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Im loving this build ....

The Long Island RR is kind of a weird interest of mine ,being from the upper midwest and now living in SC  ...

my connections to the LIRR are ,  I was born and raised in Freeport , IL and ive always wanted to visit Freeport on LI ... and , when my wife and 2 sons received their cochlear implants , in NYC , they lived in Port Jefferson for a few months ..

Im a collector of Fairbank's Morse items ... model and real ...

And , i like the color schemes ...

So , in my midwest based , modern day Museum/Tourist RR , i have some restored FM  LIRR power ...

Thank you for sharing your inspirational project !

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@dPrasse posted:

Im loving this build ....

The Long Island RR is kind of a weird interest of mine ,being from the upper midwest and now living in SC  ...

my connections to the LIRR are ,  I was born and raised in Freeport , IL and ive always wanted to visit Freeport on LI ... and , when my wife and 2 sons received their cochlear implants , in NYC , they lived in Port Jefferson for a few months ..

Im a collector of Fairbank's Morse items ... model and real ...

And , i like the color schemes ...

So , in my midwest based , modern day Museum/Tourist RR , i have some restored FM  LIRR power ...

Thank you for sharing your inspirational project !

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Great connection to LI.

@Arthur posted:

May be an image of train and railroad

Oyster Bay, 1950.

One of my favorite pix. Must have been something to see all those G5's in action.

Bob

Wow dPrasse, great to hear about your connection to and interest in the LIRR. I’m impressed by your library. I’ve been able to amass a nice collection myself. I like your fleet. Really nice FM engines. I’m going to sell my C-Liner in the Tichy scheme. Trainworld is coming out with a C-Liner in Goodfellow gray, that’s more to my liking.

@Mark, I’ve wanted to work on this area for such a long time, it’s exciting to finally give it the attention it deserves.

@Peter, I’m going to create as much interest as I can in the space. It’s such an interesting atmosphere to see in real life too. A train yard with a park next to it.

@Arthur, I’m with Bob. That’s one of my favorite pictures for sure. Wish I could have seen that in person.

I’m fortunate in that there are so many unique scenic features on the Oyster Bay Branch that I can incorporate on my layout. There were a lot of hard choices to make, and many versions of what to include.

Andy

Another general LI question from a learning LI fan ...

Were there any steam engines running as the Tichy scheme was started , or , is that the new passenger scheme for the C-Liners ?

What color were the coaches , before the Tichy scheme ?

May pick up some cars to run with my '47 2025 .... ( is the Lionel 2025 a K5 missing an axle on the pilot truck or a "modernized" J28 ? received_308081164862474

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I started experimenting applying static grass in some areas around the layout. After some disappointing initial results, I watched a couple of videos and made a few adjustments. Because my dehumidifier is running, it’s making the air very dry. In order to increase the static charge, I first need to wet the area with water, then apply a 50/50 mix of white glue and water, and then apply the grass. I’m happier with the results this time around.

Andy

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It would be a lot easier to get one of those MTH weed spraying cars, fill her with Roundup, and give her some time going around the tracks. You know a lot more about gardening than those Long Island train guys did. Heck, look at the mess they left… green stuff everywhere.

Now if you want realism,  you have it looking pretty good. But I bet that you keep right on growing more of the stuff. How about some goldenrod bushes and cattails near the water.

Paula is close to copying you. She got an attempted delivery notice on one of those R T S Greenkeeper things that she ordered from Holland and can’t wait to pick up tomorrow. Makes a good birthday present.

Mark, I’m shooting for late spring/early summer. Apparently there was growth all over the Oyster Bay yard. They were more interested in running trains then landscaping 😉. This is very close to the water and sea air with winds can drop seeds in may places.

Bill, so glad to hear that Paula is cancer free! Such great news. I think the grasses basically withered and died in the hot summer sun. I hope she has fun putting down some static grass of her own!

Andy

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Thanks Andy. Scary stuff. God is good.

We came to the OBX yesterday and only RR work here is helping the grandsons learn to build two Dennis Brennan kits. Dennis does a fantastic job and his instructions are the best.

Paula likes your grass. She is ready to try the RTS applicator and see how it does. We need to order some more grass varieties this week. But she needs to complete the station before doing grass (I hope).

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