a picture a day....

@Sitka posted:

Hobo brewing some moonshine on his well built distillery

Hey Mark Great scene and your fella there knows what is important!

The first tin-plate items that I bought after obtaining my 2 Lionel by MTH tin-plate sets.

- walt

@mike g. posted:

Hey Mark Great scene and your fella there knows what is important!

He sure does Mike, priorities LOL. Thanks

Posting my first video here showing the K-Line F-3's mentioned on another posting...check out the sound system with your speakers...

Boy Scouts camping by the lake

- walt

Walt, maybe back in day, but now we need 2 deep leadership, a troop trailer, propane stoves and lanterns and no more than 2 kids to a tent, not to mention the tents for the adult leaders.  At least the campsite is less than 2 miles from any operating railroad so the horn gently blowing at grade crossings in the middle of the night helps to lull the scouts to sleep. An undocumented Boy Scout camping rule.  Comment tongue in cheek of course.

Made me smile, I think I've camped on that lake.

FOR TODAY: A B&O Fairbanks - Morse H 10-44 goes to work this morning in Patsburg Yard.  

As two Washington Terminal RS 1's joing the H 10-44 it looks like there's about to be a whole lot of switching going on this morning.  Each locomotive's brakeman are riding  the  decks  of their respective engine.  No doubt about it ... These here fellers will be gitner done right here shortly!

Pat, I think the most interesting part on those FM engines is the roof over the ‘back porch’.

@Mark Boyce posted:

Pat, I think the most interesting part on those FM engines is the roof over the ‘back porch’.

I totally agree Mark!  The overhanging roof gives this particular model ( H-1044 ) of the FM a streamlined look IMHO.  Raymond Lowey designed it, as he did other FM locos too.   He designed the FM switchers with rounded edges around the roof instead of squared off edges.  The rounded edges added to the overall streamlined look of the switchers.  And again I do agree,  the back deck roof overhand is a rather cool feature.  Some of the other FM end cab switchers of first generation diesel era did't have the roof overhang feature.   Not including this feature subtracted from the locomotive's over all aesthetic appearance IMHO.  

One man digging team, poor joe

FOR TODAY:  Tonight the generator will crank up and the spot light will shine bright in the night sky!

@Sitka posted:

One man digging team, poor joe

Ni picture MARK, from where I  sitting g it looks like the gentleman sitting is busy enjoying a cold one! 😆

FOR TODAY:  It won't be too long now before warmer temps permeate the air ... and folks shed their snow skis an don their water skis .. or paddle canoes.  At any rate the warmer weather this week in Maryland gives a hint of spring.

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  It won't be too long now before warmer temps permeate the air ... and folks shed their snow skis an don their water skis .. or paddle canoes.  At any rate the warmer weather this week in Maryland gives a hint of spring.

Looks so inviting Patrick! I would love to fi d so.ethi g like that around here! Maybe I will just have to try and build one o. My layout

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  It won't be too long now before warmer temps permeate the air ... and folks shed their snow skis an don their water skis .. or paddle canoes.  At any rate the warmer weather this week in Maryland gives a hint of spring.

Great scenery and pics Patrick.

This is the original offering 'T'.  The name on it was put there as part of the offer.

I also have the 2nd one, it's black.  It did not come with my name - I took it to a place and had it added.

- walt

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  It won't be too long now before warmer temps permeate the air ... and folks shed their snow skis an don their water skis .. or paddle canoes.  At any rate the warmer weather this week in Maryland gives a hint of spring.

Patrick, excellent camera angle!

Gene

@walt rapp posted:

This is the original offering 'T'.  The name on it was put there as part of the offer.

I also have the 2nd one, it's black.  It did not come with my name - I took it to a place and had it added.

- walt

It’s unfortunate OGR no longer offers their apparel.

Gene

@mike g. posted:

Ni picture MARK, from where I  sitting g it looks like the gentleman sitting is busy enjoying a cold one! 😆

Must be toasting to the one that was lost. (Man digging a grave) God Speed Mike

@walt rapp posted:

This is the original offering 'T'.  The name on it was put there as part of the offer.

I also have the 2nd one, it's black.  It did not come with my name - I took it to a place and had it added.

- walt

Walt I have the second one. There was a vendor at YORK with an embroidery machine that put names on. The early days in the Orange hall.

Finally ran the K-line Pennsy deisel on the current layout.  I believe the color was called "Brunswick" green in the 1940's early 1950's.  Seems the green was used primarilty for freight and the Tuscan red was used for passenger?  Any PRR experts feel free to comment.

Great sound system and detail on the K-line engines.  I began my entry into the O Gauge hobby with two K-line engines in 2006...all MTH engines after the original purchase...

While I'm not a die-hard prototypical operator on my layout , I only have an AB F7  Pennsy unit I run it on freight or passenger consists.   I'm sure at some point the real roads must have been forced to do the same Paul.

  I feel it is my fantasy ( or my reality ) in this small layout get away.

Have fun.

My first layout in my new house.  Took a long few years to get to where I am today.

What a great tunnel

- walt