a picture a day....

 For today: " A man is about to share a hotdog with his best friend." 

This is Otto, and his wife, Blanch.  They enjoy having one of the more luxurious Graystones on the lake side of Chicago.

 It's a beautiful day and Otto, asks Blanch, if she would like to take a ride in the brand new Mercury, Otto recently purchased....

Blanch, tells Otto, she wants to enjoy her patio and just relax, and he should go for a ride by himself'...

Otto, decides to admire his new Merc, rather than drive it and get it dirty'.

Blanch, is enjoying her roses and flower bed in her adirondack chair'..

Did I mention, Otto is a plumber'...

More of Otto on the car/truck thread'...

Neat story, Ted!!!

Ted, that is great!

I can have as many as 7 unit trains on my layout at any given time, 2 on the 2 main lines and 5 on the sidings in the various sections of the layout. This photo shows  5 unit trains in the middle section of my layout:

And, I just thought of another unit train I can make that I never knew I Had until this moment: livestock, which I will run and videotape later.

I can imagine seeing massive real train yards in the Chicago or NYC metro areas where there could be over 100 unit trains. Arnold

switching the plant

For today:  "The grade crossing."  

Finally got a load of toilet paper.

          LOL...  Zeke

"Morning light and the day's work begins":

Brian - LOL! It's crazy out there!

                                       MTH NS AC44c6M #4000 at NJ Hi Railers Paterson, NJ.

You guys made my morning !  briansilvermustang...that TP meme was a hoot!  Trumptrain...great picture, good thing the guy in the yellow Chevy is behind the caboose on the near track and Zeke - your pictures are great, the depressed center flat with the "timely load" is really funny.  Wow and it takes 12 wheels to support it.

Fun guys...Don McErlean

geysergazer posted:

"Morning light and the day's work begins":

         

 

       

Love photos of trains in the morning light. Geysergazer, I've noticed your windows near your layout before, and the beauty of the light therefrom on your trains.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

geysergazer posted:

"Morning light and the day's work begins":

         

 

       

Love photos of trains in the morning light. Geysergazer, I've noticed your windows near your layout before, and the beauty of the light therefrom on your trains.

 

Arnold, those windows face South and at this Northern latitude the light changes radically with the seasons and I have a lot of fun with it.

This lighting only happens for an hour or so in the afternoon in December-January:

There's finally gas in the city...the station opened today

Bill, I never saw an engine with the Daylight scheme using silver/gray.  Very handsome!!

Johan, Another great photograph!  Your attention to detail is first rate!

Crazy J RR posted:

OK... since all of a sudden I have plenty of time...

The Erie Shore & Ironton will likely be my "final" O scale layout.  The plan is to retire here with my 60 X 30 basement devoid of anything non train save for a small heat pump and water heater.  The layout takes up about 30 X 50 and is a double decked affair with only one duck under and that's  about five feet high.  I plan on painting all of my backdrops.  Here are a few photos so far...

 

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Your backdrops are wonderful!!!

For today: " Trucks for trains." 

Fireman down....Dalmatian commanding from pumper deck!

Mark Boyce posted:

Bill, I never saw an engine with the Daylight scheme using silver/gray.  Very handsome!!

Johan, Another great photograph!  Your attention to detail is first rate!

Mark. Thank you. I am glad you like it.

Johan

Brisbane & Bushong RR SD70M locomotive.  Matt

For today:  " East meets west."

                                            MTH NS & CSX ex-Conrail C40-8Ws at NJ Hirailers.

I just happened to notice the placement of the tank cars in relation to the Quaker State station after I had turned off the power.  Very fitting.