Monday Model Movies -

Here is a short video of Santa Fe ABBA F3's pulling the El Capitan from as yesterday.  

Here is the California Zephyr leaving the yard pulled by a trio of Lionel CB&Q F3's.  

Here is a video of a 2348 Minneapolis & St. Louis GP9 and Walter Matuch's RMT streamliners by CJB Custom Painting & Designs.

Santa Fe F3's pulling the El Capitan

New Atlas F7 A&B, fresh out of the box, running for the first time.

SANTAFEJIM: What a great idea for a thread! Here's a clip from the Great Scale and Hi Rail Train show held this past weekend at Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD.

Here's another from the Timonium show: 10  (I mean 20!)  driving wheels of power!

And one more from Timonium, MD: The Cherry Blossoms on the National Mall are blooming early this year!

BANDOB posted:

Here's another from the Timonium show: 10 driving wheels of power!

 

Since that was a Santa Fe 2-10-10-2, wouldn't that have been "20 driving wheels of power"?

Great idea Jim!! I was wondering when you would start posting some videos of your awesome passenger sets. Very nice videos gents!  

John at NLOE that is one nice layout and video. Impressive. 

Here is mine contribution. Ok a day late.  

 https://youtu.be/vbVBhuVc608

SUZUKOVICH

I LOVE the Winter scenes and enjoy seeing the old CB&Q FT's.  Having grown up living about a mile south of the Burlington 3-track main out of Chicago, I've those many times as a kid.  And it NEVER gets old. 

Afternoon everyone,

I found this video last night on YouTube. I came across it unexpectedly. The video showcases the Independent Hi-Railers Midwest Division (IHMD) modular layout at the 2014 NMRA show in Cleveland.  Here's the link to that video IHMD Cleveland 2014. Hope you guys enjoy.

Santafejim and others: Will this be a continuous thread, or be started new each Monday? Today I practiced using I-Movie again and made this from the Timonium show.

(click anywhere on the sentence above to see the I movie....)

B&OBILL,  

Thanks for posting and keeping this topic active.  At first I thought it would be a weekly topic, hence the date in the title.  However, I think I like your suggestion of a continuous thread better.  So let's go with that.

I really enjoyed your video.  Nice module with the Washington Monument complete with reflection pool and cherry blossom trees.  It is also the first time that I ever saw somebody actually load a container using a Mi-Jack.

Okay guys, the pool is open feel free to jump in.

I removed the date from the topic.  

OK, I'm in. I just shot this one today. Freshly programmed Atlas F7's are dragging ten, 21" passenger cars.

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

OK, I'm in. I just shot this one today. Freshly programmed Atlas F7's are dragging ten, 21" passenger cars.

WOW !   That is a massive layout you are building.

Loved the rainbow.  

Thanks Jim, I've been building the layout off and on for 15 years now. The last four of which have been chronicled right here on the forum. Never too late to jump on board.

I post updates the last day of every month. You can find them here.

Big Boy,  I just visited your YouTube channel and took the  "Westbound run on the TCC mainline".

I am truly in awe of the size and quality of your design, track work, wiring and electrical skills, and carpentry work, not to mention your dedication to a project of this scope.

I salute you BigBoy and will go back and read a page of your thread as often as I can until get current with progress.

WOW.

Almost makes me want to move to the land of 10,000 lakes.

Thanks again Jim. That's why I call it My Dream / Nightmare Layout. Visitors are always welcome, and the Chicago area isn't that far. All you do is jump on 94 and get off at the first exit in Minnesota. You could even ride the Builder.

I always love to to run milk trains!

Putnam Division posted:

I always love to to run milk trains!

Moooooove that milk!  Nice collection of milk cars.  

LIONEL GRANDPA, your layout scenery is very nice.  Everything looks finished and well-proportioned.  

After being away a week, it was great to get back home and run some trains on this Holiday Monday.

A mixed freight powered by a quartet of SP  Black Widows exiting the Griffith yard on Sunday morning.

Shortly after entering the main the SP mixed freight makes a gradual 90 degree right and is now heading southbound past the Chavez grain silos.

John's camera equipped freight is southbound and picking up speed as it crosses the river while it meets the Black Widows which are now heading north.

Its Monday and Presidents Day so a little Black bird action to celebrate.

BANDOB posted:

After being away a week, it was great to get back home and run some trains on this Holiday Monday.

Magnificent layout, Bill!

Peter

suzukovich posted:

Its Monday and Presidents Day so a little Black bird action to celebrate.

Love it!

Peter

From the weekend......

Peter

 Here's CSX hauling coal through Paterson, NJ.

Putnam Division posted:

From the weekend......

Peter

Gotta LOVE the gondola with those LARGE bottles of "Fire Water". 

...just another carbon based fuel...

Jim, I have a 30 car Tropicana train....the small train with the miniatures, a flat with OJ crates and a Seagram's Vodka reefer trails it.

Peter

Putnam Division posted:

...just another carbon based fuel...

Jim, I have a 30 car Tropicana train....the small train with the miniatures, a flat with OJ crates and a Seagram's Vodka reefer trails it.

Peter

All I can say is:  Party at Peter's!  

Now... who's coming?                          

In the early years, Santa Fe's El Capitan was pulled by steam locomotives. Who knows, perhaps the 2900 or 3700 series locomotives were used on the point.

Later diesels handled the El Cap. In the mid 50's the Hi-Level El Capitan cars were introduced. The Santa Fe had five full 12-car El Capitan trains. For most of the time, between the middle to late fifties, there were four El Capitan trains running. Two westbound from Chicago to California, two eastbound from L.A. to Chicago and one being serviced before departure from either Chicago or L.A.

I seriously doubt that a 3700 series loco ever pulled the Hi-Level consist in this video. But it is MY train and I'll power it as I please, provided it is Santa Fe power.

Hope you enjoy this video. 

I tell ya this I had a ton of FUN making it.

Putnam Division posted:

...just another carbon based fuel...

Jim, I have a 30 car Tropicana train....the small train with the miniatures, a flat with OJ crates and a Seagram's Vodka reefer trails it.

Peter

All you need now is a flat Car with a screw driver on it.  and the visuals are complete.  

 Doc I did notice that the bottles were empty and post title was from the weekend.