Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Tom

Jon

This is an old photo.  The real 564 had steam generator equipment which has subsequently been added this year.  Fireman Dee Smith is still watchful for pretty girls on the left hand side as switching duties are performed.

@Rob Leese posted:

This is an old photo.  The real 564 had steam generator equipment which has subsequently been added this year.  Fireman Dee Smith is still watchful for pretty girls on the left hand side as switching duties are performed.

So, which do you prefer, Robert, the pretty girl or the locomotive? LOL, Arnold

Wow, there are some stunning best shots that have been posted here.

The brakeman.

@trumpettrain posted:

The brakeman.

Patrick, I know everything in your above photo is a model, but at 1st glance, everything looks so real, especially the brakeman.

MTH PRR M-1b

"Here he comes to save the day."

My Mighty Mouse: MTH Premier Proto 3 NY, Ontario & Western 44 Ton Center Cab Diesel hauling freight past the Yorktown Heights Station along The Put:

With 2 motors, this tiny 44 tonner can pull long heavy consists with ease. Arnold

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Jon

Like the sedan cruiser at anchor and the water looks amazing.

Good evening everyone! I saw this thread start about a few weeks ago and figured I oughta give it a go. Hope y’all enjoy and happy railroading!

Photo 1: The Big Three of the West

Photo 2: The Old Meets the New

Photo of a D&H PA 1 on the FSJR mainline.  One of the most attractive diesel liveries there is IMHO.  

Truck dock of the REA transfer building.  John

@Jeffery Boat posted:

Like the sedan cruiser at anchor and the water looks amazing.

Thanks!  It's an H.O. kit, but the paint scheme inspired by my Dad's boat (now my brothers boat!)

Jon

Morning milk run:

That's a NY Ontario and Western MTH Proto 3 GE 44 Ton Center Cab Diesel. Arnold

Arnold,

I like your two new switchers, NYO&W 44-tonner and BEDT 0-6-0T #15.

MELGAR

Memories of the the Eagles fans going to the Super Bowl.

@KOOLjock1 posted:

Thanks!  It's an H.O. kit, but the paint scheme inspired by my Dad's boat (now my brothers boat!)

Jon

Awesome boat! Is that a Wheeler?

Wow, this is another great thread, Arnold, you are great at asking Questions, good job. There’s to many wonderful pictures posted to mention all the names, but it’s a fantastic journey. Happy Super Bowl Weekend, and Happy Railroading Everyone

The Super Chief makes a station stop in Terryville on its way to Union Station Christopolis.

@leapinlarry posted:

@leapinlarry

Larry:

I love photos of your layout! There is always so much see. I have one question and one comment. In the first photo, what did you use for the stone wall in the photo's foreground behind mile post 28? Also, I now know, when looking at your layout photos, to take in the minutia. In the second photo, the name of your news stand is priceless! Bravo!

This is probably my all time favorite

Kooljock, what wonderful NY lake is that beauty floating on?

Rural railroading during the early morning hours.

@leapinlarry posted:

Wow, this is another great thread, Arnold, you are great at asking Questions, good job. There’s to many wonderful pictures posted to mention all the names, but it’s a fantastic journey. Happy Super Bowl Weekend, and Happy Railroading Everyone

Wonderful photos, Larry, particularly the one with the Animated Newsstand, also on my layout.

Browsing through my 1500+ train photos and 1700+ train videos on my smartphone, I found this one, which I particularly like:

That's a Lionel Boston and Albany Hudson made in the mid to late 1980s that I bought from a LHS in the early 1990s.

It has a terrific realistic horn and sounds, and a good traditional smoke unit that uses liquid smoke. Boston & Albany is one of my favorite RRs.

Arnold

Lost the photo, here it is:

Although posted on other threads in the past, I consider this shot to be one of my "best shots."  " "Yard floodlights enable the night shift unloading crew to work full tilt boogie"

@Patrick H posted:

Patrick H - Incredibly breath taking shots!!!   Amazing detail in each shot!!  

@Jeffery Boat posted:

Awesome boat! Is that a Wheeler?

It's a 1929 Matthews 38'.  They were built in Port Clinton, Ohio.  A previous owner extended the deck-house, and my dad added the flying bridge in the 60's.  Bogie has one in "To Have  And Have Not".

The picture is in Amityville on Great South Bay.

Jon

Working on the railroad in Columbia, MD... My son took this with a new wide angle feature on his iPhone. Kinda cool...

@TrainFinder Craig posted:

Working on the railroad in Columbia, MD... My son took this with a new wide angle feature on his iPhone. Kinda cool...

Is this MTH's display layout from their early days, or is it a very good replica? If it is the display layout, I am guessing you and your son are getting the layout ready to move it to its new home?

@Trainmaster04 posted:

Is this MTH's display layout from their early days, or is it a very good replica? If it is the display layout, I am guessing you and your son are getting the layout ready to move it to its new home?

This is the original MTH Showroom Layout from the factory. Yes, my son and I were out there getting it ready to move. Took 4 trips from Ohio to finally get it moved to its new home.

You can see a video of how it looked on my first trip out to Columbia here...

MTH Factory Showroom Layout Video

@TrainFinder Craig posted:

This is the original MTH Showroom Layout from the factory. Yes, my son and I were out there getting it ready to move. Took 4 trips from Ohio to finally get it moved to its new home.

You can see a video of how it looked on my first trip out to Columbia here...

MTH Factory Showroom Layout Video

Thanks for answering my questions! It is nice to see a father and son working together in the hobby. Also, it is nice to see this layout will continue to live on. Thanks again and happy railroading!