Hello Mark B and N5C Jonny
Sorry to reply after such a long time (2 months) --- so here are the replies and some newest of my "Sunshine and Shadows" photos on, along, my EL
Mark --------
The EL in Philly was in its all original structure glory back in the 1980's thru late 1990's-- even with it's, heh, rusted areas and peeling paint in places. All that original construction LATTICE Girder work on both the 1920 built Frankford Section and the original 1905-65 earlier built Market Street first section. Along with the originals of all its EL stations.
Now ALL totally rebuilt brand new structure and stations on the West Philly "Market Street" portion (nothing original remaining) - and other than the cross bents and supporting EL columns, mostly all rebuilt including stations, track deck, etc., on the Frankford Branch. That entire Philly EL was not the "open deck" trackwork like Chicago, New York and Boston traditional EL's - it was a totally concrete bed deck built with ballasted trackwork.
Unfortunately, most of the neighborhoods at present the rebuilt entire Philly EL line runs thru are, well, let say, not the nicest and safest places to hang out in ! Anyway, thanks for your comments and support in the past !
Jonny --------
Glad to see that you genuinely enjoy seeing my modeling work, and thanks for your support also !
Well, for both of you here are a few more of my newest Layout photos;
The "theme" is replicated from what was the norm seen on the real Manhattan and Bronx EL's where basically they ran completely north and south; The sun travels rising from EAST in the morning to setting in the west in late afternoon to evening. Thus the shadows are cast in the morning towards the west side of the EL and its below Avenue, and at PM, towards the east side of the EL and its below Avenue .
My "shadows theme" in these photos is set for later afternoon, with the "Sun" setting in the west, and casting long shadows across the EL from its west side (and buildings on that side) towards the east side, which is brightly "sunlit" where there are not any cast shadows from the "sun".
The IRT division Rolling stock shown indicates a 1940 to 1956 time period being modeled. My fully scratch-built IRT Subway 1939-40 Worlds Fair "Steinway" Cars and my 1901-1910 built IRT Manhattan EL wooden "MUDC" class (open platform EL Gate Cars converted to end doors and controls) EL Cars.
I hope the below photos are satisfactory for what I tried to replicate on my layout ! I have provided photo captions so as to identify the rolling stock in the scenes.
Regards - Joe F
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The BELOW first 3 photos show my scratch-built O-Scale IRT "EL" MUDC Class local cars in a train stopped at and then departing a local station in the late afternoon sun long shadows cast across the EL
BELOW - Based upon the shadows and sun-lit station, this scene would normally be an uptown (northbound) EL Station on a Manhattan (or Bronx) EL, with the sun setting low in the west casting long shadows towards the east across the EL
BELOW - Local train of IRT EL MUDC cars rounds a sharp curve on the overhead EL with a GMC Surface Transportation System Co., transit bus in background
BELOW - Rooftop view of southbound train of IRT Steinway Subway cars headed by 1939 Worlds Fair Steinway car, stopped at local station, as an uptown Elevated train of IRT EL MUDC Cars is stopped at the opposite platform
BELOW - Rooftop view of southbound train of IRT Steinway Subway cars headed by 1939 Worlds Fair class Steinway car at right, stopped at a local station, as an uptown Elevated train of IRT EL MUDC Cars is stopped at the opposite local station platform
BELOW - Rooftop shot across the EL to rear of the last car of a train of IRT EL MUDC cars stopped at local station, note care interior and end vestibule details. SACHS FURNITURE STORE is many decades long chain store institution in NY City.
BELOW - Rooftop view down to a downtown local train of IRT subway cars headed by a 1939 Worlds Fair Steinway Car stopped at south end of a Local Station platform
BELOW - Rooftop view of southbound train of IRT Steinway Subway cars headed by 1939 Worlds Fair Steinway cars, stopped at local station, as an uptown Elevated train of IRT EL MUDC Cars is departing the opposite platform
BELOW - Rooftop view of southbound train of IRT Steinway Subway cars headed by 1939 Worlds Fair Steinway Car stopped at local station, as an uptown Elevated train of IRT EL MUDC Cars is stopped at the opposite platform