a picture a day....

Caught these two guys the other day in St. Louis. Who knew they would be one Railroad one some day

Tree sales continue as the staff takes "five!"  Santa helps load the yellow '58 Olds...

@lee drennen posted:

Caught these two guys the other day in St. Louis. Who knew they would be one Railroad one some day

Hi Lee...great pic...missed your postings lateley!

FOR TODAY: Butler Junction.

@Capetrainman posted:

Hi Lee...great pic...missed your postings lateley!

Thanks Paul. Life’s been in the way lately I have a Small Hobby farm and I’m finally caught up on that  for the winter. Hope to have more train time now.

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY: Butler Junction.

I like that Coaling tower Patrick nice pic.

Patrick, that's quite the impressive layout you have...the level of detail in your scenery is among the best I've seen!

A busy Friday on North Main...trees are selling off the racks tonight...cash only...

@Capetrainman posted:

A busy Friday on North Main...trees are selling off the racks tonight...cash only...

Nice pic Paul. I almost started to stop that Hot Dog guy but I’m trying to watch my weight lol.

Here’s Today’s. Waiting for the Train to move. I still need to finish the crossover here.

@Capetrainman posted:

Patrcik, that's quite the impressive layout you have...the level of detail in your scenery is among the best I've seen!

Capetrainman - thank you for your compliment!  Much appreciated!

FOR TODAY:  State of Maine Products .... potatoes maybe?  Lots of sacks and barrels are unloaded by the crew.    

@Denny T posted:

Tis the season.....

WOW.........this is really wild Denny.     The way Judy loves to decorate for this season ....well ....this is right down her alley.

Ahh, out of the latrine, and off on a hike from the camp ground. That’s an F3 poking it’s snout out of the tunnel upper left, so there’s a train in it!

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Ahh, out of the latrine, and off on a hike from the camp ground. That’s an F3 poking it’s snout out of the tunnel upper left, so there’s a train in it!

" Out of the LATRINE "  Artie ?     Where did you ever get that kind of lingo ?

Nice storyline and photo sir.

Dallas, I’m a long time camper and ex Boy Scout. Those were the latrines!

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Dallas, I’m a long time camper and ex Boy Scout. Those were the latrines!

Not a fancy camper or scout Artie ......but I do recall that word from past experience.

Dallas, thank you for your service, sir!

@Dallas Joseph posted:

WOW.........this is really wild Denny.     The way Judy loves to decorate for this season ....well ....this is right down her alley.

Here is where it all begins. Now Lynn has 3 engines and 30 cars getting ready for this year.

Artie, where'd you get the Airstream?Is that a custom awning?

Activity continues stong at the North Main St. tree stand...the proprietor with the red hat oversees the loading, and looks forward to closing time when he can retire to his nearby Airstream  He's been given a special permit from the mayor to park his camper overnight on a city street...rumors have it they're high school football buddy's.  Seems those old friendships come in handy sometimes

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Dallas, thank you for your service, sir!

My privilege Artie.🇺🇸

Joe, the Airstream was a Hallmark ornament I picked up at Kohl’s a few years ago. It came with that retractable awning. I clipped the hanger off with wire cutting pliers.

Paul, there’s some shady characters hanging around that Airstream! The red pickup is awesome!

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Dallas, I’m a long time camper and ex Boy Scout. Those were the latrines!

I’ve heard that before I think the Military uses it too

@Capetrainman posted:

Activity continues stong at the North Main St. tree stand...the proprietor with the red hat oversees the loading, and looks forward to closing time when he can retire to his nearby Airstream  He's been given a special permit from the mayor to park his camper overnight on a city street...rumors have it they're high school football buddy's.  Seems those old friendships come in handy sometimes

Paul that pic looks so convincing great pic

A lot of people are skeptical about the Lionel submarine car, but an article in another model railroad magazine a while back found evidence that it was probably based on the Navy’s NR1, which I photographed a few years ago at the sub museum in Connecticut. Here’s the NR1, and Lionel’s rendition. They probably added the conning tower for effect.

Artie, the Lionel sub, is a reasonable facsimilia.  I think the only mistake is, too many windows/port holes' added...

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Dallas, I’m a long time camper and ex Boy Scout. Those were the latrines!

Yes, my scoutmaster, a WWII veteran was the one I first heard using the term.  Though Dad was in the Army also, he never used it.  He always called them outhouses.  We had a brick one back home that was still there when my sister and I sold the place 2 years ago.  Great grandpa’s cousin built it, and it has stood at least 110 years.

This was my fathers train that I will treasure til the day I die.

@bigdogjeff1 posted:

This was my fathers train that I will treasure til the day I die.

Always like that one

@lee drennen posted:

Always like that one

Me also something about it when it was going around the layout that just drawn me into it, maybe the bright red color or that it’s a gp9 . But I think this was a fantasy color from the real gp9 as I can’t find any picture on line of the real gp9 in this color.

The black and white version...

@bigdogjeff1 posted:

Me also something about it when it was going around the layout that just drawn me into it, maybe the bright red color or that it’s a gp9 . But I think this was a fantasy color from the real gp9 as I can’t find any picture on line of the real gp9 in this color.

Try this. http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...x?id=MSTL&Page=2

Here’s today’s. It’s time to stock up on more Coal

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Paul, there’s some shady characters hanging around that Airstream! The red pickup is awesome!

Artie...thanks for the comment!  The red truck is a favorite of mine.  After 10 years, i finally got the idea to throw a Christmas tree in the back.  Only problem is she's a gas guzzler!  The driver had to stop again to fill up to get the tree home...

Artie, thanks for the response on the Airstream.  I always liked the Lionel sub and thought it was a good representation of a smaller submarine.  Thanks for the picture from the Sub museum.  It's been just about 50 years since I went there with the Cub Scouts and I don't have a picture of that one.

I always wanted a sub car but could never come up with a combo of sub and flat car that I liked for a price that I liked so I finally made one with a LEGO submarine.

Not quite a Lionel sub.

ok the color is spot on the model has horn on side the original is on top

Guys...you have started on an archeological dig through the word memory drawer.  When we had outside toilets in the country the proper term, especially in mixed company, was..."the necessary".   In the Navy, as opposed to Army, they are called "heads", a traditional term supposedly referring to their location in sailing ships, up near the anchor chains.

Don

In regard to submarines, the Lionel submarine superficially resembles the USS Holland, the US Navy's first submarine.  Built in 1898 and commissioned on Oct 12, 1900 the Holland, named for its inventor, never entered combat but did serve as a training vessel until decommissioned in 1905.  At this point the USN had about 20 attack submarines.  My favorite part of the early submarine story is the plaque that accompanies the Holland and honors its inventor.  It reads in part, ... " the first submarine to successfully submerge and resurface..."  The inference being that there had been earlier vessels which accomplished a "portion" of this mission, especially the submerge part !

Don