One of our Club members (Upstate Model Railroaders - NY) repaired this Santa Fe Diesel which is now ~ 60 years young. It is one of my favorites. It looks & runs great. Just for fun. Mike
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Thanks, Mike. Always nice to see such a beautiful example of an iconic locomotive. Thanks for sharing.
Tom
Tom. you are welcome. Thanks. Mike
Mike, That is a nice traditional flyer layout, some time, if you can, take a video showing more of it, I would love to see more.
Ray
So would I. Please try to correct the lighting (overhead fluorescents?) so it's not blown out if possible. Also some good still shots would be great. What a beautiful job it appears to be on that Alco pair! I had one of these as a boy that were a few years old when I got them.
@Rayin"S" posted:Mike, That is a nice traditional flyer layout, some time, if you can, take a video showing more of it, I would love to see more.
Ray
Ray. Thanks. Will do. Mike
@c.sam posted:So would I. Please try to correct the lighting (overhead fluorescents?) so it's not blown out if possible. Also some good still shots would be great. What a beautiful job it appears to be on that Alco pair! I had one of these as a boy that were a few years old when I got them.
Thanks. Will take some additional photos, unfortunately can't fix the overhead fluorescents as the Club does not own the building, but will again see if I can better images. Mike
@c.sam posted:So would I. Please try to correct the lighting (overhead fluorescents?) so it's not blown out if possible. Also some good still shots would be great. What a beautiful job it appears to be on that Alco pair! I had one of these as a boy that were a few years old when I got them.
Here are some still shots as requested. Mike
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@Rayin"S" posted:Mike, That is a nice traditional flyer layout, some time, if you can, take a video showing more of it, I would love to see more.
Ray
As requested, here are some photos of our Club layout (Upstate Model Railroaders - NY). It is 8'x24' has 2 levels and easily runs 3 trains at once, plus yard action. Typically our Club runs FlyerChief engines for ease of operation as we allow all guests to run trains on the lower level, and recently we have started running the upper level with traditional transformer control. Our layout is for fun, and as you can see from the photos lots of accessories, which the kids love (as I do). The layout is substantially complete with respect to benchwork, track, wiring and a large collection of engines and cars. As can be seen, we are a work in process on the scenery, with the left section nearing completion and the goal to finish up this fall. I hope you enjoy. Best. Mike
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Thanks for the pictures.
Ray
Yes, thanks so much for the pictures Mike. So nice to see vintage Flyer running again. The fella certainly did a beautiful job restoring that Alco pair - I always especially like the closed pilot of the 360 as opposed to most of the other PA's with that huge gap which really detracted from the appearance.
Here's my Dad and me with our Santa Fe's Christmas in the mid 1950s.
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@c.sam posted:Yes, thanks so much for the pictures Mike. So nice to see vintage Flyer running again. The fella certainly did a beautiful job restoring that Alco pair - I always especially like the closed pilot of the 360 as opposed to most of the other PA's with that huge gap which really detracted from the appearance.
Here's my Dad and me with our Santa Fe's Christmas in the mid 1950s.
Thank you. And thank you for sharing your beautiful photo. You are very lucky to have this photo with your Dad sharing our wonderful trains. Best. Mike
@Rayin"S" posted:Thanks for the pictures.
Ray
You are very welcome. Best. Mike
