony truss structure. My son Steven 3D printed accurate Pennsylvania Department of Highways bridge railing used 1963-68. Mifflin tower, still in PRR colors, can be seen in the distance:

Neal,

Are you aware that this bridge is in the process of being repaired/replaced? They also demolished the house on the corner of Rt. 75 and 2nd Street that was straight ahead when you came off the bridge.

https://www.lewistownsentinel....f-port-royal-bridge/

Also in Duncannon, the antique place Old Sled Works recently closed up.

Hauling armor.

MTH Premier Boston & Albany J-1e 4-6-4 Hudson #606 (20-3583-1 with PS-3) was offered at MSRP $1199.95 in the 2015 Volume 1 catalog. MTH says it can run on O-42 curves. The pictures and videos show it on the O-54 curves of my 12’-by-8’ layout pulling two MTH unlettered wood passenger coaches.

MELGAR

@scott.smith posted:

It's time for Weekend Photo Fun!!

Let's see your pictures.

Scott Smith

Great restore of the electric Scott!

@NJCJOE posted:

Neal,

Are you aware that this bridge is in the process of being repaired/replaced? They also demolished the house on the corner of Rt. 75 and 2nd Street that was straight ahead when you came off the bridge.

https://www.lewistownsentinel....f-port-royal-bridge/

Also in Duncannon, the antique place Old Sled Works recently closed up.

Joe,

Thanks for the response. Actually, the bridge in my photo was torn down around 2012-13 and replaced with a concrete I-beam bridge. The bridge you are referring to in the link is about 4 miles to the east in Port Royal and is also modeled on my layout. Here's a pic:

And here's a photo from one of our research trips in 2012 with my dauther standing on the 1964 bridge almost exactly over where the Penn Central engines are posed in my picture with the replacement bridge under construction right behind her:

I spoke to the PennDOT engineer dealing with the replacement, and he tells me it too is an I beam stringer (or similar) bridge. The concrete arch bridge there was beautiful, but it was 112 years old, and the cost of replacing it with a similar structure was cost prohibitive.

I'm not familiar with the Old  Sled Works in Duncannon. Can you tell us about it?

Thanks,

Neal

@Putnam Division posted:

One thing that we noticed this year was that attendance was way up post Holiday season. Our traditional end date is Kids Day in the Garden, a day that features terrarium buiding, a scavenger hunt, Jonathan the Juggler, a petting zoo and a display by the Chesterfieled County Police.....this year, the number of kids was over a thousand, plus you have to figure in their parents, grandparents, etc.

Isn't this amazing? We ran trains from 9-2.......

The RC3R take down crew...... And, with our hosts from the GBGH......

Both groups are sad, but........we already know that Year 10 set up is Monday, November 27th at 9AM!

Have a great and safe weekend folks!

Peter

Peter,

That is an amazing turnout. You and your group are doing a great service to the hobby. I'm sure that you have created new model railroaders by doing this.

MELGAR

@MELGAR posted:

Peter,

That is an amazing turnout. You and your group are doing a great service to the hobby. I'm sure that you have created new model railroaders by doing this.

MELGAR

Mel……Thank you…...I think the grandmas and grandpas are really going to miss us. Our Thursday and Friday afternoon run sessions were filled with grandparents and their grandkids!

Peter

@PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Joe,

Thanks for the response. Actually, the bridge in my photo was torn down around 2012-13 and replaced with a concrete I-beam bridge. The bridge you are referring to in the link is about 4 miles to the east in Port Royal and is also modeled on my layout. Here's a pic:

I'm not familiar with the Old  Sled Works in Duncannon. Can you tell us about it?

Thanks,

Neal

Neal,

Thanks for the clarification.

The Old Sled Works was an antique center located on N. Market Street. It was housed in an old sled manufacturing building. Always had neat stuff to see there.

https://www.pennlive.com/perry...ill-stay-in-use.html

@Putnam Division posted:

One thing that we noticed this year was that attendance was way up post Holiday season. Our traditional end date is Kids Day in the Garden, a day that features terrarium buiding, a scavenger hunt, Jonathan the Juggler, a petting zoo and a display by the Chesterfieled County Police.....this year, the number of kids was over a thousand, plus you have to figure in their parents, grandparents, etc.

Isn't this amazing? We ran trains from 9-2.......

Then, at 2PM, take down......

......4PM......pretty amazing, but we've done it more than a few times and with a big crew it goes fast.....

The RC3R take down crew......

And, with our hosts from the GBGH......

Both groups are sad, but........we already know that Year 10 set up is Monday, November 27th at 9AM!

Have a great and safe weekend folks!

Peter

Peter,

Although I am too far away to visit your public display of the great layout I look at the photos and watch the videos every week.  Thank you and your group for the this great public service.  I wonder how many of those parents who brought their children ended up purchasing a train set.  Good job!

Malcolm

Thank you, Malcolm……to answer your question, a fair number ask for our recommendations. We are fortunate to have Tiny Tim’s Trains n Toys in Ashland, VA, off I-95, about 20 miles to the north of downtown Richmond.

Peter