a picture a day....

More lighting experiments tonight...

Bill T posted:

Bill - I love this scene!!  The quonset  hut looks terrific!  Plus the Studebakers are beautiful!  

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

sidehack posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

PRRronbh posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

What manufacturer made this car with the open end?

Ron

Ron. That is a scratchbuilt car and the end doors are 3D printed. I use MTH PRR box car when i start this project. 

Johan

Johan, that is really great how it came together and the doors very nice concept

About 10 years ago I took on a project of reverse engineering a box car complete with trucks and built it in CAD, I have never 3D printed it but might do that some day and may even have a door on the end.

Ray. Thank you. This was a really nice project. It's fun made it something different. The idea came from my friend Joey. Ray i really like your layout and everything what you 3D printed.

Johan

Johan, even the prototype was scratch-built.  Nice job as usual.

coach joe posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

sidehack posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

PRRronbh posted:

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

What manufacturer made this car with the open end?

Ron

Ron. That is a scratchbuilt car and the end doors are 3D printed. I use MTH PRR box car when i start this project. 

Johan

Johan, that is really great how it came together and the doors very nice concept

About 10 years ago I took on a project of reverse engineering a box car complete with trucks and built it in CAD, I have never 3D printed it but might do that some day and may even have a door on the end.

Ray. Thank you. This was a really nice project. It's fun made it something different. The idea came from my friend Joey. Ray i really like your layout and everything what you 3D printed.

Johan

Johan, even the prototype was scratch-built.  Nice job as usual.

Joe. Thank you my friend. 🤝

Johan

Brewery Area

GP7 #63 : What a super modeling job on the end door (automobile) box car.  I noted lots of folks in this thread interested in this type of car.  For your information, the 2019 Kalmbach Book ,"Railroading & the Automobile Industry" by Jeff Wilson , Chapter 3 , "Automobile Boxcars", shows lots of pictures of actual cars of this type.  While they were not numerous till the early 30's there is a picture of one made by Pullman as a 40 ft steel, outside braced car with steel ends and an end door.  It went to the Chicago & North Western in 1929!  According to the text, Auto racks started appearing in 1960 and the transition out of Auto Box cars to open racks was fast.  Many of the Auto Box cars were converted into Parts cars and stayed in service for moving auto parts. 

Really great model !

Regards, Don

Bill T :  Really liked the Studebaker dealer, although I think I see an Edsel and a Merc in the parking lot, maybe they are trying to trade in .  When I was in HS one of our Explorer Scout Leaders had a 1955 Golden Hawk, V-8 with triple duce's.  Wow were us boys jealous !

Regards Don

Don McErlean posted:

GP7 #63 : What a super modeling job on the end door (automobile) box car.  I noted lots of folks in this thread interested in this type of car.  For your information, the 2019 Kalmbach Book ,"Railroading & the Automobile Industry" by Jeff Wilson , Chapter 3 , "Automobile Boxcars", shows lots of pictures of actual cars of this type.  While they were not numerous till the early 30's there is a picture of one made by Pullman as a 40 ft steel, outside braced car with steel ends and an end door.  It went to the Chicago & North Western in 1929!  According to the text, Auto racks started appearing in 1960 and the transition out of Auto Box cars to open racks was fast.  Many of the Auto Box cars were converted into Parts cars and stayed in service for moving auto parts. 

Really great model !

Regards, Don

 

 

Don. Thank you very much. This car was a speeder box car. I build inside the car rails & winch and put there speeder too. Very nice & interested project.

Johan

Bill T posted:

Bill nice scene with those Studebakers, here is another one

Western half of the layout, day and night. 

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Lionel and Pecos River offered double door Santa Fe boxcars with doors on one end.  John in Lansing, ILL

"Pennsy tonnage on the Conemaugh Line":

I was 4-8yr old when dad took this pic so how do I know it's the Conemaugh? Because it's a double-track mainline (left track is a siding, lighter rail and poor alignment) and that was our other PRR venue in those days.

Pennsy Alcos on point!

Obviously an excursion train:

I just took this pic of what was happening outside:

First rain and then that changed to snow.

A good day to spend in the Train Room.

geysergazer posted:

"Pennsy tonnage on the Conemaugh Line":

        

I was 4-8yr old when dad took this pic so how do I know it's the Conemaugh? Because it's a double-track mainline (left track is a siding, lighter rail and poor alignment) and that was our other PRR venue in those days.

Lew great picture and here is another

For today: " Sunday afternoon." 

                      Marci took this shot in Napoleon Oh. last week...

This guy was in the yard snoozing one early morning 

For today: " A view from the farm house window."

VO1000

This AM the crew got an early start so are done switching the East End. Two pick-ups and two set-outs:

For today's blast-from-the-past, Centipede on the Hill:

Super-power of it's day at 6000hp, Baldwin touted them as fast passenger power but Pennsy had to quickly re-gear and downgrade them to Pusher service from Altoona to Gallitzin.

Geysergazer, Lew, those PA Centipedes look so heavy, lots of wheels, wow, they must have made a lot of rumble on the track, SIDEHACK, very nice VO1000 in a beautiful setting, Trumptrain, your pictures are so colorful., Everyone have a great Tuesday. Happy Railroading 

For today day:  " A meeting of the powerful."

Maine Central #693 (Guilford Rail System) ex- N&W, ex- Illinois Terminal, SD39 at Maybrook, NY- Cold and wet Feb. 87'. 

                                                                        MY PHOTO

"Watery Winter Sun":

For today: " Wednesday morning traffic on the avenue."

Everyone have a great Hump Day, Wednesday, your pictures are beautiful. Happy Railroading