Empire

Arnold I think you need to unretire you have to much time on your hands to keep coming up with these interesting threads.My work in progress. Seems like I am spending a life time running wire.

@RJT posted:

Arnold I think you need to unretire you have to much time on your hands to keep coming up with these interesting threads.My work in progress. Seems like I am spending a life time running wire.

That’s lot of cabooses. Thank you for sharing all of this magic. Just what I needed this Monday evening!!!

Looking nice RJT!

WRW: Thank You. The sad part is that is only about half of them, I have a fetish for Cabin Cars, Boxcars and Tank Cars and now thinking about needing more flat cars and gondolas.

Rick, These rail fetishes evolve and develop don’t they? How do I go from LGB, to modern tin to prewar tin to postwar Marx and onto current modern O and now exploring MPC. The only constant that has largely remained and that is passenger cars for me. Although I do like tankers and reefers too. You have a great train room. Thanks again for sharing! Best, Willard

Still some scenics to do but finally getting there.

Now, in 1951, this was an Empire!

Cheers,

- Mike

Thank you, Rick, for your compliments and good humor.

Now, IMO we have some mighty fine layouts among us, which look very impressive when seen from a panoramic view.

Isn't it great, after all of the hardworking designing, building, wiring, laying track and scenicking, to sit back and take in your very own Empire.

Here is a panoramic video of mine, showing a train running in the distance:

Arnold

I find it very satisfying, after all the hard work (labor of love) building it, to take in my very own basement railroad empire.

Here is a video taken during the early morning hours this morning (I occasionally have insomnia) while my wife is asleep, of two of my quiet Williams locomotives (great pullers with their big motors) hauling freight and passenger trains:

Among other things, I find running quiet trains in the wee hours of the morning to be a good antedote to my occasional insomnia to keep me from worrying about it. Now, when I have insomnia, I consider it an opportunity to have some fun with my basement railroad empire.

Now, some of you have railroad Empires that dwarf mine. Would love to see more videos and photos of yours. Arnold

Crossing the George Washingmachine Bridge:

@Mike Casatelli posted:

Now, in 1951, this was an Empire!

Cheers,

- Mike

well done

Lots more to do…..

Have a great day, everyone!

Peter

@Putnam Division posted:

Lots more to do…..

Have a great day, everyone!

Peter

Now, you, Peter, are a true Empire Builder. It is soooo exciting to be in the throes of the build. Arnold

Downtown:

Arnold

Down by the river:

Arnold

Small, nowhere near finished but functional! And getting ready to expand to allow the bigger steam engines to run on some larger curves.

Here is the Leonardtown and Savannah or L&S ( Long and Skinny)!

Best Wishes

Don

Nice shots and nice layouts, everyone.

Here's a video of my layout. I really need to come up with a name for my rail line; it seems like I've spent so much time building things that I haven't taken time to come with anything catchy. I think I'll give that job to my wife; she's much more creative than I am.

Bob