Pix From the PIHR Setup in Monroeville, PA This Past Weekend

Andy,

Thank you for the photos, and to all the Pittsburgh Independent Hi-Railers, thank you for setting up the layout in Monroeville!  It is always the highlight of the show!  I am glad to see photos of some wonderful trains that were not running when I was there, and of trains I did see.  It was also fun talking with many of the members.

 

Maybe I can squeeze in a trip to Kennywood this year!

Thanks Andy for all of the wonderful photos. You sure have an active club that does much to promote our hobby.

Great photos.

That's an impressive mobile layout wish we had something like that near us. Thanks for sharing.

Andy,

   Great pictures, I missed the show this time, was in Potter/Tioga training Grouse dogs.  Thanks much for posting the pictures!

PCRR/Dave

You make me proud to be a former Pittsburgher.  Great modular layout.

Art

Nice to see all that Pennsy power in one place.  Is it the photography or are some of the curves super elevated on the layout?

 

Bruce

Great pics.

Thank you!

Peter

A very nice military display.  I like the desert scene in Pittsburgh.  Mike CT

Andy,

Nice pics and layout. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

 

Great pictures of a

1. Great layout

2. Great club

3. Great trains

4. Most of all, Great people 

Thanks Andy for the pictures.

Andy,

 

Very nice layout. I really like the curves. One of the goals for the Casey Jones High Railers next year is to get out of the" oval mode ." We have the curved module built for this purpose, but we will need to build a few more straight modules.

 

Thanks for posting the great pictures.

 Richard Gonzales

Great pictures Andy

 

 

Alex

The curves are slightly super elevated - there is a length of wire just under the outside rail of each track in the curve.

 

Andy

great pics, thanks for sharing!

Andy,

I like the layout shape. The overview shot really shows how the shape seems to invite the viewer to center. I'll bet the trains show-off nicely winding through that area.

 

Did you build new reverse curve modules or did you already have those?

 

We've had them a long time.  They are not really reverse curve modules, just smaller curve modules that we use this way from time to time, and we use them for smaller setups where we don't have as much space, and for irregular shaped layouts like the one we do at Kennywood.

 

Andy

Amazing layout! Thanks for the pictures.

Finally have a little time to check out the forum posts….loved this one!!
Nice, well  lit Pictures of an excellent example of what  the O-Gauge Hobby is all about.
The Pittsburgh Independent High-Railers  are a credit to the Hobby.. Nice Work High Railers!!

Are you guys going to do Kennywood this year? 
Keep the pictures coming and thanks for posting!!!

Hippies and Zombies…LOL

K.C.

 

Yes we are.  We've already started work there on the setup.

 

Andy

Andy,

   When is the Kennywood display this year?  I definitely want to plan to go see it and take some pictures!

PCRR/Dave

The Kennywood Holiday Lights schedule for 2014 is:

 

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, November 28 thru December 21, 5-9 p.m.  The first night (Black Friday) usually features fireworks (and is usually the most crowded night).

 

Please note that inclement weather can cause cancellations, so if the weather is questionable, either call Kennywood, or keep an eye on their Facebook page (they usually make the go/no-go call by 1 p.m. the day of the event).  And if the weather is particularly mild or even nice, expect large crowds (the last day last year was warm and they got 10k people thru the gates - this prompted them to open additional rides to keep the lines manageable).

 

For more info on tickets, click here.  If you know you are going, get tickets at Giant Eagle or online for a discount (you will pay more at the gate), and if you know you are going more than once this season, the holiday season pass is a pretty good deal.

 

Andy

Andy,

    Thanks for the schedule info, hope to see you there one evening!

PCRR/Dave

Cool pictures! I really enjoyed your setup!

I liked the overhead view. How did you do that anyway?

Thanks Andy,

  It's that added touch on broad curves that brings out the realism.

 

Bruce

 

There is a staircase right behind us.  You can see it above in the 10th picture from the top.

 

Andy

I forgot that there was a staircase there

 

They hide it pretty well.  They don't want attendees going up the stairs.

 

Andy

Andy,

   Looks like some civilian stole a NASA Caboose to run behind one of your passenger trains, security at NASA these days must be getting kind of shakey.

Great layout guys!

 PCRR/Dave

 

       
       


Or maybe I didn't see it because I was too focused on the trains!!!

Either way, I didn't notice it