a picture a day....

@HudsonORailRoader posted:

This is an example of beautiful model railroad simplicity, reminding me that less is often more.

FOR TODAY:  Winter.

Great photos everyone1 Thanks for sharing them with the rest of us that might now be ready to post photos like yours! It really makes me want to get more done! LOL

Several different roads

The crew from the Polar Express have joined the "Spring Lake Carolers" for some holiday cheer before headed to the North Pole. But wait where is the engineer? He is on the caboose of the southbound freight train, heading for a "Southern Sunshine Christmas". Looks like the crew will be stuck in Spring Lake for the holidays.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Keep those trains running!

Jeff

FOR TODAY:  The residents of Candy Cane Lane always go all out during the holiday season.    

Great photos guys!

@Jeffery Boat, what a great Christmas scene! Is that outpoint on your layout there year round?

@trumpettrain, Wonderful snow land Patrick! Looks kind of like around my house right now. the only thing missing is the sidewalks in your town being shoveled!

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad passing through Elizabeth City with a tourist train.....

@mike g. posted:

Great photos guys!

@Jeffery Boat, what a great Christmas scene! Is that outpoint on your layout there year round?

@trumpettrain, Wonderful snow land Patrick! Looks kind of like around my house right now. the only thing missing is the sidewalks in your town being shoveled!

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

Hi Mike,

Thanks, glad you like it. The observation deck that I built is up all year round. It's great for special events and holidays.

Merry Christmas

Jeff

Camping area at Christmas time. River fun has really slowed down as cooler weather has set in.

@farmerjohn posted:

Camping area at Christmas time. River fun has really slowed down as cooler weather has set in.

farmerjohn, every time I see this river scene with the bridges and dam, it just blows me away! Extraordinary!

tremendous scene, John!

John, as with others, I really think that is an Amazing scene!

@farmerjohn posted:

Camping area at Christmas time. River fun has really slowed down as cooler weather has set in.

All this amazing lighting and bridgework and dam runoff and water and rocks and trailers and guiderails and wooden dockwork and canoes and vehicles and figures and trees and...............leave it to me........my eyes go immediately to the abandoned house on the cliff

Really nice John.

Thanks for all the comments guys. As I have said before my trains take me back to my childhood  where I had a 4x8 sheet of plywood and ran my two trains on it . No accessories  or scenery but so much fun. It's even better at Christmas  time. Merry Christmas  everyone

@farmerjohn posted:

Thanks for all the comments guys. As I have said before my trains take me back to my childhood  where I had a 4x8 sheet of plywood and ran my two trains on it . No accessories  or scenery but so much fun. It's even better at Christmas  time. Merry Christmas  everyone

John, The river looks like it could just run right out onto the floor and the viewer is standing in it.

@farmerjohn posted:

Thanks for all the comments guys. As I have said before my trains take me back to my childhood  where I had a 4x8 sheet of plywood and ran my two trains on it . No accessories  or scenery but so much fun. It's even better at Christmas  time. Merry Christmas  everyone

John - Extraordinarily A M A Z I N G!!!!!!!!!!!   What a scene!!!!  Thanks for sharing you wonderful layout and talent

Christmas in a small town. I love the lights of a small town . This small town is much like our town in Owensboro  Ky. Lot of memories  around that town at Christmas  time. Especially  the train layouts in the stores where I was glued to.Merry Christmas everyone.

@farmerjohn posted:

Christmas in a small town. I love the lights of a small town . This small town is much like our town in Owensboro  Ky. Lot of memories  around that town at Christmas  time. Especially  the train layouts in the stores where I was glued to.Merry Christmas everyone.

That's beutiful John. I love your cable guardrails and all the street lights really add realism to your town. Are the street lights Woodland Scenecs? I considering theirs for my little town.

@farmerjohn posted:

Camping area at Christmas time. River fun has really slowed down as cooler weather has set in.

Just Sharp! Merry Christmas!

Dave. The street lights are Lionel. The reason I used these is because the bulbs are easy replaceable  which I do with the lights available from micro Mark.  Wires are larger to work with. I have some woodland scenics lites but the wire is so small it's very had to work with.

John, I have trouble with tiny wires as well!  Your lights look great!

Farmer John - fabulous downtown lighting scenes!!!!

FOR TODAY:  December 26, 1950.  The B&O Royal Blue roars through Patsburg.

Thanks for the comments everyone.  Trains are more fun when others enjoy them with you. All the layouts and the work that is taking place on them is inspiring  to me. The different  ideas and style of scenery is spectacular  on this site. I love all the post you guys do and I get a lot of ideas from you guys .thanks. Farmerjohn

FOR TODAY:  Christmas trains run on the Free State Junction Railway on the day after Christmas 2021.

Merry Christmas, Pat!

Traffic backs up when the "law" stopped the two drag racers on the half-mile strip between North and South Main Streets...the '58 "Vette" was taking the 'Stang!"

@Mark Boyce posted:

Merry Christmas, Pat!

Be - lated Merry Christmas Mark!!  Happy New Year too!!

FOR TODAY:  A Twofir .... In the early morning hours C&O number 75, an 0-8-0, takes care of some switching maneuvers.

Mid morning GG1 4876 bursts forth from Easterly tunnel!  

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  A Twofir .... In the early morning hours C&O number 75, an 0-8-0, takes care of some switching maneuvers.

Mid morning GG1 4876 bursts forth from Easterly tunnel!  

Nice feeling with the early and mid morning light Patrick.

After walking along the tracks going to and from school over half a century ago I still remember the large gravel along the rails.              The size and color of your gravel in your GG1 scene is just about as perfect as I've seen in a layout.    Nice.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Nice feeling with the early and mid morning light Patrick.

After walking along the tracks going to and from school over half a century ago I still remember the large gravel along the rails.              The size and color of your gravel in your GG1 scene is just about as perfect as I've seen in a layout.    Nice.

Dallas thank you so very much!    Happy New Year!

Haven’t posted here awhile so here’s one for today. NS geep picking up some Boxcars in north county St. Louis

Hi guys, sorry I haven't around been a little with some snow!

So anyways great photos guys! I wish I had something to share but nothing right now except my charismas gift from the grandkids!

I hope everyone had a great day!

@mike g. posted:

Hi guys, sorry I haven't around been a little with some snow!

So anyways great photos guys! I wish I had something to share but nothing right now except my charismas gift from the grandkids!

I hope everyone had a great day!

Very nice gift Mike I seen it awhile go another thread here

@lee drennen posted:

Very nice gift Mike I seen it awhile go another thread here

Thanks Lee, I guess I have been like you and absent for a little while! It's nice to have a little time to check in and see what everyone is posting!

Excellent, Mike!  I have two of those Greyhounds.  The first I bought at Brady’s Trains in Greensburg, Pa with Greensburg on the destination board.  Fitting since G’burg is only 40 miles away.  The second I found has Wheeling on the destination board.  Well “Wheel on down to Wheeling” my dad used to say.  Wheeling, WV is in my layout’s backyard so to speak.

@mike g. posted:

Hi guys, sorry I haven't around been a little with some snow!

So anyways great photos guys! I wish I had something to share but nothing right now except my charismas gift from the grandkids!

I hope everyone had a great day!

Mike - very nice gift from the grandkids!!  They know what grandpa likes

The old Greyhound add:  " Go Greyhoud and leave the driving to us."

FOR TODAY:  

Patsburg yard today at 3 p.m.

Patburg yard this morning at 6:50 a.m.