a picture a day....

FOR TODAY:  B&O Dockside basks in the glow of a full moon.    ( This photo taken in natural light. )

Western Pacific'... I did a little more research on the KM.  I didn't realize it had two motors in it.  I read a while back, the roads that acquired them had nothing but problems with the extremely complex drive/transmission system...  It is indeed though a fascinating locomotive'..  In this case though, the famous German engineering fell short'....

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  B&O Dockside basks in the glow of a full moon.    ( This photo taken in natural light. )

The moonlight sliding past the shadows.......time for the little guy to rest. 😴

Here is a fun picture of the day. A small station below the mainline which on my layoutis a stop for passengers going to the main station on the trolly.

Truly a fantastic layout', John.  The trolley transferring passengers is really a very unique feature.  Haven't scene this portrayed on any other layout that comes to mind'.. Beautiful modeling, and interesting scenarios... .👍👌😉

Some pics of the layout

@trumpettrain, Patrick wonderful night scene! You sure have a special gift in catching the photos with such great lighting!

@farmerjohn, Very cool scene! I love the aspect of the trolly tanking passengers from one stop the rest of the way to the final stop. I am always impressed with photos of your layout! It's just all AMAZING!

@Dale Guthman, wonderful photos! I really like the BNSF engine in the service house! Looks great!

@farmerjohn posted:

Here is a fun picture of the day. A small station below the mainline which on my layoutis a stop for passengers going to the main station on the trolly.

Really amazing levels with all the wood and iron looking bridging  John.            A ton of work ( play ) I'm sure but oh what a great result.  😉

FOR TODAY:  From my "Postwar Paradise Series" ... a Lionel NW2 rounds the bend before entering Westend Tunnel. Click on photo for full view.

Nice shot, Patrick. Those NW2’s are classic.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Nice shot, Patrick. Those NW2’s are classic.

Indeed they are Artie!   I bought this one when I was in 7th grade.  It still runs great!  Thanks for the compliment!  

@farmerjohn posted:

Here is a fun picture of the day. A small station below the mainline which on my layoutis a stop for passengers going to the main station on the trolly.

Stunning

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  From my "Postwar Paradise Series" ... a Lionel NW2 rounds the bend before entering Westend Tunnel. Click on photo for full view.

Outstanding.

Grabbing a late night burger at the 20th Century Diner after second-shift...

Looking good Paul! I bet they make a killing there when the bus station is busy!

Mike, perfect location for a twenty-four hour "greasy spoon!"  

A tower man watches a freight go by in Lionelville. The covered hopper is by Weaver.

@Dale Guthman posted:

Some pics of the layout

Excellent photos'....beautiful layout'...👍✔👌😉

FOR TODAY:  This morning's view of Patsburg yard from the Yard Tower and the FJSR CEO's office.  The cabeese, CNJ boxcar, and GN boxcar will all me moved to the weathering shop this weekend.  

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  This morning's view of Patsburg yard from the Yard Tower and the FJSR CEO's office.  The cabeese, CNJ boxcar, and GN boxcar will all me moved to the weathering shop this weekend.  

Still love all the extraneous  material around the layout Patrick.    It really gives an added dimension to your model railroad layout.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Still love all the extraneous  material around the layout Patrick.    It really gives an added dimension to your model railroad layout.

Thank you Dallas!  As a kid ( and adult ) it was the "extraneous" material I saw beside the tracks that made an impression on me.  To me modeling those extraneous things adds a special flavor to most any scene.  I consider those "extraneous' materials to be the "secret sauce" when modeling a scene.  

@trumpettrain posted:

Thank you Dallas!  As a kid ( and adult ) it was the "extraneous" material I saw beside the tracks that made an impression on me.  To me modeling those extraneous things adds a special flavor to most any scene.  I consider those "extraneous' materials to be the "secret sauce" when modeling a scene.  

OK  Patrick........." secret sauce "  ? " special flavor " ? ................I'm assuming ( 🙃 ) there is going to be a cooking section in your MODEL RAILROOAD PHOTO AND VIDEO STORYBOOK .  😉

@Artie-DL&W posted:

A tower man watches a freight go by in Lionelville. The covered hopper is by Weaver.

Artie, nice detailing job on the hopper...the tower man seems to have everything under control...

Thanks, Paul.

Artie and Patrick, Looks like yard work is the project for the day! You both have such great detail on your layouts! I always look forward to see what you guys are going to post next!

FOR TODAY:  This past weekend's weathering project.  

Once again Patrick, Outstanding job on the weathering!

@mike g. posted:

Once again Patrick, Outstanding job on the weathering!

Thanks so much Mike!!

Very nice Pat!

Patrick-once again beautiful pictures.  I love the "yard" scenes with all the activity you have modeled.  Great work!

Don

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  This past weekend's weathering project.  

Weathering a toy caboose huh Patrick ???  🤔

We don't see no stinking toy Patrick !!!   🕵️‍♂️

Nice work .😉

Mark, Don, and Dallas thank you all so much for your kind compliments regarding the weathered caboose and yard scene!  Much appreciated!  

FOR TODAY:  Team tracks are busy in Lower Patsburg today as is the one in Danlilu on the Mountain Division.  The big front end loader helps unload oversized gears from a boxcar in Lower Patsburg.  Gondola  loads of large rocks are on the siding at Danlilu.  These rocks are headed for a stone crusher many miles away.  

The Patsburg area continues to keep industry alive. 😉  Nice photo capture of the activity.

I might have missed this Patrick , but what is the population of Patsburg ?  🤔

FOR TODAY:   Short line railroads Maryland and Pennsylvania SW1 and Patapsco and Back Rivers VO1000 enter and exit East Tunnel in grand style. Although these two  prototype roads once served the Baltimore area,  their tracks and and therefore their locomotives would not have come close to one another, for two roads trackage were on opposite ends of the city however, on the Free State Junction Railroad these roads meeting one another is a common occurrence.   Long live these short lines!!  

@Dallas Joseph posted:

The Patsburg area continues to keep industry alive. 😉  Nice photo capture of the activity.

I might have missed this Patrick , but what is the population of Patsburg ?  🤔

Thanks Dallas!   Actually the censuses missed Patsburg in 2020 so the population was never counted.  Sorry but I don't have an accurate answer to your question .. lol !  

A bear's eye view of the town!

Keep those trains running!

Jeff

An overall shot of my portable Area 51 layout, which converts to my Christmas layout with just a few carved styrofoam scenic pieces.

Wow, that’s really creative Artie; you could probably make a Halloween layout too.

Well, Mark, the idea came from a Halloween/fall layout idea from an article in OGR by Jim Policastro, which he modified in a later issue into a beautiful Christmas layout. I was taking small layouts to spelling bees (!) run by a friend of mine at local schools which also celebrated railroading in this part of PA.