WHAT TRAINS DID YOU RUN TODAY?

It has started out as a chilly morning here in NY, so it's a good time to get those oil tanker cars going along the Hudson:

We can't let anyone be left out in the cold. LOL, Arnold

Can a tiny 44 ton center cab diesel pull heavyweight passenger cars?

You bet it can!

Take a look at this MTH PS3 Premier NY Ontario & Western 44 ton center cab diesel, running on DCS, pull these Lionel heavyweight NY Central and Pullman passenger cars:

Riding on those passenger cars is a resurrected Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio to beef up the anemic hitting in the Yankee lineup for the game at the Stadium today!

LOL, Arnold

Today is an r68

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

MTH PS3 NY Central EMD diesel hauling Lionel Heavy Weights:

Look how nicely MTH and Lionel get along on my layout. LOL.

Also, notice at the end of this short video how visible the smoke is with the light coming in from the window in back of the layout.

Arnold

Love those smoking engines, great video, thanks for sharing..

Is this heaven?

Baseball and trains after a Yankee win.

As John Sterling says on the radio: Th...e   Yan... k....ees   Wi...n!   Th....e  Yank.....ees  Wi.....n!

LOL, Arnold

I finally reached a point on my layout where I can run trains and post a video here that you would hopefully enjoy.

Scenery is a bit sparse but everything is operational. This is a little Lionel J action pulling early Willams passenger cars along with a Williams RI GP9 that I converted to PS3.

Hope you like!

Wow, I had to go to page 4 to find this fun to review thread, Wow, great pictures fellows, and ladies, Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry posted:

Wow, I had to go to page 4 to find this fun to review thread, Wow, great pictures fellows, and ladies, Happy Railroading Everyone

Wow, all i can say is Wow, what a super layout....

Having fun putting together cataloged sets. Here's 1950 set #2163ws and 1946 set# 1402w running.

I'm in a PRR and CNJ mood:

Arnold

Todays trains:

Williams GG1 with 4 passenger cars.

Atlas O Washington Terminal and MTH Premier WM BL2 pulling freight trains.

MTH rail king MP15ac. Bringing some pre made track sections down the line. Bound for the new industrial spur.

Ran a some old and new passenger trains in a night scene crossing a trestle .

Brand new Lionel Legacy NY Central Ten Wheeler #1232 with whistle steam being run by using the LionChief Universal Remote:

Arnold

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Brand new Lionel Legacy NY Central Ten Wheeler #1232 with whistle steam being run by using the LionChief Universal Remote:

Arnold

WOW! What a beautiful locomotive Arnold. Love that Whistle!

Bryce

Hey Arnold.....

What brand smoke fluid do you use in your NYC 10 wheeler?

@Junior posted:

Hey Arnold.....

What brand smoke fluid do you use in your NYC 10 wheeler?

Lionel Premium Smoke Fluid Hot Chocolate Scented

Excellent......Thanks Arnold!

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Brand new Lionel Legacy NY Central Ten Wheeler #1232 with whistle steam being run by using the LionChief Universal Remote:

Great smoker, love it....

A fun little feature I haven't  posted before. I have a airport on my layout which is small of course and is not finished by any means.  Everything  takes time but  I do have a plane in the air.

@farmerjohn posted:

A fun little feature I haven't  posted before. I have a airport on my layout which is small of course and is not finished by any means.  Everything  takes time but  I do have a plane in the air.

Very cool, that has to be a first...

Now, that’s unique. Eventually you will need to hire an air traffic controller.

@farmerjohn posted:

A fun little feature I haven't  posted before. I have a airport on my layout which is small of course and is not finished by any means.  Everything  takes time but  I do have a plane in the air.

Awesome, Farmerjohn! I love the colors of the lights. Is the airplane a drone? If not, how did you make it fly?

Here's  another scene from a different perspective  which is out over my main layout. Some of these little things make it fun. Kids that have visited my layout really like the plane feature and some have asked me to try and land it at the airport. Wow that would be a neat feature  and my friend  Steve and I are working on that. All I can say is maybe.

@farmerjohn.....

I've always been attracted to "gadgets"....things like Lionel accessories, Rube Goldberg machines, etc. Your flying airplane fits the bill and is just plane (pun intended ) awesome!

I have to ask....is this layout your personal layout or a club layout? Either way....its phenomenal.

Arnold. The plane is not a drone. It is carried  by  a die-cast car pushed by a engine on a track next to ceiling.  It runs about 200 ft around my layout . It's a fun feature that when people visit my my layout see something that is a little different.  So far the plane has gotten more attention  from kids than my trains.  By the way. I really like you're videos  of you're layout. Thanks for posting .

Pennsy P5a modified in charge of a passenger train.

Junior. Thanks for asking. This is a personal layout that I've  been working on for several years. I've tried to put features on it that would be interesting  to different  interest. I have a super friend Steve Kimble who has really  helped me with some different features. In fact my layout would not be what it is without his help. We are working on a river feature  now and I'll soon be posting pics of it.  Thanks.

Great work @farmerjohn. Love the plane too!

I did a test run of my new Williams PRR 44 ton loco.

Bob

FarmerJohn - always enjoy seeing photos of your layout. Really creative idea on suspending the plane from an overhead engine. I would have guessed a monorail.

It reminded me of a German (HO or OO) layout which features jumbo jets landing and taking off -  fixed from underneath.

This is a promo of the display which runs about 5 minutes - Miniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world

The following a long clip of the public display - the planes taking off and landing -  beginning around 15:15 of the video.  MINIATUR WUNDERLAND  

I ran my  K-line/RMT/O-line Reproductions GG1 upgraded with ERR Cruise Commander, pulling a set of Williams aluminum streamliners.

Scouting Dad. Thanks for the comments. The German layout has the jets landing and taking off and I saw this several years ago. Man are they awesome.  My thing is We're  trying to figure out how to get the plane to drop about 3 feet to runway. The current for lights is now supplied by track power on the plane which runs in a small tube which also carries the plane. We're  thinking about about a solution and when it hits us I'll post it . Thanks Johnny

@farmerjohn - You don't have much time to 'figure out' how to land the plane safely as it may crash very soon since it must presently be 'gliding' because the prop is no longer turning - YIKES!

Seriously though, the airplane is a great feature and I look forward to seeing your future videos.

@bluelinec4 posted:

Today is an r68

Ben, this made my day!

PH1975

A N scale DC motor will fit in these K line planes with some retrofitting.  I have one already completed on my runway now just have to wire it up. I'll post it soon. The one in the air will take some more work but I have the parts. Just take time. Ill post it when it happens.  The little things makes a layout don't you think.

Well, today, I tested the Texas Special passenger train out on the top level of my layout, 76/77 inches off the floor. It’s the level on my layout that’s a nod under, (if you are over 6’2) my layout is a walk around, walk under so as to give distance for the trains. This is one train that I’ve had the opportunity to ride in real life. From Dennison Texas, to Dallas, and all the way to St. Louis Missouri, back in 1955, 1956.  It was a thrill for a little boy to look out the window all night long. Those were fun days. You can also see the train coming by looking into the mirror. Happy Railroading Everyone

PRR unit train on the outer main.

Wow, there’s lots of great pictures and videos on this page, it’s such a wonderful hobby. I love watching Farmerjohn run his trains and the best part is he’s a short drive from Clarksville. Also I’m a short drive to see Dr. Jack Fishers layout, and that’s what it’s all about, having train Days with friends. RSJB18 Bob, that 44 toner looks like a nice runner, Happy Railroading Everyone

I really enjoy watching Arnold C. Running his new Legacy 10 wheeler in command mode, awesome looking steamer, a great smoker to, a cool layout to, Winston B, awesome video with beautiful pennsy diesels, nice layout, Trumptrain, the P5A’s/GG1’s look powerful, in that exciting scene, so colorful, so dynamic. Wow. I also forgot to mention the Cool Airplane on Farmerjohns amazing layout, it actually is in the air for a long time and the lights flashing Ad a lot to the fun. It’s a Wow. Darrel, that’s an amazing GG1, red/white/blue playing beautiful music, it sure is nice and a great surprise. Fantastic. Again, Happy Railroading Everyone.

@leapinlarry posted:

I really enjoy watching Arnold C. Running his new Legacy 10 wheeler in command mode, awesome looking steamer, a great smoker to, a cool layout to, Winston B, awesome video with beautiful pennsy diesels, nice layout, Trumptrain, the P5A’s/GG1’s look powerful, in that exciting scene, so colorful, so dynamic. Wow. I also forgot to mention the Cool Airplane on Farmerjohns amazing layout, it actually is in the air for a long time and the lights flashing Ad a lot to the fun. It’s a Wow. Darrel, that’s an amazing GG1, red/white/blue playing beautiful music, it sure is nice and a great surprise. Fantastic. Again, Happy Railroading Everyone.

Love the night scene, super video, thanks for sharing.....