It's time for WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!!!
On my way back from York last Friday there were multiple accidents on I-81, so we decided to take an I-64 detour through Clifton Forge.
Tuesday I finished up the mountain top on my tinplate layout at the Roanoke Valley Model Railroad Club.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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I'm in the process of updating my clinic which I give at NMRA functions, "Engineering the Right of Way," and came up with these comparison photos that I thought would be of interest to forum participants. The goal of the clinic is to show how the application of civil engineering principles to your layout can enhance realism. They include the construction of cuts and fills, cinder subroadbed, shoulders on fills, and era appropriate ballasting practices.
The image on the left is a prototype photo while that on the right is of my layout. Though the prototype image is of the Horseshoe Curve, and that to the right is the section of my layout portraying PRR's Middle Division along the Juniata River near Port Royal roughly 100 miles east of Horseshoe Curve, I think you can see how I applied those engineering practices to make my layout look like the prototype. Also note the signal bridge, relay case, and the line poles which add to the railroad flavor.
Thanks for letting me share these images with you, and Happy Easter and Happy Passover to everybody!
Creative juices are flowing bigtime Edison Library at Edison Square is now open!
A 2018 Christmas Layout memory 
The Easter Candy Train hauls its annual batch to Rabit Hole Tourist area.
- walt
Fun for this fine weekend! 
Enjoy your weekend your pics look great!
Having fun. I have placed my Catfish Camp just downriver from the Bluebird Café which is on the north bank of the Merced River. In this part of California’s San Joaquin Valley, the Union Pacific tracks cross the river near Arena Way and the sweet potatoes and grapes grown there. My locomotive is an MTH Railking model, so modest, but it runs well, sounds good, seems scale, sports attractive paint and finish, and looks nice pulling a yellow UP caboose and a silver Sonoma County (Calif.) wine reefer. My wine reefer is there to tweak the nose of Mr. Gallo.
a couple shots from Marci out at the Anderson's this week...
You've heard of the Grand Trunk Railroad
Here is the Little Trunk Line
I took lots of layout pics and videos at York and I will be splitting them up over the next few Fridays.....
1st is the layout in the Purple Hall......it has really been upgraded......lots of action!
I’ll put up more later.
Peter
Lionel drag race train on the G&O. Upon startup the engine sounds begin with the words "Start Your Engines" followed by Zoom/Zoom sounds. NH Joe
New car carrier and stake truck from Menards this week.
lee drennen posted:
Enjoy your weekend your pics look great!
Larry
I’m sorry my email is down for now the Frisco Boxcar is a old Atlas 2 rail
A fellow member's pic post reminded me that I had these. If "Given" the time to build another layout was going to place these at the point of entry. Intended to add a small reservoir of air at low pressure so that breaking the connection would yield a hiss.
These are new manufacture, made where I was the full time Quality Assurance Manager. We produced rubber hoses. Sizes from big enough I could walk through (6-foot plus) to locomotive sanding hoses. Also hose for the Abram M1 tanks and Humves.
Many years ago we made only the brake hoses. Then got into making the whole assembly. Also the same hose was used for railroad track sweepers.
Ron
Happy Weekend To Everyone.
A little bit of C&O Superpower taken last night at the NJ Hi-Railers.
Mat
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