a picture a day....

Moving the transformers to their new home

"Thunder echoing in the hills!"

We rode on several of the Rambles which ran from 1959 to 1964.

Dad may have taken this pic during this particular Ramble:

"Dinner train, first call":

Catching the last rays of a low Winter-time Sun.

For today: " The loading/unloading crew about to call it a day."

Patrick, those are sure some hard working liddle people! 

A little night-running last evening. At this time of year the Dinner Train is all night-running:

geysergazer posted:

A little night-running last evening. At this time of year the Dinner Train is all night-running:

         

I too enjoyed running my passenger trains at night.  Takes me back when!

Ron

For today: " Another load of Christmas trees."

Lionel's new Detroit & Mackinac Railway locomotive. 

🎄 Gary 🎅🏻

          nice looking engine Gary !

"Switching the Paint Factory."

Setup ready to drill:

Six moves later it looked like this:

...and nine moves later switching was complete:

What could be more fun than that action? 

sidehack posted:

Moving the transformers to their new home

Is the transformer station scratch built ?

An hour later Dusk finds tomorrow's Interchange freight parked and the Dinner Train spotted in front of the old depot ready for first dinner call patrons to board:

The small town Racoon family decides to have breakfast at the McDonalds...some local children enjoy their antics.  Its Christmas who could deny those furry creatures a great breakfast.  Sgt Murphy tries his best to keep up with the Shopping Traffic,

This AM, after parking the Dinner Train the crew fetched today's cars from Interchange:

Eight cars to set-out, lots of switching work today.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Johan, that is a very nice picture with the forced perspective.

geysergazer posted:

Johan, that is a very nice picture with the forced perspective.

Lew. Thank you very much. 🤝

Johan

Track work ahead.  Just south of Miamisburg, OH.

Hauling new cars in Massachusetts on a summer day

For today:  " Busy time at the freight depot." 

I apologize for the vertigo but the only way I could get the whole train in the pic was doing corner-to-corner.

The crew getting a late start this AM. After parking the Dinner Train they'll be shoving nine cars to interchange. That is the longest train seen on the PER.

Making that delivery in his restored truck

geysergazer posted:

I apologize for the vertigo but the only way I could get the whole train in the pic was doing corner-to-corner.

         

The crew getting a late start this AM. After parking the Dinner Train they'll be shoving nine cars to interchange. That is the longest train seen on the PER.

A better pic:

That train is long enough you need both pics to see both ends. 

Its Christmas and even the "little folks" on the "Lexington Park and Savannah" (long and skinny) RR have to get the tree home!  Best Wishes for the Holidays

Note: The trailer and tree are a 2019 Christmas Ornament picked up at Kohl's, the red plastic car is very old, a remnant from my boyhood in the 50's salvaged somehow in an old trunk we found when we moved last time.

Don

Dear TNKMARX :  (pictures near Miamisberg)...I spent 20 years in Dayton so I know your neighborhood.  I took from your pen name that you may be interested in Marx.  I found this caboose at one of our local Texas train shows.  I show it with the obviously Marx Pacemaker caboose and although the picture may not show it, the castings are absolutely identical down to the last detail, EXCEPT the "Arkansas RR" black caboose does NOT have the MARX logo in the casting as does the NYC caboose.  Other than the logo for Marx every detail is the same.  I can't believe its not Marx but he was so careful to stamp all his products that it seems odd that there is no Marx emblem.

I checked all my Marx references and can find no Arkansas RR car either.  So I guess its just a home made or perhaps some copy.  Any thoughts?

For today:  " The arrival of new farm equipment." 

"Night job."

Rush scrap job so the crane operator works into the night, showing off the new electromagnet activation warning beacon.

Not gonna' forget and cook that magnet.

Everyone, your layouts are looking great. Have a great rest of the weekend before Christmas. Wow, time sure flies. I really like all the beautiful pictures you fellows have posted. Thank You.

SuperChiefer84 posted:

I saw this beast at a local short line. Any idea what it is?

Old post but awesome picture.

Dave, that is an EMD NW5. 13 were built after the War with V-12 567 engines and steam generators in the short hood. They rode on Blomberg (F/GP) road trucks. GN took ten of them, Southern took one and Union Belt of Detroit took the last two. They were the precursor of the GP7.

Got this info from OUR GM SCRAPBOOK, a Kalmbach book taken from the pages of Trains Magazine.

Thanks Lew, I found this going through old posts and was curious since no one answered the original poster. I google the # you put and found lots of cool photos.