Weekend Photo Fun 2-8-19-??

This is a Williams by Bachmann scale GG-1 I bought from Alex Malliae which started out as a Pennsylvania that he did a full ERR conversion on. I replaced  the shell with the Bicentennial shell I bought from Bachmann and added LED’s from Evan Design and painted the trucks and pilots. 

Set up a loop in the living room.   I wanted to run my new MTH Rail King Genesis and test the DCS explorer which I just received from forum sponsor Mario's Trains.  Easily got it set up in home mode.   Runs and sounds great.

Milwaukee picking up CWI traffic on the S&Y RR

SCOTT......do you have a link to the train events next weekend??? EVERYTHING on the net is for previous years....the FB page last updated in 2017!!! Thanks

Fun for this weekend.

Happy Friday!!!

Was a busy week on the railroad!

Picked up 2 new buildings - The Menards passenger station & the Lionel Bucking Feed & Tack building -






I did some scenery work as well, which involved creating the slope near the feed & tack building & covering the rest of the ceiling tile edges with plaster cloth. Also picked up a few items - All LTI & all at really good prices. Got the B&A Hudson & a matching set of NYC passenger cars, WM FF#4 set & finally got myself a J. The kids were very excited about the J!










NS ES44AC 8018 leads an eastbound set of helpers towards Bluefield in Landgraff, WV on the Pokey


NS ES44AC 8144 leads 19G on former Reading rails in Hummelstown, PA. 


L&C power works Circle S feeds at Richburg, SC


NS AC44C6M 4106 (ex NS D9-40C NS 8806) is just out of the rebuild shops as it leads a westbound 800 series coal train through Shawsville, VA on the Christiansburg district.


NJT 'Veterans' ALP46A 4635 leads a NY bound local through Red Bank, NJ

These photos are of my Frisco Depot here in Springfield, MO. My father worked for the dining car dept. and we only lived about 3 blocks from this depot. I spent a lot of time running around in the depot. Sadly, they have torn down this depot. I hope you enjoy this model.

AMCDave posted:

SCOTT......do you have a link to the train events next weekend??? EVERYTHING on the net is for previous years....the FB page last updated in 2017!!! Thanks

Come on out to Virginia Museum of Transportation's Annual Train Lovers Day! Fun activities, delicious food from Ken & Jayne's Burgers & Dogs and great exhibits! This is a family friendly event that everyone will enjoy! Train rides will be provided by the Roanoke chapter NHRS and will be $3 with a paid admission!

Don't forget the open house for the Roanoke Valley Model Railroad club in the basement. We don't charge admission. Please keep in mind it is a basement entrance to a 100 year old building. It is not handicapped friendly-stairs only.

Scott Smith

Scott - Steve Maier and I were there a few weeks ago on our way up to Trainstock and completely missed the basement!  The place was deserted and we must have missed a sign!   :-(

This was my first time ever to see the Class A and a real GG!.  What a treat

Have a great weekend! 

c.sam posted:

Scott, Steve Maier and I were there a few weeks ago on our way up to Trainstock and completely missed the basement!  :-(

This was my first time ever to see the Class A and a real GG!.  What a treat

I glad you got to the museum. The club meets Tuesday nights and is open for special events. The club would have not been open.

Scott Smith

Scott Smith

A 2017 Christmas layout memory

Last week I used this picture to show part of the winter area, but I also explained why the lited train is so meaningful to me.

Here's a better picture of it.

- walt

                                            ERIE Rides, 1665, 66, 67...……….

Roger Wasson posted:

These photos are of my Frisco Depot here in Springfield, MO. My father worked for the dining car dept. and we only lived about 3 blocks from this depot. I spent a lot of time running around in the depot. Sadly, they have torn down this depot. I hope you enjoy this model.

 

Outstanding work, Roger!  Spinning through the thread, the pics caught my eye immediately:  very faithful to the original!  I knew right where I was.

And from a different medium for enjoying the hobby of trains...

Ouray, Colorado, Winter of 1882...

"It's been snowing in Ouray for spell now. The snow's crunching under your boots as you tromp yer way to the simmerin' engine. Thank Heavens that cab will be warmer than this walk, courtesy of your ashcat "Shovelbutt" Simmons. Ol' Shovelbutt ought to have that little tea kettle perculatin' nicely, an' that toasty warm backhead ought to feel mighty good once you're up in that cab.

It's already bad up on the pass. In fact, "Shotgun" Leonard was OS'd past Black Bear station... but Alpine City ain't seen hide nor hair of 'im. Hopefully he's stalled out with a freight somewhere up in the canyon past Black Bear. We're all prayin' he's not off the rails and down in the canyon, but this is narrer gauge railroadin' in the Rockies. Anythin' kin happen.  Seein' as we're the only thing movin' this side of the pass within reach, we're called to drop what we wuz doin' an' go help 'im out an' try to git 'im up over the pass before it snows-in up on Red Mountain Pass.

Time's a'wastin, so you pick up yer pace to climb aboard the loud handle side an' git started. Might pretty well be a long 'un, this go'round. Hopefully the extra vittles from Maude's place yer carryin in the basket will hold you an' ol' Shovelbutt 'til you kin get back to somewhere warm..."

Andre

Forced coupler sound on the VL Niagara