Weekend Photo Fun 11-9-12-?

Here is our 'new' Legacy C&O Berkshire that we ran for the first time this afternoon at the club layout under construction.

She's really a beauty!

We had the earlier Erie No 3315 for awhile this spring and had traded it off but I found I really missed the Berk. Now we've found its replacement!

The Erie model was made in Korea. Is this C&O made there as well or in China? And if so, are there any differences?

Very nice.  Also love the fact that it's level with the trains' flooring and not at track height.

These will be my new, old time pushers to get up the hills on the outsideRR next year. I'm already for spring!

Here's some closeups of my layout I just finished after 11 years of work.  Enjoy!

Masco - very nice selection of scenes.  I just luv' a parade!   Russ

Nice to be able to run trains again....

- Mike

"Small layout...Big dreams"

Really nice job with the sci-fi scene. I'm thinking those ships may be the ones that attacked my layout many years ago...

We'll never tell!  

Masco, I really like those scenes on your layout.

Jim

It is autumn of 1950 in the rural town of Beawslaiw.  This small community is located somewhere between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Southern Pacific main line.  The town is also the home of the Brisbane and Bushong Railroad.  The branch line has their offices and a rail yard right in town.  There is also a train station that services passengers for both railroads.

Every year the townsfolk get together for the pumpkin harvest.  Farmer Bill owns a small patch of land in between the mail line tracks and the state highway.  He plants a few rows of pumpkins.  When they are big and ripe he invites the citizens to pick their own.  As the “harvest” begins, an SP AS-616 rolls past with a box car while en route to the Double Tracks Rail Yard. There will be lots of pumpkin pies for the holidays in Beawslaiw! 

Matt

It is autumn of 1950 in the rural town of Beawslaiw. ..Matt

A handsomely modeled idea, Matt - really sharp! This shot is my favorite. Every element is in "conversation" with the other elements, and the whole composition makes a symphony with the train passing by. Wonderful. You've captured the enjoyment of having realism on a train layout along with the joy of having the trains themselves. IMHO.

Frank M. of LR

Another week with great pictures.  Wish I had more time for the actual layout such as getting track with the correct number of rails for what I'm running now! 

More shots of the E7 collection.  In this case a stylized version of the Bayhead loop with some K4s ready to roll for the morning commute too.

Hey Perry, where has T-Rex been hiding ?

That series of pumpkin festival photos from Matt would have made a fine "Rail Tales" feature for our October issue of the magazine.  And if they are available in hi-res versions, it's not too late for next year's issue if he cares to submit them (just send me an e-mail).  An easy way to make $200 and to share these fine photos with many more O gauge fans.