Weekend Photo Fun 5-5-17-??

Fantastic shot, Scott....WOW!

Peter

Starting with biannual York pics over the next 2-3 weeks till I'm done.

Bandit meet at the Wyndam....

The DCS get together......

Pre York Round-the-Clock Diner breakfast......

Ed Montagnino's portable O gauge layout

More later.....BACK TO WORK.

Peter

Over the past few months, I posted construction photos of my model of Mifflin Tower which was located along the Middle Division of the PRR at where else, but Mifflin, PA. Well, the tower is finally finished and installed. I still have to install the trackside pneumatic piping and tank that controlled the turnouts, but other than that, it is done. Because it is in such a prominent location and such an interesting model, I installed an interior, and it is always lit so you can see the inside. The tower operator can be seen through the window in the left hand image.  It is built from a Quality Craft kit I purchased 30-35 years in the back of the Blue hall at the York TCA meet. The tower is moderately weathered with Pan Pastels. I also replaced the incorrect square metal chimney casting with a tapered brick chimney, which was one of the signature items of these towers that dotted the Middle Division. The window arrangement is accurate for Jacks tower which was located to the west of Mifflin, but it certainly captures the look and feel of Mifflin Tower. I also included the wooden walkway leading to the tracks as per the prototype. I had to build an extra tall line pole to clear the tower chimney, and I installed a relay case as well as cable drops from the pole to the tower and the tower to the case. The real tower had two cases, though I could fit only one on the model. An image of the prototype tower from the Conrail era follows, hence the blue rather than classic red and gold tower sign.

That's some nice cabinetry in the back of Ed's van.

Neal, You certainly did a great job on that tower!

Here are some older photos from the club's previous layout. Construction of the new one is coming along and we'll be posting photos soon hopefully.

Lionel had the right idea, just the wrong scale.

1989 TTUX Spine cars  - REVISITED..................

          Actually they don't look bad placed at the end of the big boy train!

running trains at Clem's.....

Great stuff this week so far. Scott, your pics of the J are really cool!!

saw this in the Chicago yard this week. 

A 2016 Christmas Layout memory

A tough life, but at least it's summer.

- walt

And an pleasant summer evening cookout.

New stuff from Coaster Dynamix at York......

Lego-compatible roller coaster kits......

Their regular coaster stuff......we feature some of these units on our Modular layout....

Great stuff!

Peter

Anther of my photos from York, at the Port Lines Hobby Supply layout in the Purple Hall. I liked this view of the Amtrak Domeliner.

I had the chance to buy this William by b,set of alco that I always wanted,i had purchased the the special lcca set when it came out ,but really it cant pull its self,,,,these Williams are heavy and super nice looking,i did some pix the Williams is the top and bottom pix the lionel is the  middle 2 pix they are worlds apart

Recently added to my growing roster of Williams F3s with these great looking Western Pacific AAs.

So, this is a new road name for me. What should I run with these? Noticed that Menards has a 4-pack of WP boxcars at their usual nice price.

Any suggestions?

johnstrains posted:

Recently added to my growing roster of Williams F3s with these great looking Western Pacific AAs.

So, this is a new road name for me. What should I run with these? Noticed that Menards has a 4-pack of WP boxcars at their usual nice price.

Any suggestions?

John, They look good!  I'm no expert on western roads.  The Menards cars sound good to me for starters.  I am answering because we were thinking similarly.  I just bought an Williams by Bachmann F-3 A-A set in Western Maryland scheme at a fantastic price.  In fact, I just got them yesterday, put them on the track and ran a few laps.  I was thinking of photos, but it was late.  I'll get some photos of the WM set for comparison.  I also want to do some comparisons with my Legacy F-7 WM set.

I was supposed to be riding on the J all weekend working in the souvenir car. However, instead my daughter is at the UVA Medical Center getting treatment for her SMA Syndrome. I am on schedule to be on one of the trains going to Walton, VA Memorial Day Weekend.

Scott Smith

Great pictures guys!

Here is mine

Fright Depot Dock

Originally posted by SIRT:

1989 TTUX Spine cars  - REVISITED..................

You know SIRT, if you could fill in the gap between the unit end stabilizers and that slant truck bolster, it would make a WORLD of difference.

BTW, Do you Weather Lionel acessories?

Here's a couple shots for the weekend. Don

Mark Boyce posted:

johnstrains posted:

Recently added to my growing roster of Williams F3s with these great looking Western Pacific AAs.

So, this is a new road name for me. What should I run with these? Noticed that Menards has a 4-pack of WP boxcars at their usual nice price.

Any suggestions?

 

John, They look good!  I'm no expert on western roads.  The Menards cars sound good to me for starters.  I am answering because we were thinking similarly.  I just bought an Williams by Bachmann F-3 A-A set in Western Maryland scheme at a fantastic price.  In fact, I just got them yesterday, put them on the track and ran a few laps.  I was thinking of photos, but it was late.  I'll get some photos of the WM set for comparison.  I also want to do some comparisons with my Legacy F-7 WM set.

Thanks, Mark. I have a lot of B&O, Chessie, and other eastern roads so the WP is a totally new one for me. I may just start with those Menards boxcars. I have a handful of Menards rolling stock and am very happy with them.

Yes, I have seen those Williams Western Maryland F units at great prices. Among others, I think Train World has them at especially attractive pricing. 

You don't see this everyday. Don

Several years ago, we visited the "Pennsylvania Live Steamers" in Collegeville, PA:

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Originally posted by SIRT:

1989 TTUX Spine cars  - REVISITED..................

You know SIRT, if you could fill in the gap between the unit end stabilizers and that slant truck bolster, it would make a WORLD of difference.

BTW, Do you Weather Lionel acessories?

Thanks, but traditional is not worth the effort. I weathered them only them because I had nothing else to do. Probably go back into the closet for the remaining years.

Good info though!

S.

          #1313  MEC Sand Service just finished....................

Some new looks around Jasper's Rock 

Great photos everyone!!  Here's some musings from Patsburg and The FSJR.

johnstrains posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

johnstrains posted:

Recently added to my growing roster of Williams F3s with these great looking Western Pacific AAs.

So, this is a new road name for me. What should I run with these? Noticed that Menards has a 4-pack of WP boxcars at their usual nice price.

Any suggestions?

 

John, They look good!  I'm no expert on western roads.  The Menards cars sound good to me for starters.  I am answering because we were thinking similarly.  I just bought an Williams by Bachmann F-3 A-A set in Western Maryland scheme at a fantastic price.  In fact, I just got them yesterday, put them on the track and ran a few laps.  I was thinking of photos, but it was late.  I'll get some photos of the WM set for comparison.  I also want to do some comparisons with my Legacy F-7 WM set.

Thanks, Mark. I have a lot of B&O, Chessie, and other eastern roads so the WP is a totally new one for me. I may just start with those Menards boxcars. I have a handful of Menards rolling stock and am very happy with them.

Yes, I have seen those Williams Western Maryland F units at great prices. Among others, I think Train World has them at especially attractive pricing. 

Here are my WM F-3 pair.  What do you know; Front End F-3 Friday!

Mark and John -  You both have very nice looking F units for sure!!!

trumptrain posted:

Mark and John -  You both have very nice looking F units for sure!!!

Thank you Pat!  The ones I got would fit right in on your wonderful layout!

MTH 0-6-0 Switcher

Christopher, nice train room and great looking layout. Where did you get the building flats??.....Paul

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Lionel....how about me make this bad boy for the next VISION LINE ENGINE:

Hi guys

here are pics of  my new to me (used) Mth Railking Wabash 6 car set from 1998 & a Mth railking Nyc Bay caboose from 2002   .  

johnstrains posted:

Recently added to my growing roster of Williams F3s with these great looking Western Pacific AAs.

So, this is a new road name for me. What should I run with these? Noticed that Menards has a 4-pack of WP boxcars at their usual nice price.

Any suggestions?

Hi, John.  Those are sweet looking locomotives.

Re: Your question about what to run with them.  The Western Pacific interchanged with the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific. Other roadnames that will work are: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RR, Spokane, Portland & Seattle RR, and the Milwaukee.  Any of those road names would fit in well.  Additionally, the WP ran the western end of the California Zephyr, so those silverside cars would look nice, if you wanted to run passenger traffic.  CB&Q ran the eastern end, and UP ran the middle of the route.

California Zephyr  Note the Union Pacific sleeper towards the end of the train.

Weekend project: continuing to upgrade my Amfleet coaches and club cars with painted seats and people. I also found an image of a cafe menu and was able to print it at a size that fits behind the counter. LED lighting goes in as well. Floor doesn't show through windows, so fine lines there not necessary. Will post completed photos when project is done.

Wow! Bill that looks great, I hope to see more when the job is complete.

N5CJONNY: Here's two views of the finished product. I don't think they look as good as the other Lionel coaches, the ones that came with the Lion Chief Amtrak set. Window size is the issue. The real Amfleet cars were much-maligned by rail fans because of the small "rifle slot" windows compared to the Heritage coaches they replaced. Same issue in the O Gauge cars. Also, it was a waste of time to put in the menu. No matter what angle I tried, I can't see it from outside the car.  But, it was still fun and my grandson helped me finish it.

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Over the past few months, I posted construction photos of my model of Mifflin Tower which was located along the Middle Division of the PRR at where else, but Mifflin, PA. Well, the tower is finally finished and installed. I still have to install the trackside pneumatic piping and tank that controlled the turnouts, but other than that, it is done. Because it is in such a prominent location and such an interesting model, I installed an interior, and it is always lit so you can see the inside. The tower operator can be seen through the window in the left hand image.  It is built from a Quality Craft kit I purchased 30-35 years in the back of the Blue hall at the York TCA meet. The tower is moderately weathered with Pan Pastels. I also replaced the incorrect square metal chimney casting with a tapered brick chimney, which was one of the signature items of these towers that dotted the Middle Division. The window arrangement is accurate for Jacks tower which was located to the west of Mifflin, but it certainly captures the look and feel of Mifflin Tower. I also included the wooden walkway leading to the tracks as per the prototype. I had to build an extra tall line pole to clear the tower chimney, and I installed a relay case as well as cable drops from the pole to the tower and the tower to the case. The real tower had two cases, though I could fit only one on the model. An image of the prototype tower from the Conrail era follows, hence the blue rather than classic red and gold tower sign.

 F

Incredible, Neal!

Good to see you last week.

Peter

terry hudon posted:

I had the chance to buy this William by b,set of alco that I always wanted,i had purchased the the special lcca set when it came out ,but really it cant pull its self,,,,these Williams are heavy and super nice looking,i did some pix the Williams is the top and bottom pix the lionel is the  middle 2 pix they are worlds 

Terry........I may do the same thing with the New Haven passenger set.......the engine cannot pull the cars.......Williams or the new LionChief NH Alcos........I'm undecided.

Peter