WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 10-24-14-??

The little guys were running on the Seattle & Yakima RR

 

 

It's beginning to look a little like...

Nice Pictures Scott..
Was She Related to Jonathon Blake…He stepped on the Gas instead of the Brake..lol







Here’s a few from a CBS special that aired in 2011














Thanks for Posting all the Great Pictures Every Week….Everyone!!

K.C.

Found this in my Lionel Purchase for a second York in a row.

 

 

The construction of the LUG LCS DEMO Board.  We used this to show all available and future LCS components and how they operated.

 

 

The Sharks I picked up at York.  Nice engines!

 

Another MEC Dairy Car.

Jon's new ride...

 

 

 

 

 

For those "close lookers".  The Weaver model is a Baldwin Locomotive.  #29 is an Alco, manufactured in Pittsburg(h). Lake Superior and Ishpeming,  Iron Ore,  railroad.
South Rim of the Grand Canyon, near the train station.

Another LS&I consolidation. ?I think?  Western Maryland Scenic RR.  Big Consolidations. IMO

Western Maryland Scenic, still burns coal.  Grand Canyon #29, the last time it was operated, probably was run on re-claimed peanut oil, that smelled like French Fries.

Here is my contribution.

Andre.

The hobos are taking it easy here on the Solid Rock Railroad:

 

 

 

 

 

A city scene from one of Bill Parkinson's modules. The trolley is on an automated loop with multiple stops.

 

Chris

LVHR

That is gorgeous!  Your scenery work is just spectacular!!!

Look like Shanty man is watching and waiting for Chev car and F unit to get into the accident!  

Thanks Scott great photos.
Been running 70's & 80's rolling stock & loco plus the caboose that went walk about.

Just love the large wheel in the tender that rattles the beans.

Just in time for Christmas the 3 trams bought this week.1Christmas & 2 Chinese's versions but only one has arrived to date.James 

One of my many RailKing husky stacks got a new container for the top level.  

 

 

Have a Great Weekend Everyone!!

 

Alan

Posted this last night on the Vignettes thread and wanted to place it here as well.

Club member Jerry Beavers is quite creative and whimsical in his creations...

 Here are a couple more scenes around the urban area.

The layout is kind of in limbo right now due to a bathroom modeling project going on directly above it.  The garage is being used for a staging area of sorts...boxes of cabinets, fixtures, a new tub are all blocking access.  Tile is being cut in the doorway.  A big mess and not easy to negotiate around.  

 

 

 

 

There's a train somewhere behind that tub!!

 

If I twist and contort myself like a pretzel, I can make my way to the transformers, but the footing is very unsteady.  So operations have been severely curtailed!  Meanwhile, a new E7 from 3rd Rail patiently awaits on a kitchen counter!

 

 

 

 

- Mike

"Small layout...Big dreams"

A 2013 Christmas Layout memory

 

- walt

 

Dusk sets in:

 

 

The only difference between these 2 night scenes is that the tree is lit in one and not the other.

 

Great pics so far!

 

Here's the rest of the York layout pics.......

 

 

 

 

The Orange and Montpelier VA RR stations on the NS main line between DC and Charlottesville

 

 

Central of Georgia

 

Andre - Love that picture!  Very realistic looking.

 

Art

John - Wow!  Great picture and scenery work.

 

Art

Main St. West on layout. All ceramic buildings.

My favorite tank car. Gee, I wonder why? LOL

Building towards creating 2014 Christmas Layout memories.  End of week #1

 

Not much to see because I have to put ALL of the wiring in place before I can do anything.  Hard to notice, but I lay down 1/2" blue board first, leaving gaps between the pieces.  I run all my wires in those gaps.  This way when I lay down the Homasote I'm not tramping on wires.  Takes a LOT of planning.

 

- walt

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building towards creating 2014 Christmas Layout memories.  End of week #1

 

Wires?  What wires?

 

- walt

 

AIU #1

AIU #2

 

 

 

Fabulous, John. I doubt many would question this image if posted on the 'real trains' forum. Please post a few more.

Not to be redundant, but "Is it real or is it John Sethian?"

 

 

Peter,

 

When we lived in Goldvein Virginia from 1987 to 1993, we used to go to the mountains a lot.  If we went by way of Charlottesville, I always stopped at the Montpelier station to stretch legs and get the little ones out of the car seats for a while.  We also went through Orange a few times, but I never stopped.  Great stations!  Great photos and thanks for the good memories.

Some of my On30 and of my O gauge

My favorite town...Spencer, Iowa...my home town.

 

Art

Walt as usual I can't wait to see what you produce this time. James 

This is the loco I was thinking about to re-letter as a CN steamer to pull the 7 CN box cars I have.

Any thoughts please.

Enjoy your weekend and be safe.

 

Joe B.

 

 

This year’s Fall grape harvest will be over soon. The pungent odor from the coming graph crush will delight tourists and winery workers alike. Nice photos this week--thanks for sharing.

 

 

We lined up two fabulous engines for the TM video production this week.

 

 

GREAT PIC's THIS WEEK AS USUAL

Walt

The wiring you set up each year is amazing. No wonder you capitalized LOTS of Planning!! Any tips as to how you keep track of what goes to where?

I always enjoy your contributions here.

Sam

Spent last week in Altoona, PA & the surrounding areas getting some sweet shots.

 

Here's a small sample - 

 

 

A few shots of trains near my place in Australia.

 

The Sunday before York, I managed to get this shot down near Sand Patch:

 

 

It is pretty high on my all-time favorite pictures that I have taken over the years.

 

Andy

 

High on my list too, Andy, Great shot.

 

I can't wait for this to arrive!

 

Having saw it in person, how did it sound?  The youtube clip is incredible!

One weathered car more.

As soon as the bridge building crew took a break and moved their equipment out of the way, the traffic started flowing again on the mainline.  There is a slow order in the construction zone and these trains slowly passed each other on the span.

 

Art

 

 

Again, great progress, Art.

 

I have a real weakness for concrete and stone arch bridges. I like where this one is going. How are you planning to finish the surface? By the way, I was in Home Despot last weekend and they have started stocking some tile squares that are basically a net with smaller stones glued in place. The stones are almost small enough to be used as a surface for an O scale model railroad bridge. It seems a shame to waste such good material on something like a kitchen back-spash.

My years of O Scale motor vehicle acquisitions.  Of particular interest to railroad fans is the red job in the middle.  A 1939 Delahaye Type 165 Cabriolet-the 1939 NY World's Fair' car.  The same 1939 World's Fair where the Pennsy S1 was actually running on a dynamic stand.  Albeit the S1 wore the moniker of American Railroad instead of Pennsylvania RR if I recall correctly.

Ron

Ron,

Great collection!!

Did the Pennsy have a Flintmobile also?  It is always said, they had one of everything!

 

Seriously, I love the Flintmobile.  Where did you get it?  You will probably tell me in a Burger King Kids Meal or something like that. 

Art:

 

This is a major breakthrough for your fabulous layout. The mains are now back in business, although now at slow speed. Nothing like a future run session to put the ole pressure on.

 

This is a very impressive start.    I can see a TM Video Production in the near future.

 

Enjoy!   That's me in the 2nd photo down.

New for October:  The O Scale Freight Car Guide to Steel Side, Bunkerless and Mechanical Refrigerator Cars!

 

 

 

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...e-steel-side-reefers

Nice Pics, Scot. Your just a mere shadow of yourself in this one...

 

Mark, if I recall off of eBay.  But have seen it in Diecast Direct catalog also.

 

Ron

Great focal point.    That is going to be a real crowd pleaser.  

Diecast Direct!  Thanks!

 

Gasoline delivery

That looks great Art. Symmetrical arches on curves are difficult. You nailed them good job.

The Second World War has ended and the Santa Fe is converting some of their freight FT's for passenger service to help with heavy post war passenger traffic.

 

Jon - I have wanted to make a trip to Minneapolis to see and take pictures of the real bridge but haven't made it yet.  I wish I could have seen it when it was still an active RR bridge.

 

Matt - I had planned to use real stone from Home Depot but didn't like the looks of it at the last minute.  It would have been very cool to have had real stone on it.  But I am now planning to use 1/4" thick flexible foam that is used for insulation under metal siding.

 

Brian - Thanks for your kind comments and usual excellent support.  As you know this bridge is in a focal point in my train room and I really want it to standout.  I am pleased with my current progress and hope the major issues are behind me.

 

Mathhew - Thanks.  Getting arches to look right on a curved bridge was a bigger challenge than I expected.  I decided that I would keep the arches uniform in size and vary the width of the legs, with the inside legs being 1 inch wide and the outside legs 5 inches wide.

 

Art

Art...as you know, I love bridges ( got a great one at York this time )....and your bridge is going to be beautiful.  I love the arches...one of the most graceful yet strong architectural elements.  You are doing a great job!!

 

Alan

Those new 3rd Rail FT's sure do look nice

What a great photo to start my train related morning. Love the Sante Fe and your new Ft's.

 

Thanks Laidoff and PTC.  3rd Rail did a very nice job on these engine.

Can you believe it!  Both Daylights are at the station!

Boin106,

Superb modeling.  The station and details, the Daylights, the track!  Exquisite! 

Farmer Bill,

Great pictures.  As a Pennsylvanian, I had to look to see where Glen Rock is.  Out East I figured.  York County I see, no wonder I didn't know it, I've never been to York.  Shame on me!!

boin106; from all the photos I've see of your layout it certainly is a work of art. Can you give us some dimensions of it, Length, width, # of levels, etc.

Oh NO Brian, where is the Texas Special???????????  Just kidding.  Great looking shot, can't wait until I can get my hands on the new video of your layout.

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Well, I can let this go by unless I posted a Texas Special photo this morning.  Enjoy.

 

 

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

I found out that there was another photographer snapping pictures as these two trains met.  I think he must have been either a passenger or a crew member of the California Zephyr.  The UP coal train may have had someone taking pictures too?  He also caught the Milwaukee Road local on the upper branch line.

 

Art

 

 

Steve - Nice Frisco Geep!  I don't think I've ever seen that before.

 

 

boin - 106 Love this scene, nice Ford.

 

 

It's not all that hard. 

 

For track power, I have a hand-drawn diagram with markings where I want power connections.  From the centrally located distribution point I just run 2 wires to each spot where I think the lockon will be and am really just guessing at exact location.  But i get it pretty close.  Using masking tape, I mark the lockon so I know what's what.

 

For the AIU, I have all ports' usages written down ahead of time so I know what each SW and ACC port will control.  Using the hand-drawn diagram, which also has where I want houses, lights, etc, I run wires from each AIU to the location for that SW or ACC port.  I then use masking tape and mark the very end of the 2 wires where the ACC will be so I know what those 2 wires are for.  As for the switch wires, I get out the needed switches and hook them up to the wires as I go, again guessing where each switch will be.

 

Here's 2 samples from a prior year:

 

Howard, it's an MTH MKT GP and a nice looking one at that.  Here is a better photo of it switching cars at the Lone Star grain elevator.

 

 

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Transients..

Since its Halloween Time, My Lionel Postwar Halloween General Set

Love your study in transients, Frank. Father Christmas certainly appears out of his element. I see he's holding the obligatory tree and can make out the platform horse, but what are the other items?

 

Freight. He has snuggled in there so as not to intrude on the passengers several feet to the left at the passenger building at that station.

Farmer Bill:  I live in New Freedom PA about 3/4 mile from the Station. I love hearing that whistle blow when they're running. Hope you enjoyed the ride.

Thanks, Frank. I should have been more specific with my query. The items of mystery are the two white things to immediate right.

 

 

This is indeed a busy town. Great scene.

 

"Oh NO Brian, where is the Texas Special???????????"

 

Steve, there is a story behind the missing TS. While Joe was shooting the video, the TS F3 lead engine accidentally hit the camera. A small derailment resulted. When I got the engine set up correctly, it powered up momentarily and then went dead.  The good news was Joe got plenty of shots before the mishap. The engine is now off for repair.

 

The F3 in better days. 

 

 

Thanks Brian for the TS info.  I sure hope the damage is not too bad.  I'm glad Joe got some good shots of it before the accident.  Was it "hit and run"?

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

"Was it "hit and run"?"

 

Well it was hit alright, but the run part, DOA. 

Those two white round objects are the light globes of this lamp-post...

Worked on the office Christmas layout today.......

 

 

 

I guess you can call this a mixed train! 

 

Peter

Great start 3 pages of great photos. Yesterday I got to visit Side Track Hobbies new location;

 

 

 

Scott Smith

While working on moving out some of my trains, I took this picture and kind of liked it.  These 15" Lionel PW based aluminum passenger cars have been among my very favorites for (I can't believe it.) over 60 years.

 

 

Howard, I love your photo. It reminds me of our 15" Super Chief set from about 1992.

 

 

No rails at all, but still a train...

I love the Nativity on the flat car.  That is what Christmas is all about!!

Farmer Bill,

I live about that far from the Bessemer and Lake Erie RR and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh RR in Butler as thy wind down either side of Connoquenessing Creek.  They blow the whistle for the Center Avenue crossing.  There is also switching done at AK Steel, so there is lots of action.  Both railroads have yards on the other side of town.  I yacked too long to tell you I love to hear the trains from my home also.

Walt,

The track plan for your Christmas layout is a lot more elaborate than I thought!!  Thanks for sharing all the photos over the years!!

A visit to the CSX Yard in Winchester, VA this past Thursday:

 

 

 

Now one of these days I will have to go to some other train shooting spot. Till then hear are some shots taken today.

Went over to the Maryland State Fair Grounds for the Great Scale Train show today. This freight was running on the DC Area Hi-Railers layout.

I'll probably go back for more tomorrow afternoon.

 

 

Bob,

I didn't know Howard Zane allowed 3-railers in. ;-) I used to go when I lived in Fredericksburg in the late '80s and early 90s.  I modeled in HO in those days.  It was always a great show.  I'm glad the DC Hirailers were there.  Excellent photo!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Nice collection of drumheads. 

The scale-wheeled testing continues -- scoping out bad track areas. Ran this one all day. Three MU'd MTH scale-wheeled GP38-2's and 11 two-rail freight cars from various manufacturers. Two derailments were caused by someone forgetting to close a turnout.

 

 

Here's a few from AGHR last weekend... I think we ran 4 different trains, and our scale Lightning and Mater flat made its debut.  Kids had a blast!

 

 

 

Here's our Cars car on the home layout:

 

 

-Dustin

...and here's a few shots of my newly completed service station.  Added some additional detail and lighting to a Walthers (I think) pre-built structure.

 

-Dustin

 

 

 

Looks like a mini muck spreading train. James 

Hi Have checked the bay & they are Hot Wheels The Flintstones Flintmobile # BCJH83 part of there 1:50 range.

 

Here is a Lionel M.O.W inspection truck i got at York from Nassau Hobby. i reletered it for the B&M.

 

Nice photos everyone!  I especially like the Altoona area photos from Christopher2035 and Andy's shot of the Capitol near Sand Patch.

 

Following on Christopher's theme, I saw on HeritageUnits.com that NS 8098 was sitting in Millvale, PA on the NS Conemaugh line yesterday.  Here's the consist, led by SD80MAC 7200.

 

 

Great job Chris, it looks like a factory delivered unit. 

 

Dustin:

 

The interior detail of your garage is fabulous!!!!!!!

I think that Howard Zane is no longer involved in this show.

A new skyscraper for the layout....more to come later in the magazine!!

 

Alan

Wow!  Alan, that's a lot of AmeriTowne buildings.  Looks great.

 

Art

Finally had some time this weekend to do some work in the train room.

 

This weekends project, fit the train shelves.

That's Live NFL Falcons and Lions at Wembley on the screen.

 

Great to get all the trains off the Pool Table....

 

Have a good Sunday

 

Nick

 

happy weekend!!!

WOW, another skyscraper to add to your fabulous city. Can't wait to see more.

 

Great building, Alan, you've reached new heights. I love the window treatments, particularly the nicotine colored shades. Whenever I see window air conditioning units, I wonder how many have been lost to the sidewalk. Can't wait to see more.

 

PTC, the set you pictured, except for that direct buy B&A Hudson set, is what got me back into O gauge.  I had been modeling Narrow Gauge but thought O gauge would be more fun for my son.  I still have the set, but it will probably be leaving the station soon.  It was a great set and those passenger car roofs got a lot of attention, and the first time Lionel offered an F3 in an A-B-B-A combination.

 

 

 

 

Howard:

 

It is one of my favorite passenger cars sets. I have been re-tooling the inventory to mostly 21" cars, but this set stays. Of the 8 main lines we operate, three are occupied regularly by SF sets.

while the 999 pulls a short coal drag, The Queen makes a varnish run.

 

 

 

small car show at Jerry's Curb Service