a picture a day....

For today: " Westend Patsburg "

trumptrain posted:

For today: " Westend Patsburg "

Pat:

The photo is superb! It really captures the look of a major city and its outskirts. The clouds in the sky lend a great realism to the scene. Your sky scraper back drop blends in and complements your 3D structures beautifully. Bravo!

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

Aha, Brian, the ill-fated coal-fired steam-turbine-electric!

Lew

trumptrain posted:

For today: " Westend Patsburg "

Great modeling, Patrick!

I was about to say: wait, the skyscrapers should be down in the river valley like in Pittsburgh but there are lots of cities with the tall buildings up the mountain.

Lew

DOGGONE IT EARL!!!!

You for got the key again!!!!

Randy and Lew - I truly appreciate your kind words.  Thank you! 

" At the grade crossing "

          a nice shot from Marci...

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

Marin County, California, circa 1921. "Mount Tamalpais Tavern and Gravity Car with REO auto."

 

 

 

 

Pittsburgh circa 1905. "Monongahela Incline up Mount Washington."

 

 

The view from the top of the Mon Incline:

I took the pic June 1, 1985. Can anyone figure out the Obs on the back of Roomie's T shirt?

Lew

For today: " The lonely hobo." 

Patrick, eggcellent!

Because of the Hobo Telegraph my Grandma (lived beside the old BR&P mainline) often fed a hobo who would stop and ask. Heh. Grandma was a bit of an evangelist so the price of the meal was her standard Fire&Brimstone sermon. 

Lew

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

        told 'ya,  this wasn't a save place to park here last night !!

 

 

EGGCELLENT, Brian! That had me ROFL!

Lew

Ron

Ron

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

 

The Yampa Mail, Summer '66. The Royal Gorge was truncated by then and the Dome went on the Yampa Mail.

Lew

" It's Miller Time "

I took these this afternoon:

Hi Lee/P51, Your photos are especially instructive for modeling the ballast for our tracks and getting it as true-to-scale as possible. Your photos clearly show their proportions to the rails and ties. Thanks!

FrankM

" Fresh out of the paint shop .... Ma & Pa switch job."

Ron

            MTH water tower that I weathered on the "Red Line" at NJ Hirailers.

A slightly different view of Horseshoe Curve. 

One Summer day Dad&I climbed the hill to the outside of the Curve. Dad took the pic and I inherited it.

Lew

Lew

Ron

For those of you who like posting photos that aren’t yours, you may want to give this a read: 

https://ogrforum.com/...-this-applies-to-you

For today:  A moving picture ... " Switchers on the point "

trumptrain posted:

For today:  A moving picture ... " Switchers on the point "

Pat:

The video is superb! As often as I have seen your layout, both in person and on the forum, I still find your scenery to be spectacular.

             S.P. brakeman coupling up to Alco S2 switcher at NJ Hirailers Paterson, NJ.           

                                                  THESE ARE MY PHOTOS.

March, 2014 at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Side, Pittsburgh

Grandson watching Thomas zing past. That is one honkin' big High Rail layout. Speakina' steel mills....

Lew

Ron

For today: " Ma & Pa all the way." 

geysergazer posted:

March, 2014 at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Side, Pittsburgh

        

Grandson watching Thomas zing past. That is one honkin' big High Rail layout. Speakina' steel mills....

Lew

The Carnegie Science Center Layout is amazing! I was there in June and couldn’t believe the amount of Legacy and Visionline models they had on the shelves! My favorite loco was the Lionel Legacy NS IT heritage unit...

NS6770Fan posted:

geysergazer posted:

March, 2014 at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Side, Pittsburgh

        Grandson watching Thomas zing past. That is one honkin' big High Rail layout. Speakina' steel mills....

Lew

The Carnegie Science Center Layout is amazing! I was there in June and couldn’t believe the amount of Legacy and Visionline models they had on the shelves! My favorite loco was the Lionel Legacy NS IT heritage unit...

I know! The static shelf displays are a big bonus one wasn't expecting.

I'm so old I remember a much smaller layout in the basement of Buhl Planetarium 

This public domain pic is of the current Sharon Steel replica:

Anyone here who doesn't know about this......shall we say.....cultural landmark can read the story at the Wiki thingy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Railroad_%26_Village

Lew