Here's the second batch of photos tonight. Some of these were taken in downtown Roanoke, some at the Norfolk Terminal, and some at "William" which is the company town for Old King Coal Mining (end of track for the DUTRY).
If you look closely at the Norfolk Terminal photos, you can see my red-headed son peeking over from the other side.
Enjoy!
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Very nice pictures and I think I saw him 2x in the photos. LOL. Again nicely done.
David,
He's actually in 3 of the pictures, I think. He likes to sneak into them when I am concentrated on taking the photos.
Will, that's some of the most thoughtful use of figures I've seen. You have quite a talent for composing vignettes! Very inspirational.
S
Thanks very much. I do enjoy the realism while operating.
Refreshingly novel interpretations of some classic scenes. 
( I don't post much here anymore, unless something exceptional show up).
Happy railroading pal!
Thank you, Peter. I assure you that mimicking the great OWL was not my intention, but now that you've mentioned it, maybe I should try some staged shots in B&W. that's a great idea, thanks!
Hi Will,
Another set of pictures with beautiful scenes !!!!!
Will, would love to go for a ride around your layout. If you have a video camera to attach to the front of an engine that would be great. !!!!!!
Thanks,
Alex
Great to see the amazing progress Will. Once again really cool work.
Will, Where did I miss the "Norfolk Terminal" part?
Great to see the amazing progress Will. Once again really cool work.
Thank you very much! It continues to be fun refining the details. Is a scene ever really finished?
Will, Where did I miss the "Norfolk Terminal" part?
Jim,
Yep, there is quite a complex Norfolk Terminal: a large coal wharf, passenger service at Norfolk Union Station, extensive throat tracks, industrial sidings, a yard accessible from both ends, and a 6-track stub-end yard. Presiding over the complex interlocking plant that controls movements in the throat at the center is a reproduction of Raleigh Tower and adjacent Boylan Bridge, neither of which, of course, belong in Norfolk, but what the heck? I didn't model Raleigh and wanted Raleigh Tower on the layout since I qualified as an mechanical interlocking operator there back in 1969. The scratch-built model of Raleigh Tower is as accurate as we could make it from drawings and photographs.
Since switching provides the majority of fun for me as an operator, I designed this area to make the breaking and building of trains as interesting and challenging as possible. I succeeded in the sense that I have yet to become bored with it.
Very nice.
Simply stunning work!
--Greg
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