a picture a day....

"Fairbank Morse on the Point"

i’d say the modern locomotive fleet is almost complete

" 1952 when the old and new co-existed on the rails "

                      MTH NS C40-8 on the "Orange Line" at NJ Hirailers Paterson, NJ

Looking at a CZ dome from a CZ dome:

Lew

Hi Bill T, those are nice looking RJ Corman Cars, could you let us know who made them? They are very colorful. Lew, great dome shot, 2 views at 1 time, also, Your Layout is interesting, Gandydancer1950, your train room is awesome....Paul Romano, nice layout, neat signal system and very nice NS diesel, Trumptrain, 1952 was a great year, nice picture, LOGAN1982, you have The Diesels, Briansilvermustang, Great Pictures....Johan, super neat weathering, great layout. Happy Railroading 

                                GREAT layout and photo LEAPINLARRY

Lobster claws, anyone? 

Lew

            Lionel SP AC12 Cab Forward (1st run) on the "Red Line" at NJ Hirailers.   

Larry, I agree with Brian, that looks like one heck of a layout.

coach joe posted:

Larry, I agree with Brian, that looks like one heck of a layout.

I'm right there with you and Brian Coach Joe!  Larry has a terrific looking layout for sure!!

" View from behind the wheel of my 53 Studebaker. " 

leapinlarry, the RJ Corman boxcars are from Lionel, the covered hopper from MTH.

Christmas Dinner, 1964, aboard the Westbound Capitol Limited:

Our main course was B&O Cornbread Pie, served in individual Ramekins. Mom asked the Steward for the recipe and we still make it today.

Lew

geysergazer posted:

Christmas Dinner, 1964, aboard the Westbound Capitol Limited:

        

Our main course was B&O Cornbread Pie, served in individual Ramekins. Mom asked the Steward for the recipe and we still make it today.

Lew

 

WOW Lew!!  On the Cap on Christmas Day!  What a wonderful memory this must be for you.  Love the photo!! 

Patrick, that was indeed a fine adventure. We got on the Eastbound late in the evening Christmas Eve. The old P&LE station on Smithfield St in Pittsburgh had a decorated 25' tall tree in front and another one inside on the main concourse. Spent Christmas Day walking around DC. We were disappointed the Smithsonian was closed (on Christmas Day-who'd 'a thunk it ) so walked to the White House and looked at the National Christmas Tree. Got back on the Capitol in the late afternoon and returned to Pittsburgh.

Lew

Oct.1986: NYS&W ex-LIRR Alco C420, two 1800 series EMD GP18s and a leased ex-ATSF CF7 struggling up Sparta mountain with a stone train for the Southern Div. re-build. The roar was deafening. Sea Land stack trains were running by the end of the month. 

geysergazer posted:

Looking at a CZ dome from a CZ dome:

        

Lew

                nice photo Lew !!

briansilvermustang posted:

                nice photo Lew !!

    

  

 

 

Lew

In those days this is where the adventure began:

I still remember the excitement of approaching that desk!

Lew

" Bobber and boxcars "

" The last crate has been unloaded .... aah!" 

The inspector was out and about today checking on layout building progress........

Took this the other day in St. Louis. 

Lee, nice overhead shot of the TRRA!

Rusty

The farm 

Brake smoke. With modern motive power able to equal maximum tractive effort in dynamic brake mode the sight of trains wreathed in smoke descending mountain grades on hot Summer days is a thing of photographs only:

Dad took this pic down the Hill from Gallitzin but still above Horseshoe Curve.

Lew

" Mr. Good Humor ... the most sought after mobil merchant in town this weekend!"

Patrick they must be chasing him down the street!

NOT where you'd want to be today:

In the cab with only a bit of lagging between you and a screaming hot boiler.

Lew

Just hanging out with grandpa at his work bench on a hot summer day in Michigan.

Lunch time & watching some YT videos, to get away from 98°F................

Gary

7 for Sunday:  " Look what I saw down by the station this morning!"

trainroomgary posted:

Just hanging out with grandpa at his work bench on a hot summer day in Michigan.

Lunch time & watching some YT videos, to get away from 98°F................

Gary

                                            sounds like a GREAT day Gary

The CZ on the WP!

Lew

" Logging railroad "

Alco C430 at NYS&W Little Ferry roundhouse Oct. 86'. This engine is now owned by the Western New York & Pennsylvania RR.