a picture a day....

sidehack posted:

trumptrain posted:

For today: "The Pullman diner .... a treasure from yesteryear."

Nice shot............is that water tank scratched?

Sidehack - the water tower was scratch built from coffee stirers.  The roof is emory board.  It was built by a friend. 

For today: " The lonely hobo."

trumptrain posted:

sidehack posted:

trumptrain posted:

For today: "The Pullman diner .... a treasure from yesteryear."

Nice shot............is that water tank scratched?

Sidehack - the water tower was scratch built from coffee stirers.  The roof is emory board.  It was built by a friend. 

You have a good friend...I had a friend's help with my water tower but did all the assembly, all wood except for the peanut container, perfect size.

It works, I have a cable that goes straight down under bench, let it up and spout goes down.

Huh. Nice reminder, Brian. It's easy to forget that the Great Northern was electrified through the Cascades. 

For today: " A small fire in locomotive was extinguished  by the Patsburg Vol. Fire Dept."

Bill T posted:

That is a beauty

For today: " Snapped this photo while taking the short cut home from school today. "

Before and after.........from coffee truck to farm

"Sun has set"

The new crummy with one interior light removed and the remaining two having reduced brightness bulbs.

trumptrain posted:

For today: " Snapped this photo while taking the short cut home from school today. "

Everywhere in Patsburg there is an adventure!

Lou N

For today: " Transfer of steel coils from rail to flatbed trailer."

tunnel

Bill T posted:

Bill is that marshmallow ore in those ore cars!???

Ron

Don't know what kind of ore is white, maybe chunks of salt.

 

Bill T posted:

Don't know what kind of ore is white, maybe chunks of salt.

The followup would be, what O-gauge manufacturer made the cars?  Also do you have a mfg. item number of any of them to research?

Ron

PRRronbh posted:

 

Bill T posted:

Don't know what kind of ore is white, maybe chunks of salt.

The followup would be, what O-gauge manufacturer made the cars?  Also do you have a mfg. item number of any of them to research?

Ron

Lionel manufactured for Gadsen Pacific release of Arizona Mines, around 30 or so different ore cars.

For today: " Otis is off the wagon again!"

Bill T posted:

PRRronbh posted:

 

Bill T posted:

Don't know what kind of ore is white, maybe chunks of salt.

The followup would be, what O-gauge manufacturer made the cars?  Also do you have a mfg. item number of any of them to research?

Ron

Lionel manufactured for Gadsen Pacific release of Arizona Mines, around 30 or so different ore cars.

Bill.. I think that white load came out of Adams Ma., they mine a mountain full of that white stuff called limestone. I'd keep the speed down so it doesn't blow all over the place.

American Tool and Pennsy Freight loading the Fruit Express

For today: "Another busy day at the junction."

For today: "The rear end brakeman."

snaking through the industrial canyon

sidehack posted:

snaking through the industrial canyon

Ray,

I always likes how you had tracks running between buildings.  I assume this is your same layout from several years ago.

Don

Back in the 1950's the Air Force wanting too build an Atomic powered bomber.  The plan was to build a small nuclear reactor to power two jet engines.  This small reactor is setting on two railroad flat cars that are side by side.  You can see the two 1950's size jet engines on the left end of the reactor.

Some where I have a picture of a small lead covered diesel engine used to move this reactor around on railroad tracks. The problem with the bomber was all the lead needed to protect the crew and weight and size of the reactor.  In the 1950's normal jet  engine only had the power to lift a plane built out of aluminum, much less lead.

Brian, Mopac! 

Have you seen the DT&I thread here with a video tour of the Southern end?