Weekend Photo Fun 2/26/21-??

Photo and videos show my MTH Premier Long Island Rail Road G5s 4-6-0 #21 steam engine (20-3068-1) with a train of K-Line “Dashing Dan” passenger cars. I purchased this PS2 model in 2002 and it has been running on my 12’-by-8’ layout (with a BCR) ever since. It threw a traction tire just after I took these videos, so I removed the shell, replaced the tire, cleaned the wheels, and tested it. The G5s was developed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1923 for commuter runs in the Pittsburgh region. The LIRR, a PRR subsidiary, received 31 G5s engines between 1924 and 1929. They remained in service on Long Island until 1955.

MELGAR

Scott Smith

Hats off to Atlas O Customer Service . Good to know they have repair parts in stock.

The computer is always slow, but the service isn’t, LOL!

Another causality (ladder) replaced.

Good job Bill!

Photos of fun for this fine weekend!   The workday of a B&O Dockside locomotive.  Have a wonderful  weekend everyone!  Be safe = Be well!

Around the RR

Nice Don!

REA lives on!

My neighbor across the street in the 1960’s was a V.P. at the L.I. City bldg.

A 2020 Christmas Layout memory

Staying still with the back middle area.

The local fishing hole it seems:

- walt

I built a smallish 7'x8' temp layout for several reasons:

1. Bored silly by not going anywhere but inside my house and the gym.

2. I have so much beautiful Easter, Halloween, and Christmas layout scenery stuff, way more than I could ever put on my Christmas layout (even tho' it's 14'x11'), so I thought it would be nice to see it all out and not hidden away in storage.  So I started with an Easter-themed one.   Since scenery, and not trains themselves, was the motivator, the layout has just 2 simple circles

3. I'll leave it up for a while, a week or 2, and then move on to the next Holiday that I feel like doing.

I will share closeups over the next few weeks but want to spread them out since there's not many to show.

- walt

OVERVIEW:

Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 leaves Caprock, Texas, with the Third District Local.

keeping with one of @dk122trains images...

@Number 90 posted:

Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 leaves Caprock, Texas, with the Third District Local.

Tom,

Nice scene. I hope you came through the Texas weather OK.

MELGAR

This arrived the other day. Part of Lionel's latest run of I12 wagon top cabooses. Also completes all my preorders from previous catalogs. Almost forgot about this one!

A little New York Central......

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

@Putnam Division - Is that a Jade NYC E8 ABA on the shelf?  If so, who made it, where do you get it? A

@A. Wells posted:

@Putnam Division - Is that a Jade NYC E8 ABA on the shelf?  If so, who made it, where do you get it? A

MTH........probably acquired around 2013-14......here it is pulling the "Fresh Fish Express":

It's a beast......it can pull my 40 car army train or my 35 car juice train effortlessly.....

I love it!

Peter

Here's a better look at the the jade Green E8s.....at about 2:10.....this is the annual Science Museum of Virginia show in 2015.....

Peter

@Putnam Division posted:

MTH........probably acquired around 2013-14......here it is pulling the "Fresh Fish Express":

It's a beast......it can pull my 40 car army train or my 35 car juice train effortlessly.....

I love it!

Peter

Peter, c’mon. You can’t just drop that sentence and not post a video for us to see of that engine pulling a 40 car army train. Talk about a tease.

Edit - Woops! I missed that subsequent  science Museum video at the 2:10 mark.  Awesome!  Love it. Thanks