Weekend Photo Fun 2-10-12-??

This was the initial planning stage , did not bother with landscaping as I wanted to run the trains   

Thanks Scott for starting this week , was waiting and watching for your first post 

Love this picture from Patrick's RR.  Thought it was worth a re-post.  Too bad you can't see the hobo hotel just around the corner.  It is one cool accessory with harmonica music.  When I was there in December I heard the music and couldn't believe it was coming from there.  The Hobo's are floating in the water tower on little rafts.  Nice accessory.

Is that Louis?

B&O YMCA

Railroad YMCAs were located at many railroad division points and terminals to provide lodging and also to provide services to train crews who were away from their homes, families, and churches

The model is a MTH country house with an added side porch left over from a previous project. The three dormers are from Ameritown Dream house kits and the stone foundation is flexible stone wall from Chooch Enterprises. The mullions were removed from the windows. The building has been repainted the in way it was common in the 1950s.

Richard E  Rochester NY

Scott Thanks again for getting us started of the weekend photo fun.

More progress on yhr 15' wall section of our layout. In this area we will have a Grain Mill and Storage complex, Power Plant Complex, and a Coal mine complex. The Power Plant is pretty well done and we are working on the coal mine area. Alan Graziano is working on the upper level support systems for the coal mine. Alan has fabricated the small boiler house with water treatment tanks and aux fuel supply tanks.

A different perspective

Finally pulled the trigger on a set of the “Fleet of Modernism” passenger cars.  I was persuaded by MTH’s most recent release including the observation car named “Juniata Narrows.”

The RS-11 makes a nice addition to the early N&W diesels.  And the NS Genset with horse looking in the right direction makes a good companion to the NS OCS F-Units.

Three new cars are added to the LCN&J roster. Thanks Matt for the Whale gondola.   

Photos of the crews busy at the engine servicing facility

Race day!

Around the layout:

Jim

Hi everyone,here's a couple of engine shot's

THANKS,ALEX

The build date on my colorful Burlington refrigerator car is November, 1961.  That’s a 1931 Chevrolet truck pictured with it.  In 1960, there were still a few old clunkers on the street where I grew up.  However, they weren’t as common as my photo would have you believe.  The guy across the street had a 1930 Ford Model A coupe with the trunk lid removed and a wood box inserted to make it into a pickup.  There was also a white 1938 Dodge coupe and a dark green 1939 Chevy coupe.  Lastly, my wheels, a 1934 Plymouth coupe which I had paid $25 for.  Have a great weekend, Jim

Photos are from the Angels Gate Hi-Railers Club and the recently completed roundhouse that was scratch built by David O'Connor, a long-time member of the club.

I love those old Marx tinplate trains.

I also love Lionel Postwar 027.  Here is my workbench where I am refurbishing Lionel 2018 and 2037 engines.

Another 2011 Christmas Layout memory

Looks like a traffic jam is in the works with people lining up hoping to get a glimpse of Santa:

Santa is more than willing to go along and greet the passers-by:

Even in daylight hours!

- walt

That is a very nice job! It really turned out well and makes me want to make one similar for my layout, thanks for sharing.

Art