In a somewhat lighter note. This is a Williams FEC BL2 with a MTH B unit. Pulling a chartered group of Shriners from Florida on their way to a convention in California. It was important that they didn't run out of their favorite beverage so a few reefers were added in strategic spots.
Here they are crossing Six Bear Gap and starting down the mountain.
Could this be California?
Photos taken at Patsburg's Commuter Station.
Here is a Hornby Type 51 tender loco and two type 31 passenger cars, one a Class 1 and 2 and the other one a Class 3 and Brake Van. Note the tender carries the "Lion and Wheel" symbol from the post nationalization of the UK railroads, which occurred in 1948. However Hornby was a little slow in recognizing this fact in their o-gauge line and the type 51 was one of the first to carry the livery, likely 1951 or 52.
Best Wishes , Don
Not a huge contribution this week but found the PRR 10-6 to go with my CZ Zephyr recently.
Added a third car to my U.S. Army Troop train, next much needed seats and soldiers, then will get a baggage car and add that to this set. God Speed All!
An extra section was added to the Empire State Express for the Independence Day weekend….
Running Lionel’s 1990 N&W J 611 with the Powhatan Arrow.
Running Lionel MPC BLUE COMET.
@pennsyfan posted:Running Lionel MPC BLUE COMET.
Bob:
Your Blue Comet is GREAT! I have the same set. My son Chris and I are big Blue Comet fans.
@Randy Harrison posted:Bob:
Your Blue Comet is GREAT! I have the same set. My son Chris and I are big Blue Comet fans.
Randy, I never had a set. Several years ago some residents of my community; Equestra, which is in Farmingdale NJ; did a what was here before and what’s here now article. As I was reading it; I was astonished to find out that the Blue Comet ran about a mile from my home!
I said to one of my train friends from Brooklyn; I’ve got to get a Blue Comet set. He called me a day later and said he had Two; and I could have one for the original price!
Here's my refurbished pre-war Marx 2-4-2 Canadian Pacific 3000 steam engine accompanied by eight Modern Marx passenger cars and one mail car. I hope you enjoy them.
Tom
@Just Havin' Fun posted:Here's my refurbished pre-war Marx 2-4-2 Canadian Pacific 3000 steam engine accompanied by nine Modern Marx passenger cars and one mail car. I hope you enjoy them.
Tom
That is a beautiful set!! Thanks for sharing.
New Haven Mountain type, class R-1 heads a passenger consist through Newburgh NY. The 3301 is fresh from outshopping from the Harmon Shops, in Shiloh N.C., headed by Master Mechanic Pat Norcross.
NYC Empire State Express passing through my South Station.
MTH SF E-8’s with K-Line & Lionel Aluminum passenger cars.
@Captain John posted:MTH SF E-8’s with K-Line & Lionel Aluminum passenger cars.
That is one IMPRESSIVE passenger consist!!!!!!
Here's some passenger train pics from the Free State Junction Railway.
Western Maryland coach ( MTH Premier ) being set out by a WM center cab switcher.
Head end REA car is being unloaded.
REA baggage car by MTH
Pullman diner by K line.
@pennsyfan and @Randy Harrison were talking about their "Blue Comets" so I thought I would sneak in this picture of my Distler "Little Choo-Choo" which is a "sort of" blue train. The Johann Distler KG metalware factory in Nuremberg, Ge was founded around 1900 and incorporated in 1909. It was operated by Johann and Kathe Distler and it stayed in business under various forms of management until 1968. This little clockwork train from Germany, dates from the 1950's as Distler stopped making 0 gauge trains in 1957 in favor of HO. You can see the art work on the set box tends to the fantastic not only for the locomotive character but to the length of the train. I seriously doubt that this loco could pull anything close to that train and in fact she does just OK with the short train she has. However, she is a blue passenger train and can still pull her one car around her tiny 1 ft diameter circle 
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Best Wishes,
Don
Here's a B&O passenger train with several headend cars.
LIRR 1964 Worlds Fair commuter train at a grade crossing.
Commuters catching New Haven #126 for their evening ride home.
Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited (with some restored 20th Century Limited cars in tow).
New Haven class R-1 Mountain Type 3301, a bit out of character as a passenger engine arrives in New Haven Station with the Yankee Clipper.
@Van Rail posted:Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited (with some restored 20th Century Limited cars in tow).
Looks beautiful! Thanks for bringing visibility to modern Amtrak modelers!!!
It's a bittersweet image though... Now I wish I ordered at least one phase 3 baggage car.
@Bill Park posted:New Haven class R-1 Mountain Type 3301, a bit out of character as a passenger engine arrives in New Haven Station with the Yankee Clipper.
Big fan of this layout, Bill. I may soon have to use a "California basement." Your pike gives me hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SqIvH-kOoI
My 7 car MTH Railking Blue Comet set. No real pictures but here's a video. I did an LED retrofit on the passenger cars & filled them with people. Minimum curve is O-72. Enjoy
Modern reproductions of 2600 series prewar passenger cars.
I cannot get the video embed to work to work. So, below is a link to a video of the Blue Comet running through a disheveled layout.
50th Anniversary Amtrak 108 at Beacon, N.Y.
Charm City Airlines: Your comments are much appreciated. Bill
@JamesRx_- James that is a great video, the lighting and train speed plus the camera point of view makes it one of the most realistic I have seen. Thanks for posting.
Don
@Don McErlean posted:@JamesRx_- James that is a great video, the lighting and train speed plus the camera point of view makes it one of the most realistic I have seen. Thanks for posting.
Don
Thank you so much for your kind words Don!
James
Amtrak Turbo Train
@JamesRx posted:Thank you so much for your kind words Don!
James
I’ll 2nd those comments. That is an awesome video. 😊😊😊
@Captain John posted:Amtrak Turbo Train
Had one on order, then heard all the problems, and canceled.
ron
MTH Amtrak Heritage Fleet train passes through my city.
-Duncan
The Empire State Express (circa 1947) makes an unscheduled stop at Beacon, NY at twilight.
Amtrak waiting on the shelves for service:
This extended thread has been great fun. Lately here, a second guest room layout without scenery (yet) continued to generate complaints from my “management.” When I mentioned a new to us pair of Lionel Alco FAs (O27 size) in Alaska Railroad, her response was “put some scenery on it and make it an Alaska Railroad layout and I’ll love it”. So in time for an old teacher friend of hers visit, my best train buddy Billy gave two days of his time and helped me get it ready. The original Lionel bascule bridge she gave me for Christmas 50+ years ago came out of the display cabinet to add to her pleasure. So here are an eBay purchased 70+ year old postcard view of Alaska RR’s 1947 “AuRoRa” in McKinley Park with their homemade cab units transformed from RS1’s in the Anchorage shops, and a photo of the layout results with a Lionel version of the AuRoRa. Except for the lower-placed headlight on Alaska’s homemade prototype, the Lionel FA is a pretty good ringer for Alaska’s cab units. Mountain and harbor scene, and fascia, to be added…..
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