PASSENGER TRAINS - Let's See Them!

Here’s my New Haven set as well as some Superliners parked up for the night.

@FJI posted:

Just a quick video of my Lionel  Dreyfus Hudson and passenger cars at TMB ‘s new club layout We will begin working seriously on scenery in 2025

Another classic!

Im looking forward to seeing your club’s scenery progress. I’m sure it’s going to be great.

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Lionel mikado pulling Southern and Pullman heavyweights through these beautiful western NC mountains

Some 2 rail fun!

@SANTIAGOP23, Excellent modelling and photography!

@Erik C Lindgren posted:

Eagle!

Key and GGD… doesn’t get any better than that!

Ma & Pa Doodlebug provided passenger service between York, PA and Baltimore, Md.

Something a little more modern even if these are soon to be replaced.

Key Model E1, Pecos River Brass pre-War Budd gear. Otto Perry would approve.

Key Model GS-2 4410 with Pecos River Brass 1940 Daylight in my front yard.

I did this line up from left to right, Sunset CRI&P TA, Key Model CB&Q E5, Key Model D&RGW PA, Key Model MoP E6, Key Model AT&SF E3 11L. Prototype photo of Denver Union Station for the 2023 O Scale National Convention.

What can I say, I like classic transitional era passenger in O scale. And photography.. I should mention that no “Artificial Intelligence” apps like PicsArt were insulted by my analog work and use of layering programs and a stylus, of my models and my modules. Sorry Charlie, not AI.  

Erik - Good to see your work/images back in the forum (s) again !!!! Always a pleasure !!! 😜  Especially the MP !!!
Cheers 😉

With the MP thread ……. They had only 2 observation cars and they ran on the Missouri River Eagle - St. Louis - KC - Omaha run. 3rd rail issued the 2 with the Texas Eagle run by Popular Demand. Beautiful execution and made even better with the closed rear coupler portal to be a streamlining exclamation point !!! (IMO)

The interiors are nicely done too !!!

Cheers 😉

@Erik C Lindgren posted:

What can I say, I like classic transitional era passenger in O scale. And photography.. I should mention that no “Artificial Intelligence” apps like PicsArt were insulted by my analog work and use of layering programs and a stylus, of my models and my modules. Sorry Charlie, not AI.  

Erik,

As always, the true artist in you is so clear in your wonderful images.  Those of us who have followed your images for all these years know that AI can't come close to the realism you create in your images.

No AI, no backdrop, just boring photos shot in my backyard in the Arizona sun, and it shows compared to Erik's photography. 

Former CA Zephyr Silver Lounge in Amtrak service.  I've been looking for dedicated lounges and dorms in Amtrak.  While the routes I am most interested in did not have domes, this car has both.  For the price point, I find these Atlas cars just wonderful.

On a completely different tangent, some SP TTG cars.  First up a GGD 12-1 sleeper.

One can never have enough baggage cars, especially heavyweight ones from an era when express packages often offset the loss on the tickets sold to passengers.

@TrainBub posted:

With the MP thread ……. They had only 2 observation cars and they ran on the Missouri River Eagle - St. Louis - KC - Omaha run. 3rd rail issued the 2 with the Texas Eagle run by Popular Demand. Beautiful execution and made even better with the closed rear coupler portal to be a streamlining exclamation point !!! (IMO)

The interiors are nicely done too !!!

Cheers 😉

And they are just spectacular Trainbub. I didn’t get one since I only do the Lou to Den run. I suppose once or twice one of them made a run to Denver in place of lounge but it was a rarity. These cars are incredible, some of the best yet from GGD, that trim, OMG.. so nice. I need to build a Tower series streamstyled rebuilt heavyweight sleeper now, fun.

@GG1 4877 posted:

Erik,

As always, the true artist in you is so clear in your wonderful images.  Those of us who have followed your images for all these years know that AI can't come close to the realism you create in your images.

Thx Johnathan

Weaver Models New Haven Model I-5 is one of ten Hudson type steam locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works for fast passenger service on the shore line from Boston to New Haven. Here no.1409 heads a typical NH mixed consist with Stainless cars, heavyweights, a American Flyer coach and a rebuilt.  The engine has been retrofitted by Pat Norcross (Harmon Shops) with a new transmission for slow operation and a large can motor along with new electronics. Here she is headed for New Haven passing through Newburgh NY.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kwQrpdLq3jM1cQnD8

Staying on the MP theme ……. Here are my MP E6 “Dynamic Duo”. MP had only 2 E6 AB pairs. Left shows the early Eagle paint (I’ve overlooked including the B unit) and right is the later Jenks paint. The Jenks is renumbered. I’ve managed to get appropriate numbers so there is not duplication /overlap in the “histories” of my 2 pair.

Cheers 😉