a picture a day....

For today.  " Loaded and ready to roll "

NJ Hirailers 

                    now that's a "bright orange" crane in the morning sunrise...

NJ Hirailers

The man (BAR GP7) knows well-worn and well-used (but not abused.) Checkout the well-worn pathway from the side door, for example. Sooooo authentic! Every bit of it all.

Frank the fan

Moonson posted:

The man (BAR GP7) knows well-worn and well-used (but not abused.) Checkout the well-worn pathway from the side door, for example. Sooooo authentic! Every bit of it all.

Frank the fan

FrankM: Thank you very much. I really appreciate your kind words. It`s a big honour to me.

Johan

A little far South for this line. Wisconsin Central Limited In St. Petersburg Florida. I guess it was trying to escape the cold. This at the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper plant In St. Petersburg Florida.

Paul

Seven for Sunday:  " Western Maryland " 

Foggy out this morning.

See! See! See - the man (BAR GP7) knows his groundcovers!

Paul

Moonson posted:

See! See! See - the man (BAR GP7) knows his groundcovers!

FrankM: Thank you Sir.

Johan

Johan your backdrop at the end of the road is very convincing.  

coach joe posted:

Johan your backdrop at the end of the road is very convincing.  

Coach Joe: Thanks again.

Johan 

  NJ Hirailers Intermodel Yard

                                THAT IS  AWESOME

Hi Briansilvermustang, I like your posting of that real-life photo very much because it gives a sense of proportion to what size ballasting rocks are among the RR-ties = how many should typically fit in between them. Also, of course, the authentic landscape is an excellent resource, too.

My Grandson's favorite engine a Williams 746 J-class, he calls it the "Big One"!

Paul

Heres a photo for this day.   " All  in good humor " 

I took these shots over the previous weekend:

@P51- Wow! You don't see many BNSF SD40-2s left in the old BN green & white paint scheme. Thanks for sharing.

Serows1 posted:

My Grandson's favorite engine a Williams 746 J-class, he calls it the "Big One"!

Paul

Paul,

I think you cornered the market on multidome tankers.   

This is a cool shot.

Two for Tuesday!  " Gotta go when you gotta go!" and "Mr.Bo keeps an eye out"

trumptrain posted:

Two for Tuesday!  " Gotta go when you gotta go!" and "Mr.Bo keeps an eye out"

Beware of the third rail!

Lou N

PAUL ROMANO posted:

@P51- Wow! You don't see many BNSF SD40-2s left in the old BN green & white paint scheme. Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome, and thanks for the kind words. That shot was taken at Ruston, where the twin main converges to one on the north end of the twin tunnels under Point Defiance. I'd never tried getting shots there. There's a house just off frame to the left with no view obstructions to the tracks, and that'd be a great house for train fans!

As for the power, I've seen a few SD40-2s lately. I think the Pacific NW is a 'last stand' location for BNSF power. Heck, I've recently seen an SD-9 in a consist of a manifest train between Olympia and Tacoma and until recently, they were being used in a yard in Seattle that I've seen.

Well, being that we are actually snowed in here in middle Tennessee, I am watching OGR VIDEOS, and running trains....It’s a great hobby.

  NJ Hirailers- Stay thirsty my friends...........

Here's a photo from 1978.  We were on the Colonial to Williamsburg, Va..  I caught this quite by accident.  It's in Delaware.  

leapinlarry posted:

Well, being that we are actually snowed in here in middle Tennessee, I am watching OGR VIDEOS, and running trains....It’s a great hobby.

Im in East Tennessee and havent seen the first snowflake!!!   But that sure is an awesome looking layout!!