a picture a day....

Western Maryland 734 entering Hellgate Bridge. Manhattan can be seen in a distance through the bridge on the "South Fork Railroad".

Fresh veggies.

Boxcar fun...

The upper level.

Bridge project...

What a day this was...

The Great Thanksgiving Day Disaster (2016)! The Copper Cannonball laid over on her side! Oh the humanity of it all!

It's a Gulf Coast thing:

handyandy posted:

What a day this was...

The Great Thanksgiving Day Disaster (2016)! The Copper Cannonball laid over on her side! Oh the humanity of it all!

I think I now where the  former engineer of the Copper Cannonball is now....

Steamer posted:

handyandy posted:

What a day this was...

The Great Thanksgiving Day Disaster (2016)! The Copper Cannonball laid over on her side! Oh the humanity of it all!

I think I now where the  former engineer of the Copper Cannonball is now....

 

Oh the humanity of it all!

...Twin Bridges, cont.

Hey Bob, I'll flip you to see who goes first !!

Twin Bridges project, cont.

twin bridges looking really good !!

briansilvermustang posted:

twin bridges looking really good !!

Thanks a lot, Briansilvermustang. Those bridges were my first attempt at weathering simple toy Lionel bridges, and the result motivated me to dedicate a whole corner project (which will continue to be shown in subsequent photos) to their use, well beyond what I had originally envisioned and planned for them.

FrankM

PS. Thanks, also, for the several "Likes".

P.P.S. My Thanks, also, to mjrodg3n88 and BAR GO7#63, for the "Likes".

pick me, pick me !......

early morning Amrtak on it's way......

Twin Bridges project...

...before  it was a project...at the thinking-about-it stage...not sure what to do about and with that angle...

FrankM

Moonson posted:

Twin Bridges project, cont.

I really like the detail you put into this, it looks very realistic to me! I hope that Ivy isn't poison!

How about an out of season Christmas tree shot?

all year long....

Making headway with the idea...

Diverging Clear posted:

Moonson posted:

Twin Bridges project, cont.

I really like the detail you put into this, it looks very realistic to me! I hope that Ivy isn't poison!

Diverging Clear, Thanks for your positive feedback. I appreciate it. All those products, including the suspect ivy, and the gravels, pylons, walls, and the "water" (produced by assiduously following the instructions for combining the ingredients and taking some  liberties with the dyes) were purchased from Jim Elster's Scenic Express.

FrankM

I'm not sure if this breaks any rules, so if we can't post S or HO, please only look at the top 3 rows.

Twin Bridges project, Just before landscaping and "effluence" emplacement began...

FrankM.

It finally happened. Diseasals have come to the layout...

Andy get to the clinic right away...they should have a shot for that.....

D500 posted:

It's a Gulf Coast thing:

I Love Gumbo!!!  Great car!

Scrambler81 posted:

How about an out of season Christmas tree shot?

 

A shot like that is never out of season!  Looks Great!

NS Executive train entering NYC via a lift bridge on the "South Fork Railroad".

Nice thread!!  

Another perspective on the Twin Bridges project...

A couple from the defunct club layout

OK- I'm in. Nice thread.

The beginning....

last night......

A picture for today.

Scrambler81 posted:

Love Yoda being there to see the trains pass by!

mike g. posted:

Scrambler81 posted:

Love Yoda being there to see the trains pass by!

Would you believe when I picked him up earlier this year, he was the first Star Wars toy I have ever bought? I always joked that I was the only toy collector on earth without any Star Wars, but as soon as I saw him, I knew where he had to go.

Chris, I still to this day do not have a Stars War toy! LOL

Broader view of the Twin Bridges neighborhood...

Since we are talking Star Wars

Passengers riding NS Executive Train on the "South Fork Railroad".

Those are not the droids we're looking for.

Great Picture Brian! Looks so real!

Docksider pulling power demo:

All postwar and postwar remakes.  The log dump car. the horse car and the reefer are  heavy operating cars, and the other ones aren't lightweights either.  That little loco is a powerhouse!

Pete

Here's my daily contribution.

Happy Friday!

Beginning of the far left corner of the Twin Bridges project neighborhood...

"South Fork Railroad" yard/turntable areas.

Getting ready to take on water.

Scrambler81 posted:

Looks like some Homies are holding the bridge! Great!

Sean

Modeling of the Twin Bridges nearby neighborhood continues...

FrankM

Moonson posted:

Modeling of the Twin Bridges nearby neighborhood continues...

FrankM

Great looking work there Frank! Could be almost any neighborhood near the tracks! From the trees it looks to be in the north.

A little Post-war action from the old carpet central.

Welcome to the Blueboard Central Division of American Flyer Lines

Norfolk & Western 611 J on the "South Fork Railroad"

Neighborhood details..

...close to the Twin Bridges...

Hi J Daddy, Super use of available space, and the whole (above photo) landscape looks very handsome.

FRankM

Wonderful photos everyone!   Here is mine for today.

Planning the days work.

Excellent pictures everyone!  I am a few days behind; life got in the way.

good morning.....nice pictures everyone !

Rainy Monday in NY. My Team Track terminal under construction.

Some of of my pals on the layout.

Chris Lonero posted:

Some of of my pals on the layout.

 

Having fun is the best part of playing with trains.
Chris, I really Like it.

RonH

Very nice photos guys!!  Here is mine for today.  "Morning Commuter"

Machinist Herschel Haas approaches S2 2337 at the Caprock, Texas, engine facility, and prepares to check the brake rigging.