just having some, "FUN with our RailRoads"

Brian, it got weird here as well.

The Sun was so bright:

and then it got a lot brighter and Buffy was worried about what might be causing it:

But in the end:

Everything was back to norbal.  

geysergazer posted:

Brian, it got weird here as well.

The Sun was so bright:

        

and then it got a lot brighter and Buffy was worried about what might be causing it:

         

But in the end:

         

Everything was back to norbal.  

What a beautiful shot Lew do you live in the East looks like the Ozark mountains I have around me but I’m at the foothills of them 

                   a little train watching,  down at the station...

                     looking at trains on other tracks,  thru a train...

                                 have a great train day !!

I guess this is the most fun I ever had this far on the Layout is when I took these pics of Circus style loading Piggybacks with a driver I painted 

Spent some midnight oil deciding on tunnel portals for the mountain and placement of buildings.  

  Not sure who parked the ES44AC in the middle of the road. Will have to contact the yard master. 

          your layout is looking great Nick !      Izzy says HI Lola

lee drennen posted:

geysergazer posted:

Brian, it got weird here as well.

The Sun was so bright:

        

and then it got a lot brighter and Buffy was worried about what might be causing it:

         

But in the end:

         

Everything was back to norbal.  

What a beautiful shot Lew do you live in the East looks like the Ozark mountains I have around me but I’m at the foothills of them 

Lee, we live in Western Massachusetts, "The Berkshires". Northern Berkshire County. There are mountains in all for directions. That mountain looking South out of the train-room window is the Greylock Massif. Mt Prospect on the left is 2600ft, Mt Williams on the right is 2950ft and Mt Greylock hidden by the two in front is the High Point of the state at 3491ft.

We look out our window at the Taconic Mts to the West in New York State. The Green Mountains are to our North and extend almost to the Canadian border. To the East is the Hoosac Range and under it is the Hoosac Tunnel, at 25,081ft the first long railroad tunnel in America (at the time of it's completion it was the second longest in the World).

We are from Western Pa (Roomie was born&raised in Mars ) but became acquainted with the Berkshires when our Daughter attended college here. She graduated, got a job and never left. We have done the Pittsburgh-North Adams trip more than a hundred times so we finally moved here.

Some idjit climbed up on the roof of the grain elevator this morning and took these pics:

geysergazer posted:

lee drennen posted:

geysergazer posted:

Brian, it got weird here as well.

The Sun was so bright:

        

and then it got a lot brighter and Buffy was worried about what might be causing it:

         

But in the end:

         

Everything was back to norbal.  

What a beautiful shot Lew do you live in the East looks like the Ozark mountains I have around me but I’m at the foothills of them 

Lee, we live in Western Massachusetts, "The Berkshires". Northern Berkshire County. There are mountains in all for directions. That mountain looking South out of the train-room window is the Greylock Massif. Mt Prospect on the left is 2600ft, Mt Williams on the right is 2950ft and Mt Greylock hidden by the two in front is the High Point of the state at 3491ft.

We look out our window at the Taconic Mts to the West in New York State. The Green Mountains are to our North and extend almost to the Canadian border. To the East is the Hoosac Range and under it is the Hoosac Tunnel, at 25,081ft the first long railroad tunnel in America (at the time of it's completion it was the second longest in the World).

We are from Western Pa (Roomie was born&raised in Mars ) but became acquainted with the Berkshires when our Daughter attended college here. She graduated, got a job and never left. We have done the Pittsburgh-North Adams trip more than a hundred times so we finally moved here.

Thanks Lew it is one beautiful place love the eastern states 

It really is, Lee. We feel quite fortunate to have landed here. The Appalachian Trail is a few hundred feet from our door. It runs North into the Green Mountains and South right up the side of Mt Greylock. The supermarket a few minutes walk from the trail puts out a big picnic table in the Summer and there are always long-distance hikers chowing down on "real food". 

This pic messes with my head in a fun way:

The real model, the photo of the prototype, the one coming, the other going, one color and one B&W, the one growing bigger coming at you, the other growing smaller going away from you.

Ran trains about 10 minutes last night before going to bed.... and enjoyed every moment too!    Here's shot of a Reading FM Trainmaster  on the point of a fast freight.  

I've had a packed work schedule since beginning of January and little time for running trains.  I'm looking forward to some alone time with my trains whenever that time comes.  

                      added some decor to Marci's desk...

                               gonna have to see what she has to say later...

Brian, I hope Marci fully appreciates your generosity. 

I didn't do it today but....just ran across this video I shot last year. I would say this qualifies as fun.....

         cool,  0-4-4-4-0 ...

briansilvermustang posted:

 

         cool,  0-4-4-4-0 ...

 

OR

0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0

With 3 up coming train show in my area, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and Calgary.   I've completed a few projects that will run on my ' Mexicali Grande 'portable show layout. I finished and weathered this 4-4-2 kit loco in NdeM. The gon is scratch built by molding the sides, ends and floor of the (scratch built)  master in rubber then pouring plastic casting resin. There's several of these on the home layout in various road names and loads.  Finally, I pulled a part the new Lionel 'Hot Box Detector ' and customized it to fit on my two rail home layout.    There's a few more. 'goodies' i'm doing as well and can post them when ready.  

           great photos Myles !!    especially like this one !    very Nice !!

RSJB18 posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

 

         cool,  0-4-4-4-0 ...

 

OR

0-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0

Articulated 0-4-4-4-0 

The latest in Steam Superpower!

RSJB18 - WOW a triple headed "Docksider" consist...neat, not sure how you got them all to run in the same direction but good work and really cool.

Don McErlean

                 have a great weekend everyone !!

Here's a quick project I just did tonight. It took about an hour to finish. All I did was make a decal of the'' graffiti'' from a photo I took of this sask hopper that roamed along the line of the company I work for, Mobile Grain. Then applied it to the side of this newly released MTH Saskatchewan grain car, which it was actually paint on.  Unfortunately, my conductor and I ended up taking the actual car and about 9 others  to the 'G.E. Rail Car Repair'  facility located in Regina Sask.   The mural is now no more as the car was to be stripped and this side and repainted over.   Maybe the 'artist' will return again one day!

Cleaned up sap from the wood (no wonder I got 11% off at menards) from the on going construction of my first serious layout.

Trying to keep up with Mike G and Lew Geysergazer, I tried to fix my 1987 model of the magnetic crane.  I ended up learning I had vital missing parts in the box.  No linkage between either of the motors and the gears.    I gave up and watched XFL.    No just kidding!  I have less interest in that concept of a league than the NFL.  

Last night I pulled out my Lionel 18001 RI Northern.  I bought it unused years ago and never ran it.  I replaced old grease with red n tacky and got everything oiled.  Put it on the track and it barely moved with full power and sounds like a coffee grinder.  I've read the past posts on issues with the bearings on these motors, now I need to tackle that.  Not the fun I was planning on

Nothing on the layout...since my layout is on the carpet, but I did build a workbench out of some scrap plywood I had.  I will be selling the majority of my old HO and N scale stuff and needed a place to test engines before selling....also wanted to be able to test O scale as well...so will have 3 powered tracks for each scale and a little storage under.  I am also going to put roadbed under the track and ballast it so I can practice ballasting the track...I obviously need to wire the track as well for all 3 scales.  Gives me a good space to test engines and a workbench to work on them.

               nice looking work bench Andy !

briansilvermustang posted:

 

               nice looking work bench Andy !

 

Ditto, ditto, Brian.

I haz workbench envy. 

Thanks Brian and Lew!  I appreciate it.  Thought I would build the workbench similar to the modular layout I have planned...for practice.  40" tall with leg levellers on the bottom.  The plywood is from an HO build I was going to do around the Christmas tree.  The "cutout" was for the tree stand.  I think I used it one year and switched over to O scale.

Andy,

Building such a nice workbench for testing, repairs and projects is a great idea. The fact that it was a fun project by itself, and that it will provide you with practice for several layout projects, is a bonus and a great idea too.

Good thing you took a pic now. I suggest that you save it so that, in the future, you can remember what a clean, uncluttered, workbench looks like.

        that's a pretty cool shot Lew...  thanks, I always wondered about that cab...

                    anyone make one of them in O scale...

I really love looking at these pictures...gives me lots of things to aspire to!  Great job everyone...keep em coming.

Yesterday I spent a wonderful three hours in the train room!  YES!  Changed out entire trains and locomotives.  Tweeked some scenery areas.  Snapped a few pics.  Imagined some layout changes as I watched the trains run.  I had BIG FUN!!!

        come home to a cool surprise from Marci tonight...

                                            can't wait to check these out  !!

                OK, let's go run some trains...

                              have a some fun with your trains today !

What fun did I have today on the PER? I ran the Dinner Train, a "job" that entails a healthy imagination.

Stopped and aligned the switch at the old Junction:

Coupled and aired-up:

And headed for Town:

Paused at the old Depot so this evening's First Call dinner guests could: "Bowww-arrrrd!"

Then whistled-off:

The soup and salad has been consumed and the Chefs have everything lined up so the Waits are starting to serve the Fillet Mignon, Baked Salmon, Lobster and.......B&O Cornbread Pie.    

Have a wonderful evening repast, everyone!

Drat, Lew!!  I got to the station too late and missed the train!!