Weekend Photo Fun 7-21-17-??

scott.smithOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Welcome to WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!!

I travel a bit for my business. Sometimes I get to take a photo or two when I get stuck at a traffic light.

This was a beautiful sight-we are starting to see long coal trains running through Roanoke again.

At the museum this week, we were able to unbox our latest train purchase from Trainworld. These were a bargain. The engines were $59.99 each and the passenger car was $21.99.

I also got to add some "Cars" to the kids level layout.

Let's see your picture.

Scott Smith

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7/21/176:16 AM

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CNJ #1601OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Imagine it's 1969 and ALCo RS3 #1545 is fresh out of the paint shop dressed in the Jersey Central's "new-look" blue and yellow scheme inspired by parent company Baltimore & Ohio. Heck, the trucks and fuel tank are still shiny black...not yet showing any signs of the heavy sand and grime typically associated with railroading in this hilly part of northeastern PA!

In fact, this new, blue look is such a departure from the CNJ's traditional Deep Sea Green, that several employees have gathered to check it out!

The locomotive is from Atlas O and the plywood-sheathed caboose was scratch-built by Forum member "Brother Love" and 3-rail scaled & weathered by me...

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7/21/176:43 AM

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Paul MooreOGR Forum Member

Loaded stone train southbound on the Delmarva Central Railroad earlier this week.

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7/21/177:02 AM

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NYC2UPOGR Forum Member

Planes, trains and automobiles.

Last weekend (July 15-16), the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL, hosted their annual Day Out With Thomas weekend event. While I’ve been there many times with my kids when they were young, this year’s “visit” was a unique experience.

Day Out With Thomas - July 2001, with my son and Dad

My son just received his private pilot’s license and wanted to take me up as his first passenger, a high honor indeed. When asked where we should go, I suggested IRM since his airport is fairly close to the train museum. So off we went. A perfect day for flying and for some train spotting – from above!

What a fun day. Celebrated with donuts afterward to commemorate the event.

Tom

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7/21/177:11 AM

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briansilvermustangOGR Forum Member

eenie, meenie, miney, moe ??? what direction do I wanna go........

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7/21/177:17 AM

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SIRTOGR Forum Member

MOW #1339....................

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7/21/177:37 AM

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walt rappOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

A 2016 Christmas Layout memory

Not the greatest lumber yard in the toy train world but it is mine

- walt

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7/21/179:19 AM

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tackindyOGR Forum Member

I always laugh a little when I see an incredible picture of a detailed rail car and think "I bet it's SIRT" and I scroll back up to see who posted it and "yep it's SIRT".

7/21/179:32 AM

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tcochranOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

briansilvermustang posted:
eenie, meenie, miney, moe ??? what direction do I wanna go........

That is a lot of switches and crossovers.

7/21/179:32 AM

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Christopher2035OGR Forum Member

Happy Friday!

Here's my shots for this week:
CNJ RDC cars making a stop at Red Bank on the NY&LB

CNJ H-16-44 1516 leading JC-2 down the NY&LB & towards Bridgeton

Business is slow on the freehold branch as CNJ SW1 1010 brings 1 boxcar towards Freehold

CNJ 0-6-0 113 works some local industry near Red Bank

CNJ RDCs making a stop at Westfield

End of the line at Jersey City Terminal

NS C42 ducks under the endangered Pennsy signals at MP 225 w/ a pair of rebuilt GP38-2s. Ex CR/PC 7714 is leading.

NS SD70ACe 1161 leads normally nocturnal 337 through MP R17/ Fort Mill, SC on the R Line

Back on home rails, NS Dash-8 8349 (ex CR 6109) leads Chicago bound 23M out of the Allegheny Tunnel at Gallitzin, PA

Heritage under heritage - The Wabash heritage unit leads 154 under one of the few remaining Southern era signal bridges on the Piedmont Division in Lowell, NC