Great Northern railway

Dayton, Ohio train show.

Miles: 40

New facilities; new in that most fairgrounds were built in the late 1800's.

2 buildings.

I've got the John Allen's 'time saver' on my logging railroad.

HO gauge.

Brand new books; a buck and 5 bucks.

S scale.

G scale.

Rocky owns Dixie station (3 rail) in Mason, Ohio.

He builds very nice large buildings.

John and Tracy owns Hamilton hobbies.

2nd building mostly layouts.

N gauge.

Legos.

These people brought about 5 small layouts.

HO gauge with upper level 'dual gauge'.

HO gauge.

Arnold used to own a hobby shop in Middletown, Ohio.

Train rides outside.

My 'major' purchase; 3 paper backs for a buck each!

Wow that is a amazing show! I bet you had a blast! Thanks for sharing.

Looks like a great time at that show, Sam!  Thank you for posting!

Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting.

Videos:

UP 2-tone grey 4-6-6-4 freight and B&O E A-B passenger train:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSG_r6lI3xI

UP 2-tone grey 4-6-6-4 challenger at Skykomish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bG6lEOqYF0

Tye:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2YFIYTpq8

Hillyard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aY4V1l4rm4

B&O E A-B passenger train:

Departing Seattle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rpAUkLLTtc

Departing Hillyard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TZNlyoj5PE

Nick and Bob.

A good 'smoker'!

Joe dispatching.

Name and red highlight follows each train indicating whether EAST or WEST.

Skykomish.

Nick and Bob.

My daughter and I flew in Bob's plane 2 summers 'ago'.

Hillyard.

Those 45 year old wooden ties haven't 'rotted' yet!

One of 5 functional water tanks.

Mark operating the B&O E A-B passenger train.

Near 2 tracks: one connects the mainline to the logging railroad and the other leads to a 'double switch back' going to the valley.

New delivery.

SP GS-4 4-8-4 in daylight colors.

Imported by BLI this year.

They had this engine on the 'refurbished' list at 40% off plus I got another 10% off since I belong to the 'conductors club' so I couldn't resist acquiring it!

Cast metal boiler and tender so very heavy.

Test run in the yard video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLL62I4Ib8M

The usual long, narrow box where the DCC wires from tender to engine are already connected.

I'm guessing they started this due to some people damaging the wire connector when the engine and tender were 'boxed' separately.

Interesting note.

I have circuit breakers on the layout so I don't worry about damaging decoders.

Spare parts.

A wrench to remove the side rods.

Surprised there is an extra set of couplers since the engine already has couplers on, both, the 'front and back'.

The usual 'clam shell'.

Now has a base to keep the engine and tender from 'moving' in transit.

I first tested the engine with address 3 to insure all 'works'.

I then placed it on the programming track.

Did a 'read' and selected the appropriate decoder and then selected 'open comprehensive programmer'.

Typed in the desired data and saved it.

Selected 'basic' and updated the address and wrote it to the decoder.

Selected the new engine and selected 'throttle' to test the engine.

All worked well under 'throttle' screen.

Fireman's side.

Marker lights and number boards light.

Nice close fit between the engine and tender.

Light cab with crew.

Tender headlight and marker lights.

Top views.

Engineer's side.

Nice; they put the 'stars' on the driver axils.

This is my Westside model that was imported in 1980.

I installed a TCS 1517 decoder along with headlight (engine/tender), marker lights (engine/tender), running board lights, cab light and fire box glow.

BLI is the near engine.  Just about identical.

The Westside model with the LED's.

I had one Bachmann NH DL-109 and just acquired another one.

I ordered 2 Loksound decoders with the DL-109 diesel sounds.

One will go in one of the NH DL-109 engines (the other engine has a 'non-sound' decoder).

The other loksound decoder will go into the Southern DL-109 along with a 'non'sound' decoder in the 2nd unit.

Very nice purchase!!

NMRA MCR DIV 7 meeting and 2 layout visits.

Videos:

Donald's PRR railroad 'walk around':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zed8PiGJ7B4

Paul's SP layout 'walk around'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftbQeq6ajUg

Meeting.

Awards.

Raffle table.

Contest table.

Company store.

Main presentation on Decoderpro.

Don and son's PRR layout.

An 'island' type layout.

These buildings are 'hand painted'.

One of the control panels and underneath...

One CAT-5 cable.

Paul's SP layout.

3 levels.

Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting.

Videos:

Many of the freight cars are vintage metal Athearn/Varney and wood Silver Streak/Ambroid kits.

Newly acquired SP GS-4 daylight 4-8-4 'road tested'.

Has a 'mars' light plus 'steam whistle' or 'air horn'.

Departing Seattle:

21 car train.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCUek20H6d8

Marias pass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2pVc6X8UY

Hillyard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEUWE1VKf7A

Entering Seattle's freight yard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_ITGPx3aE

UP 2-tone grey 4-6-6-4 challenger and SP GS-4 daylight 4-8-4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Y2JHNLmCQ

PRR S-2 6-8-6 turbine freight.

26 freight cars.

Willmar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVC8-LKhZ10

At Skykomish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOtktgQPBxM

Departing Willmar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baFVhu8YbaQ

B&O E A-B 13 car passenger train:

Chumstick canyon trestle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-2YSP7JP4U

By passing Seattle's freight yard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrVVUAL4jww

UP 2-tone grey 4-6-6-4 challenger 40 car freight:

Departing Willmar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgLmjza-yUg

Chumstick canyon trestle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YNqSEqzXco

Joe dispatching.

Mark operating the B&O E A-B passenger train at Skykomish.

Jerry 'road testing' the new SP GS-4 4-8-4 daylight at Chumstick canyon trestle.

Skykomish.

Bob operating the PRR S-2 6-8-6 turbine at Havre.

Waverly.

Chumstick canyon trestle.

Mark's B&O at Waverly.

Havre.

Far end of basement between St. Paul (left) and mainlines (right) plus logging railroad.

Waverly.

Glacier.

PRR S-2 6-8-6 turbine at Willmar.

Joe and Bob.

Nick operating the UP 2-tone grey 4-6-6-4 40 freight car train at Hillyard.

Havre.

Marias pass.

Willmar.

Main 'throat' into Seattle.

Jerry 'switching' cars.

Another fun evening!

PM a railroader's engine.

First time 'working' on a Bachmann steam engine.

A 4-8-2 engine.

The engine would run and then, periodically, loose power.

Found out that the engine drivers do not provide any electrical contact for the decoder.

The tender trucks are the only means of providing power to the decoder.

The two sets of brass contacts were not, consistently, conduction electricity as the sound would stop when moving the tender from one side of the track to the other side.

Removed one wheel set and the brass contact came off.  Friction makes contact to the center bolster as well as to the axles.

Cleaned the center and ends of the contact plus bent the contacts 'down ward' to get more pressure on the center bolster and axles which remedied the problem.

The back set of wheels on the front truck was not rotating.

Had to file some of the plastic off the 'arm' that connected the truck to the frame.

GNRW OPS.

Videos:

SP GS-4 daylight 4-8-4 18 passenger car train:

Has several 'articulated' cars plus a 3-unit articulated diner cars.

Departing Seattle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hs1BEPGVM

Marias Pass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdzmYrCmBLM

Chumstick canyon trestle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqeh2XpqZ7g

Glacier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviZ-CQlXlE

GN RDC-3 #2350.

GNRW only had one of these.

Departing Whitefish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_tog3KerQ

C&O M-1 2-D-2 + 2-D-2 steam turbine freight:

Many of the cars are vintage metal Athearn/Varney and wood Silver Streak/Ambroid kits.

Skykomish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43F-Vzke6Ss

Departing Havre:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r4aRF8_oLc

Marias pass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gVYUGicu6A

Glacier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H2YQgmiYIA

Hillyard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcgfqebkAcs

Usual pizza first and then 'run trains'.

SP GS-4 daylight 4-8-4 18 passenger car at Marias pass.

GNRW RDC-3 at Tye.

C&O M-1 2-D-2 + 2-D-2 steam turbine freight at Chumstick canyon trestle.

Ross club weekly Tuesday night meeting.

videos:

RF&P grey boiler 4-8-4 14 car passenger train:

Unusual tender design.

The only decals I've ever used that had one decal overlay another decal for the 'blue' color.

Skykomish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmiKjCGpw8s

Chumstick canyon trestle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkKnEZF1c4A

New Haven EP-5 electrics 37 car freight:

The pantographs are 'motorized' and can be raised/lowered remotely.

Chumstick canyon trestle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F39pwjkgb4

Skykomish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBkzHJYjY9o

Marias pass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0j01vUMjfw

B&O E A-B 13 car passenger train:

Marias pass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGUMyhOtB5w

Joe dispatching.

Nick operating the B&O E A-B 13 car passenger train at Havre.

Mark operating the NH EP-5 electrics 37 car freight at Skykomish.

Jerry operating the RF&P grey boiler 4-8-4 14 car passenger train.

Glacier with passenger yard on the lower level.

Chumstick canyon.

RF&P grey boiler 4-8-4 passenger train at Hillyard.

Seattle yard viewed from 'access hatch'.

Several years ago, the far left track was extended into the next room for the passenger yard.

B&O E A-B passenger train on the track that bypasses the Seattle freight yard.

NH EP-5 electrics entering Seattle's freight yard.

Some of the layouts  in Novi, Michigan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWQE0BIkjTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfuRsK9GFm0