Weekend Photo Fun 9-16-22-??

A video of Graham's Dorfan running

I've posted this on the forum a few times, but still a new part of my collection.

Steam and diesel locomotives on my 12’-by-8’ model railroad. The layout was completed in 2004.

Long Island Rail Road G-5s Ten-Wheeler #21 was one of 31 made for the LIRR by the Pennsylvania Railroad Juniata Shops in 1926 and was retired in 1955. The model was made by MTH Premier (20-3068-1) with 5-volt PS2 and delivered in 2001.

Rutland Railroad #500 was built in December 1951. It was the only engine of its type owned by the Rutland, which ceased operations in 1961 following a strike. GE produced 238 end-cab 70-tonners between January 1947 and December 1955. The model is a recent acquisition made by Williams by Bachmann (23504).

MELGAR

Thanks Scott for getting us started for this fine weekend!  Here are my photo of the fun kind.  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

It's a busy Western Maryland morning!

On the loading platform ... we got milk!

Downtown Patsburg is always bustling with activity.  

A meeting of the mighty ... Y6b Mallet meets Fairbanks Morse Train Master as a trolley trundles by on the elevated line.  

H2o is on tap as fireman Pokey Turner pulls down the spout.  

Really enjoy seeing everyone's photos each week. Here are some photos from a visit to Mark's layout, took the grandsons for a visit they just loved all the action trains running everywhere on multiple levels of the basement. Excellent job on adding details to every part of the layout.

Over the past few months, I've been posting photos of my model of the ex-PRR skewed stone arch bridge over the Juniata River near the town of Spruce Creek. Though still not completely finished, I finally got the tracks on the bridge ballasted, so at least to the casual observer, the bridge looks pretty much finished. So here are a few photos of the model along with the prototype for comparison. Still need to install the epoxy water in the river, the bridge railings, and a few other minor details, but its almost finished.

Looks great! JohnA

Mel, both locos look great on the layout.  Your track work is impeccable.  I could actually hear the motors or gears of the 70 tonner as it glided by.  My tubular track always offer "train sounds" including the clickety clack.  What kind of track did you use, Atlas?

Patrick that's a Reading FM isn't it?

Last Sunday, I had a blast spending the day with the National Capital Trackers at their Kensington, MD show........It was a well-attended event and everyone seemed to have a great time.

....it's always great to catch up with CraigNor......and I suspect that he'll post addition pics later.....

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

Peter, thanks for sharing.  It looks as if there was a lot of interest in the layout.

@PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Over the past few moths, I've been posting photos of my model of the ex-PRR skewed stone arch bridge over the Juniata River near the town of Spruce Creek. ... Still need to install the epoxy water in the river, the bridge railings, and a few other minor details, but its almost finished.

Great work, Neal! Would like to see more of it.

The very handsome blue and black engines look great on them, too.  PC and CR engines were a common sight for me here in NJ.

Jim

A little EJ&E action.

A 2021 Christmas Layout memory

I've been showing images of the drive-in scene the last few weeks.  Here's one more: the spectators being entertained before the movie starts.

- walt

@coach joe posted:

Mel, both locos look great on the layout.  Your track work is impeccable.  I could actually hear the motors or gears of the 70 tonner as it glided by.  My tubular track always offer "train sounds" including the clickety clack.  What kind of track did you use, Atlas?

Thanks Joe.

Track is Atlas O. I prefer solid flat-topped rails and was careful with trackwork - mounted on cork roadbed. Rutland engine sounds are overwhelmed by the loud steam engine sounds in the previous video. I really like the Rutland engine by Williams. Conventional-only is fine for me. Rutland engine sounds can be heard on the video below.

For now, I'm running Rutland #500 with a B&M caboose but I have a Rutland caboose on order.

MELGAR

With the Trackers at Kensington, Maryland last weekend with O and Standard Gauge…

ATSF E Units in the morning sun.

Looks good, Walt!

It's mid-September...when does construction of the layout for 2022 begin?

PD

A few pictures from my layout in PA before moving to CA in 2014:

More river work.

Grandson just helped me unbox a new engine by Lionel; Custom paint run for Mr. Muffins Trains for the Canadian Toy Train Association. Great looking and running engine love the really bright marker lights front and rear and flickering bright fire box light, good figures, nicely detailed, lots of smoke but it does not puff smoke, great sounds. Like it but for some reason the PGE logo on the side of the tender that should be round is squished, should  be round? Grandson is having fun running it beside a Lion Chief engine.

I was able to get the pair of Atlas O Premier Denver & Rio Grande AIRSLIDE 50' covered hoppers to match the other Rio Grande freight cars that I have. The hoppers were bought from Mr. Muffin's Trains.

Andrew

Falcon Service

@pd posted:

Looks good, Walt!

It's mid-September...when does construction of the layout for 2022 begin?

PD

thanks PD!  I have it all planned out already.  Track design, scenes to include, wiring, etc.  I usually start my build the 2nd or 3rd week in November depending on how hard a build I envision.

- walt

@walt rapp posted:

thanks PD!  I have it all planned out already.  Track design, scenes to include, wiring, etc.  I usually start my build the 2nd or 3rd week in November depending on how hard a build I envision.

- walt

I'm surprised you can wait until so late to get started, Walt, especially considering how complex the plans typically are. I look forward to seeing the next iteration.

Finally got all of the accumulated "stuff" off the layout (or at least put aside) and was able to get things back in operation. I have a few sets I reconditioned over the last couple of years, one being this Lionel 1465 set from 1952:

Headed by a 2034 loco, I always figured this was the nicest of the Scout-style sets. The 2034 featured an open-frame motor and a traditional e-unit, unlike most of the low-end set-ups. I added a bell and dropped green jewels into the markers. Other than that, it's stock.

It's going somewhere this Christmas, even if I have to leave it on someone's front porch I gotta start clearing some stuff outta here.

PD

Weathered up and added some detail to one of my MOW trucks.

Lionel Lines 120th Anniversary Set.  My local dealer discovered two of these sets in his warehouse and one set came home with me!

@DaveSlie posted:

Lionel Lines 120th Anniversary Set.  My local dealer discovered two of these sets in his warehouse and one set came home with me!

Are those the ones they found at Pat’s?

@MartyE posted:

Are those the ones they found at Pat’s?

Yep!   If anyone wants a set, Pat has another available.

Click on the link below.

Patrick's Trains

@coach joe posted:

Mel, both locos look great on the layout.  Your track work is impeccable.  I could actually hear the motors or gears of the 70 tonner as it glided by.  My tubular track always offer "train sounds" including the clickety clack.  What kind of track did you use, Atlas?

Patrick that's a Reading FM isn't it?

You have a good eye coach joe!  Indeed it is a Reading FM Train Master by Williams.

@pd posted:

I'm surprised you can wait until so late to get started, Walt, especially considering how complex the plans typically are. I look forward to seeing the next iteration.

PD

This year I am simplifying things.  Even the track plan.  Not going to have 2 levels like I usually have.  5 trains (2 tin-plate and 3 older Lionel steamers) running concurrently on 5 separate sets of trackage with the 3 'loops' for the 3 older steamers connected to allow for trains to change which 'loop' they are using. 

I think I just lost my ambition a bit this year.  It'll come back I'm sure.

- walt

Here are two fun accessories that I almost forgot I had on one of my PA layouts:

The hunter in the background scene never got the fox and the woodcutters never made it through the log!

This Atlas unpowered unit arrived as NYC.  The long-hood-forward facing crew was removed along with the side mounted horns.  Late era SL-SF paint and decals were applied. The LEDs for the headlights were relocated to shine down on the trucks to simulate ground lighting.  
The locomotive is shamefully dirty, but some of us know how Geeps might go for months between baths.  White may not be the best color for a road switcher.

The Austin Tinplate Trackers had their modular setup at the Temple, Texas Model Train Show this past weekend. Here are some of the trains dad and I ran.

The Texas Special by Lionel in 2007 with some newer heavy weights.

The Southern Pacific Argonaut behind the Lionel GS-1 and Sunset 3rd Rail Harrimans and Golden Gate Depot Pullmans.