Photos, take a look!! ...hope you enjoy!

Just yesterday we rode NJ Transit out of Penn Station.  It reminds me of the 'open' tracks before you go into the tunnel to cross the Hudson and after you come out of the bowels of the station underground. 

Very good work. Enjoyed the pictures.

I had to look at your pictures a couple of times to place the area of construction, but then I got it. Really looks great Alan.

What a great job, Just Super. Thanks.

Good layout.  There is  alot there and you have arranged a unique and visually intersting perspective.

Great layout but pics 3 and for set off my vertigo!

 

Jerry

Really nice !! A few of those shots give the feeling of being an iron worker looking down from some dizzying height Sean

Your very talented good job.

Hi Alan,

 

 As soon as I see a thread from you, I can't wait to click on it and see what you are working on. As usual everything you do is beautiful. So many times while I'm working in my shop on a project I think of you guys here on the forum and wonder what you are all constructing. That's what is so great about this forum, we get to show each other what we are doing and share so many great idea's 

 

Thanks for sharing your wonderful work

 

Alex

 

Great layout & fabulous photos.

Thanks Frank, Dave, Larry, Brian, Casey, Lee, Jerry, Sean, Rockstars, Alex, and Spence for the nice comments.

 

Pennsydave...I am happy that you noticed the similarity to which you refer....I was after that kind of look.  I will be adding catenary wire sometime in the future.

 

Jerry and Sean...I understand the dizziness....I felt it too as I was taking the pictures!

 

Alex...thanks so much for the very nice words.  They certainly help me going...

 

Alan

Hi Alan, I have to echo Spence above, but I would really like to compliment your use of light. Your photos look as if they where taken out doors. Very good work, I don't know if your results where an accident or not, but the above shows top notch photography work.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Thanks Mario! 

 

I have two things going for me in the trainroom that helps with the lighting for photography.  First, a series of east facing clerestory-like windows and then 3 banks of lighting which have bulbs that emit a daylight spectrum similar to natural light.

 

Alan

What a great look and the perspectives are superb. Thanks for sharing, Terry

Awesome detail.  I admire craftsman that can put their ideas into existence.

Alan - Your layout is simply AMAZING

Looks great Alan! Wonderful solution!

 

Ricky

That's a nice scene Alan, although I don't know why the railroad wouldn't sell the air rights above the tracks.

 

Joe

Excellent...... Some good ideas to cop... ,er - I mean use.

Very well done. The realism is top notch. Thanks.

EastonO, CK, sam, Rick, Joe, Michael, and Don....thank you for taking the time to make your very much appreciated comments!

 

Joe...the railroad still retains the air rights ; however,  the maintenance crews (me) needed to have access to the switches and this not only allowed access but also provided an interesting view

 

Thanks,

Alan

Great ideas, need to get down there and see these changes.

Thanks Roger....

 

The door is open and light will be on....come on down!!

 

Alan

Alan,

I can only say it in one word.  WOW!  You just keep on keepen on.

Thanks for sharing.

Al

Thanks Al....When are you and your lovely going to pay us a visit again???  You are welcome anytime you know!!

 

Alan

Enjoyed viewing your photos.
I like this scene a lot...very interesting.

Outstanding! Great pictures - thanks for sharing your talents

Wow!  Fabulous!  Thanks for sharing.  -Ken

Thanks Keith, Dorcie, and Ken...I appreciate your nice comments!

 

Alan

Alan Nice work, great city detail!

Thanks Rich!!  I was looking at some pictures you had posted and was wondering about the radio tower?

 

Alan

Hi Alan,

 

Cool perspective!  Thanks for posting the pictures.  Those shots of your layout remind me of some pictures I took in Tokyo last October (I snuck the shots from a conference room before my clients arrived  ).

 

 Wow !!

if there was street noises playing while I looked at the shots, I would have thought I was there!

Very nice. esp that last pic

Joe...thanks!....funny that you mention the street noises.  I have speakers under the layout in this area that are connected to a DVD player that has city sounds which I burned from several free sound files online!!!

 

Alan

"It reminds me of the 'open' tracks before you go into the tunnel to cross the Hudson and after you come out of the bowels of the station underground. "

known, i believe as "the pit."

Forrest...you should have seen me in that area while I was working on it....I certainly felt like I was in a "pit" with the tall buildings all around me....but more like what a giant might feel like!

 

Alan

Alan, WOW VERY NICE!! YOUR LAYOUT KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. AWESOME WORK!!

Nice photos...thanks for sharing.

Thanks O-gauger!

 

Alan