a picture a day....

FOR TODAY: " You have the right to remain silent ...".  There seems to be a fella in every small town who is into all kinds of mischief.  In Patsburg that fella is Amos Smuckel.  Here Officer Dinkel is placing Amos under arrest for using Mr. Higinbottom's car for target practice.  No telling what Judge Twilla F. Fry will have to say once she see's Amos back in her courtroom again.  I think we all know how this story could turn out.

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Wow Pat!  the policeman arrests him right on the road crossing on that siding.

Hey Patrick/Trumptrain, this was Amos’ previous arrest for stolen bike parts. Judge Twilla F. Fry will definitely throw the book at him this time. I love your commentary. You really make this website a lot of fun. Looks like Dinkel got his buddies too. Did you know people with names like these when you were a kid? I bet you were the writer for the Andy Of Mayberry Show/or Andy Griffith Show as it was originally called. Keep them coming, we all love it. Curt

Another great scene Curt'.. Seems you have every aspect of real life on your layout'.. covered'.. Makes for interesting scenes in 1/48 scale.  Take a look through some of the back posts on the 1/48, 1/50 car thread for some more very interesting stories and scenarios .....😉👍✔

Hey Quarter Gauger 48, thanks for the tip. I am slowly going thru some of the back posts. Getting a lot of great ideas. The folks on this site are very creative and have exceptional model building skills. My layout is not finished and I am always looking for new ideas. Curt

@Curt Henion posted:

Hey Patrick/Trumptrain, this was Amos’ previous arrest for stolen bike parts. Judge Twilla F. Fry will definitely throw the book at him this time. I love your commentary. You really make this website a lot of fun. Looks like Dinkel got his buddies too. Did you know people with names like these when you were a kid? I bet you were the writer for the Andy Of Mayberry Show/or Andy Griffith Show as it was originally called. Keep them coming, we all love it. Curt

Thanks Curt!   I like that you continued my story on your post. Judge Fry is definitely throwing the book at Amos ( and his buddies too )   I think Officer Dinkle is due a promotion LOL!  AND Your scene looks terrific!!  

Growing up in a small town, I just knew of various characters some of who paralleled the ones on the Andy Griffith Show,  a show which I always loved!   I mean who doesn't like the Andy Griffith Show?  Our town had our own Otis, Floyd the barber, Barney Fife, Aunt Bee, and the list goes on.  We also had lots of folks with nick names which I find useful for my stories.   Being a musician I also met and still meet some very colorful characters too.  

Here is a couple of train items i bought today!!!

Nice, Jeff!

@Mark Boyce posted:

Nice, Jeff!

Thanks Mark!!!

Yeah, Patrick/Trumptrain, we had the same situation back home in Michigan. Our barber, Casey, had his barber shop in the old township one room schoolhouse. I noticed your picture with your trumpet. Do you play in a band? You  and my brother would hit it off. He still plays his old antique Schilke Trumpet he had in high school. Curt

When I cut the whole in the wall to run the trains into the walk in closet, I decided to have a tunnel thru the wall. I couldn’t make up my mind to have wood or concrete portals, so I did wood on one side and concrete on the other side. I did not have the room to do rock face cliffs on the concrete side, so made the sides concrete all the way up to the top.

Both sides look great, Curt!

@Curt Henion posted:

Yeah, Patrick/Trumptrain, we had the same situation back home in Michigan. Our barber, Casey, had his barber shop in the old township one room schoolhouse. I noticed your picture with your trumpet. Do you play in a band? You  and my brother would hit it off. He still plays his old antique Schilke Trumpet he had in high school. Curt

Curt - Very nice photo of your brother with his Schilke trumpet! It would be a pleasure to meet your brother!  I play a Schilke piccolo trumpet and E flat/D trumpets in addition to a many other keys and brands.   I play in and have played in a variety of ensembles of many musical genres from the 15th century to today.  

FOR TODAY:  Also shown on last weekend's Switcher Saturday.  

A fire broke out in the engine compartment of a Western Maryland BL2.   Two engines from the Patsburg Fire Dept. responded quickly.    Chief Bucky Jack Larson, whose great granddaddy ... Bucky Bob Larson a steam locomotive engineer,  commanded the fire scene.  

The fire is out and all is well.  The BL2 will have to be towed to the shop.   More than likely a steamer will do the honors of towing this diesel to repair.  Chief  Bucky Jack will want to stop at the Donut Hole to grab coffee and a box of those delicious "low calorie" donuts to take back to the fire station.  

Oh no!  The devastation!  Sad for the BL2!

Hey Patrich/Trumptrain, thank god for my wife. I told her, this guy is 600 years old. She gives me that look that I am sure most wives give their senile husbands, “ no dear, that is the type of music he has played”. Well, I am glad that got cleared up. Curt

WOW great photos everyone! Patrick and Curt, you 2 sure are keeping things interesting here! Between the cops and firemen, the rock climbers and farmers one can expect to find anything going on here! What great stories for the rest of us to read. Thank you all for sharing your photos!

Wow, drama at Patsburg, an engine on Fire, we salute those First Responders, and praise the Lord for these brave souls. It’s great you had Chief Buck Jack Larson and son Bucky Bob Larson taking care of business. Excitement personified. Now, if you had just given me a call, I would have sent my 911 first responders group over to Patsburg to save the day, then we would have all gone to the Starlight Diner fir refreshments. I love your stories, keep em coming. Happy Railroading Everyone

Hey leapinlarry, too bad we all don’t live closer to each other, then we all could meet at the Starlight Diner. Very nice layout. Curt

Even more great stories and pictures from Patsburg since I last checked in.  Thank you Patrick.

Lee your photos, railfaning, and just playing with your phone next to your layout are must see posts here on "a picture a day"

My coal loading facility is not done yet, but you get the idea. I want to cover the upper deck and stairway and put a ventilation and dust collecting system in. I put blue lights under the loading area just for a different effect. Curt

Curt - your coal loading facility looks terrific!!   Your people figures are well placed.  Your blue lighting idea is pretty cool too.....  like Blue Coal.   That reminds me ...  I still want to get a couple of Blue Coal hoppers.  I'll put that on my York list.  

Thanks, Patrick. Somewhere I read they turn on a blue light to signify coal is being loaded. Something to do with the dust. I don’t know whether that is true or not. The Lionel coal car three packs are a very good deal and the car numbers are in sequence. Curt

This post must be a little slow today, but there’s action in Tennessee. Great pictures everyone, Happy Fathers Day to the fathers here on the forum. Happy Railroading Everyone

Curt, that is an awesome coal loading facility'.. I like the blue lights'.. Gives it an interesting look'..✔👍👌

Curt.

You're  coal loading facility is a eye catcher. The different things like the blue light brings it alive. Good work . May I ask. Have you used Super O track on all You're layout. Thanks .

Hey farmerjohn, yes the entire layout is 55 year old Super O track except one 22” straight length of Gargraves that goes thru the inside my locomotive repair shed. Curt

Yesterday, but I was NOT on the crew on that day, just scored a ride for the heck of it:

A couple or pics of my high trestles  and coal mines in the background.

Super, John!!!

Hey farmerjohn, Spectacular layout. Has the magazine done a feature story on it?

Farmerjohn - your layout is STUNNING!!!!  BRAVO!!!!!!!!

For today: " Another day on the Mountain Division."

Hey all, just got back from a Oregon trip.  I did not think there were any trams left using overhead wires. Well Portland still uses them. These are made by Skoda out of Czech Republic. Not in bad shape considering it was made in 2002. $5 for an all day pass. Could not catch an operator switching the points to change tracks. Remotely done from the cab or a central control - I'll have to look that up.

Hey Patrick, hopefully the deer stay where they are. How did you get the rust on your track? Is that a paint? Curt

Great photos guys. Curt your layout is very impressive. Patrick as always wonderful photos and stories, Larry what threat guy to offer up your first response team. Farmer John what an amazing layout. How is the river coming along? Nothing from me, but please keep the photos and stores coming.

Thanks guys for the comments. That area of my layout is the most finished . I hope to someday  get it to the detail level of Trumptrains. I've drawn a lot of ideas from this forum. Thanks to all of you that share.

Some club members have done fantastic work on the club layout.

Denny, those are some great looking vehicles, many of which I haven’t seen on the market before!!  The bus and Texaco tank truck are especially neat!

@Curt Henion posted:

Hey Patrick, hopefully the deer stay where they are. How did you get the rust on your track? Is that a paint? Cur

Curt - I used Woodland Scenics Rusty Rail paint which comes in a magic marker like tube.