The layout looks good for the Goddard School event! The ballasting looks great!! The variance of grays looks wonderful!!
Tom(Gilly@N&W), Bill and Wally have been busy.....they sent me this picture of their recent work......the bridge "over Geezer Gorge" is nearing completion.....no longer will we have to crawl under the modules!
Great work, guys.....Next stop: a session with Ken(Kawanha), for wiring.
Peter
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Another pic was just sent to me.....
Peter
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Looks great! I love the name Geezer Gorge!
Thanks, Mark.....my colleagues are certainly excellent engineers and woodworkers. Jim at BridgeBoss custom built the bridge for us. It does look great!
Peter
Looks great and I still laugh every time I read the clever name Geezer Gorge!!
Nice job on the lift up bridge. 
Is it names Geezer Gorge because the lift bridge is where the old geezers pass through the modules (won't/can't crawl)? 
I can identify with that. 
Pat Kn posted:
Yup, yup.
A few of us got together today to wire the "Bridge over Geezer Gorge" for the beginning of our train season....The Chesterfield County Fair which opens in 2 weeks.
Ken (Kanawha) doing his thing in the 95 degree heat. Notice the sweatband.....it has a history with the RC3Rs.....
There's me.....I didn't actually do any work....I just provided moral support and acted as "gopher".
Tom (Gilly@N&W) trying out his masterpiece.....a great design!
FLASHBACK........June 5, 2010.....the 1st time we set up the basic set up: the 4 corners and 8 straight modules.....and check out the bandana.....
Great work, guys!
Peter
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Geezer Gorge looks great! I'm glad they have you for moral support Peter!
95 degrees!! And enough humidity you could swim in mid air! Now I remember why we moved away from Virginia after 10 years!! It was miserable working in those hot Virginia Power substations!!
Great job gents!! I do hope I can get to see it someday!! Are you going to take it to York next year? I hope to make my first trip there.
Mark Boyce posted:
I do hope I can get to see it someday!! Are you going to take it to York next year? I hope to make my first trip there.
Mark,
We'd enjoy seeing you. Santa's beard is filling in quite nicely. Perhaps you can visit once the weather changes.
Yes, there has been more than a little discussion regarding taking it to York. There would be a lot of scenery work to do to make it presentable. At 24x32 we are rather small compared to other modular layouts @ York. There are several of us that will need to reach retirement first.
One thing about Geezer Gorge that I am especially pleased about. With my mass on the module, the bridge still opened and closed easily. It is very rigid, yet light enough to be easily handled by two people.
Tom,
I know what you mean about reaching retirement! I'll keep watching the group progress, and who knows, maybe I'll get down to Virginia some day!
Nice work. Having that lift bridge will be really appreciated next show.
Had a business meeting today at my home......here's me putting out the "Meeting Sign"...
...and then the meeting....
The social aspect of the hobby is truly great.....all those years of enjoying the hobby by myself can't compare to the last 15-16, with the advent of this Forum.....
Peter
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1st official running of the "bridge ober Geezer Gorge".....last night at the Chesterfield County fair.
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I don't understand why it's an "ol' geezer" module. Access to the center is necessary when operating a large modular layout.
Nice work! Glad to see ya'll takin' the trains to people!
Hi guys. Those are great photos. I almost forgot that you fellows are responsible for this new 30 inch Arch Bridge as it was your club that requested it and gave me your guide lines. I liked it so much after I shipped it to you that I incorporated it into my product line. I believe yours was 10 inches wide and I have since made it in both single and dual track versions. Since then I made a 48 inches w a very similar look.
Anyways, thanks to all of you.
jim r
Like them pocket holes, makes for strong frame assembly. Best $18 bucks I ever spent.
Gerry G
The bridge looks great Peter.
Setting up for Midlthian Village Day......early this morning.
Peter
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You guys are good with the Halloween thing, rock on!
That big new trailer is being put to great use!! Cool spooky layout.
The group had our regularly scheduled meeting today at the Richmond Railroad Museum at 102 Hull Street on Richmond City, south of the James River.The museum is a refurbished Southern RR station.
Here are some pics:
Peter
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That's a very nice station. I love the Flemish Bond brickwork, and the Southern Yellow Pine floors are gorgeous. It was nice seeing you at York.
Don
The Posters are up in my office/exam rooms........the winter Train Season is here!
Peter
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Putnam Division posted:
The Posters are up in my office/exam rooms........the winter Train Season is here!
Peter
Way to go on that bridge! Wish I could come down for a train show someday and check your club out.
RaritanRiverRailroadFan4 posted:Way to go on that bridge! Wish I could come down for a train show someday and check your club out.
All OGR Forum members are very welcome to come visit us and "run-whatcha-brung". We'll be running at the Great Big Greenhouse Fri-Sun starting December 1 through the second weekend in January 2017.
Gilly
Putnam Division posted:
The Posters are up in my office/exam rooms........the winter Train Season is here!
Peter
Great work, love the Skull scene. BTW, this guy looks really familiar... The guy with the Santa Hat??
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I'll plan to stop in for a visit. I recently took a job in the area and now work less than 4 miles away from the Great Big Greenhouse.
I didn't realize Hull Street Station is now a museum. I remember when it was flood prone and abandoned. My grandfather was an engineer for Southern and remember picking him up at the closed station when he had a layover in Richmond.
jstraw124 posted:I'll plan to stop in for a visit. I recently took a job in the area and now work less than 4 miles away from the Great Big Greenhouse.
We look forward to meeting you. Please feel free to contact me offline (my email is in my profile). As I mentioned before, you are more than welcome to bring a train to run. We have TMCC/Legacy/DCS Command Control and 072/081 curves. "We run everything"! Membership is open. We can discuss details later if you're interested.
Basically a bunch of friendly guys who enjoy running trains. The reaction of the youngsters makes it all worthwhile.
Gilly
BobbyD posted:Putnam Division posted:
Peter
Great work, love the Skull scene. BTW, this guy looks really familiar... The guy with the Santa Hat??
I have been told this before........
Peter
The River City 3 Railers participated in Ashland Rail Days. We have been participating in this annual event since 2010.
It is a celebration of Ashland as a railroad town.
The Ashland RR station at set-up time....
We were set up in the "ballroom" of the Henry Clay Inn.....
This is the Inn where we set up from the outside......
A great day......the crowd for the 10-5 event was estimated at 3-4000.
Ashland is 30 miles from from Midlothian/BonAir, where we are usually set up in December/January......I was amazed at how many people already were looking forward to our holiday set-up in December-January. Speaking for the group, we definitely starting to feel the "Christmas Spirit"!
Peter
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Our club made our first trip to the Ashland festival yesterday with our new homemade layout trailer that resembles a caboose. It was a reach for our club since it's 80 miles each way and required members to stay in hotels, plus we had to pull out early of our annual Urbanna Oyster Festival display. But it was worth it, great crowd, lots of kids, and a warm welcome from everyone. You can see our trailer in the distance in one of your street pics.
Missed Gilly's post in this thread earlier and want to thank Gilly and you for the nice invite to your club's annual Christmas display. I will definitely make a point to stop in for awhile.
jstraw124 posted:Our club made our first trip to the Ashland festival yesterday with our new homemade layout trailer that resembles a caboose. It was a reach for our club since it's 80 miles each way and required members to stay in hotels, plus we had to pull out early of our annual Urbanna Oyster Festival display. But it was worth it, great crowd, lots of kids, and a warm welcome from everyone. You can see our trailer in the distance in one of your street pics.
Missed Gilly's post in this thread earlier and want to thank Gilly and you for the nice invite to your club's annual Christmas display. I will definitely make a point to stop in for awhile.
You fellows have a nice display..........please stop in when we're set up in the Great Big GreenHouse.
Peter
We just finished our 3 day run at the annual Science Museum of Virginia Thanskgiving train show. We were told that the crowds were between 3500-4000 daily for the 3 days (Fri-Sat-Sun).
I thought it was the busiest Sunday ever in the 8 years the group has been displaying at the event.
Here are some pics:
One of our new modules.....the bridge over Geezer Gorge......
...another new member done by member JackB.....the scenery will chnge with the seasons....
This is our "small venue" layout decorated for Christmas.....
...we are now about 20x37 feet.....
The Rotunda of the former Broad St Station looks great with trains coming and going, once again!
The LionelChief Christmas Pacific steamer is a great enfine for a show like this.....
The kids love a layout at their "eye level"......
......next, an 8 weekend run at the Great Big GreenHouse in Midlothian/BonAir VA.....
Peter
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Great pictures Peter. The layout looks great. Your club does a lot of good for your community and the hobby with your displays. I'm looking forward to this weekend when my club has its Annual Holiday Open House. It's fun for us operators too.
Hello My friends, I love all your modular layouts they look so very nice and look like a lot of fun to run trains on. It is nice to see you have a great group of modular modellers that sure great to have too and can you go to trains shows and other events too that is very cool and neat. I wish we had a group up here in New Brunswick, Canada like that. Thanks longbow57ca.
Just slightly off topic... what do they do in the Periodic Table room?
Spectacular layout, as always!
Ed
EDIT: Duh! I missed the Science Museum reference!
eddiem posted:Just slightly off topic... what do they do in the Periodic Table room?
Spectacular layout, as always!
Ed
EDIT: Duh! I missed the Science Museum reference!
Eddie.....that's the snack bar......
Here is a companion thread that tells you more about the building.....
https://ogrforum.com/t...18#69425981520688518
Peter
