a picture a day....

   nmp...

Here's one of our SP #2472 team that is no longer with us. Errol Ohman. Don

Here's a railroad most of you have never heard of. The Panama Canal Railroad. Don

I believe its part of Kansas City Southern rr.

An Art Deco moment...

                 GREAT picture Frank !!    very nice ,   like it !

For today. " Locolax .... if your bran flakes fail perhaps a locomotive sneaking up behind you will get things moving " 

E-Bay, not expensive; printed paper sides (over wood), originally 2RO or truckless (I forget); now 3RO, light weathering.

Jushavnfun posted:

I believe its part of Kansas City Southern rr.

I also think that it (Panama Canal RR) was originally 5' gauge, but narrowed to standard 4'8.5".

I think the middle crate is marked "Handle with Care!"

Southern Pacific #2472 in Niles Canyon. Don

Dv12 2637 & 2627 waiting for green light at Hyvinkää Finland.

Just playing around with the camera this afternoon, dared to even suggest a diesel helper actually took place on the layout. Oh, the humanity!

Great shots P-51. Black Widow in Niles Canyon.  Don

My sincere Thank You to these Forum voices who sent me  "LIKES" for my postings for:

6/11/18, "A view across part of the layout" : mike g; briansilvermustang; gandydancer1950; Ted W; PRRronbh; BAR GP7 #63; Joe B; Trussman; W&W; Number90; trainsrob; trumptrain.

6/20/18, "Art Deco Moment" : briansilvermustang; coach joe; PRRronbh; gandydancer1950; p51; trumptrain; Trussman.

It's fun getting your approval.

FrankM

p51 posted:

Just playing around with the camera this afternoon, dared to even suggest a diesel helper actually took place on the layout. Oh, the humanity!



Looks fabulous Lee!!! WOW!!!

              a great morning back in 1949...    cool cars & and steam...

Steam locomotive Tk3#1136 at Porvoo turntable 17.6.2018. Builder Tampella Finland 1947.

For today.

From the top of the tender.......Don

scale rail posted:

From the top of the tender.......Don

We ate some smoke that day!  Matt

Rural Illinois railroad

Ted, those look familiar, are they on the I&M at Ellis and Taylorville?

Rusty

A little Postwar on the S&Y RR

    Bill

Twofir Tuesday.  " Hauling the mail on the Western Maryland circa early 1950s"

Mail hauling contractors and a US Post Office mail jeep receive mail from WM RPO set out on a team track. 

Diverging Clear posted:

Ted, those look familiar, are they on the I&M at Ellis and Taylorville?

Rusty

Close, pretty much nailed it.  Langleyville, Kincaid and the SD70MAC at the Kincaid Power Plant shuffling coal cars around.   

Boyhood discovery ......" Look Jerry!!! There it is!  Just like old Uncle Zeke said! The old 1666 steam engine is still there! I can't believe it!  He was actually the engineer on this thing for twenty two years! WOW!!!"

Hi Trumptrain, The whistle on the 1666 is still my favorite of all whistles I have ever heard. It can be made to start out slowly and gently, then rumble a bit, like it was clearing its throat, then roar to a loud hi-pitched wail. Of course, my affection for the locomotive may be due to its having been my father's, whom I adored.

For the longest time, its whistle was one of the "sounds of Christmas," to me.

FrankM

P.S. And yes, I still have it, along with its entire consist of freight cars.

Moonson posted:

Hi Trumptrain, The whistle on the 1666 is still my favorite of all whistles I have ever heard. It can be made to start out slowly and gently, then rumble a bit, like it was clearing its throat, then roar to a loud hi-pitched wail. Of course, my affection for the locomotive may be due to its having been my father's, whom I adored.

For the longest time, its whistle was one of the "sounds of Christmas," to me.

FrankM

P.S. And yes, I still have it, along with its entire consist of freight cars.

Hi Frank - I'm thrilled my pic of the 1666 evokes such fond memories for you.  Reading your words about the your affection for the whistle and the fact that the 1666  belonged to your Dad, whom you adored, really touches me.  Our trains allow us to connect to our past by evoking wonderful memories and authentic personal experiences.  Trains also can also keep us in the present moment as we enjoy them in so many ways ... running them ... creating scenes and structures ... landscaping.... etc. .... allowing our imaginations to go wild. 

My 1666 does not work at all.  Only the headlight lights up.  I'm taking it to my repairman, hopefully he will get it running and whistling too.  I want to hear that unique whistle sound you are talking about.  You've peeked my interest. 

Btw - that photo of you ( I presume ) is great! 

Delightful to hear back from you, Trumptrain/Patrick W. Thank you.

Yes, I am the boy in the photo, being reluctant to get out of that corner so I could continue to be close to the passing1666 and Lionel Scout. My parents always allowed me to touch everything, though I was careful and respectful to all of it, even the little houses they both made out of wood.

And you are right. So many of those good and wonderful feelings of childhood have been kept in the heart as joys to relive in the present. In fact, I continue the philosophy of being welcoming  toward visitors to the layout who want to touch things - I never complain, but do blow whistles when folks are gesturing over track where a train is approaching, to warn them. Nobody has knocked a train off the tracks yet. However, I let children reach onto certain sections of the layout to gift themselves with one vehicle they have selected as something they'd like to have as a memento.

When you hear that 1666 whistle blowing , I predict you will become quickly enamored of it. I hear my childhood when it blows.

FrankM