TRAIN THEME THURSDAY : close up shots around the layout......

switching the REMCO Valve Co.

Hudson rounds curve

A tearful goodbye as the train for Hamburg pulls out...

Indian tunnel

Up close today: 

View from the other side of the tracks.

Those who know use the B&O

Walking in the park.

The rural grade crossing.

Emergency.

A long day at B Company, 796th Railway Operating Battalion...

...the local old junkyard...

FrankM

Somebody is getting chewed out at the local bus station.

Up close today:  In and around Patsburg.

When you got to go ... you got to go! 

Number 70 in the hole .... making way for the mighty J.

In his solitude. 

The brakeman. 

Docksider and crew wait for next assignment. 

@briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

Brian, 

I know that conductor - he used to work for the LIRR. Nice guy, always had a hardy "Good morning" for everyone.

Cool pic.

Working the farm fields.

@SIRT posted:

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Steve', WOW'.. that is absolutely incredible and fantastic modeling'... Completely OUTSTANDING'....👍🏻👌😜⭐

i SEE THE TOLL IS NOW .50 UP FROM A quarter'.. every 3 to 6 miles.  Always was a very expensive highway.... When I traveled it steady, years back, used to be .15. Exits were a Nickle.... Inflation hey'...

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

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Steve', WOW'.. that is absolutely incredible and fantastic modeling'... Completely OUTSTANDING'....👍🏻👌😜⭐

i SEE THE TOLL IS NOW .50 UP FROM A quarter'.. every 3 to 6 miles.  Always was a very expensive highway.... When I traveled it steady, years back, used to be .15. Exits were a Nickle.... Inflation hey'...

I know.

Made price changes along the way. Not completed yet, will make new .50 signs last for the booths. Thanks! 

Willy needs more money...

Another day travelling the rails

Up close today:  Postwar 2065, passenger cars, ballast tamper. 

Thomas the Tank Engine hard at work in the yard.

The empire State Building as seen from the sidewalk.

There is trouble brewing in the alley.

a few close ups....

@gandydancer1950 posted:

a few close ups....

 Very good use of signage' Gandy'... 

Just took these as I had nothing recent:

@CoastsideKevin posted:

 WOW', Kevin'..some really nice scenarios and shots!!!

The layout s looking pretty good'...😀⭐👌👍🏻⭐

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

 WOW', Kevin'..some really nice scenarios and shots!!!

The layout s looking pretty good'...😀⭐👌👍🏻⭐

Thanks so much, Ted. That's very nice of you to say. I get a lot of inspiration from this thread and from this forum! Kevin

Parked trucks. 

Up close today:  "Postwar adventures of a 2065 Hudson."

Hi folks, I have not really posted much to this thread, but today I thought it might be fun to share some pictures from my "new" layout. 

First...the b&w picture is from my boyhood Lionel layout in 1954.  This was actually the first "permanent" layout Dad and I built (I was 10) , prior to this it was (as most of us know) up with the trains at Christmas and down again after New Years.  The passenger set, by my recollection is a 2630,2630,2631 set in Blue/Silver pulled by a 1666E loco in black.  All from about 1938-42.  Clearly these predate the photo.  In the back is my PRR turbine powered freight set, you can just see the Milk car behind the tender. The backgrounds on the basement wall are just paper flats. 

Here is today's layout, not much bigger and this shows the downtown area of what I call "Small Town" . Lots of traffic today and poor Officer Sullivan (the town's only policeman) tries to keep traffic moving.  The "McDonalds" is a brand new thing in town and its just making the traffic problem harder!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Don

Just a quick shot o an unfinished engine house on my layout which is now disassembled pending a move to another house.

Wow, from the top of the page, true model railroad excellence, there’s a lot of beautiful scenes in this thread, and it’s great to see Moonson involved to, That fence work is awesome as is your layout. It’s time for you to post more pictures of your Layout. Trumptrain, amazing pictures and I love that 2065, Wow, standing proud, Sidehack, your scenic detailing is Museum Quality, fantastic, Quarter Gauger 48, I miss your pictures but love your comments, unique, Coastline Kevin, I love that weathered UP Caboose, it would go great with my new Graffiti UP Genset BTO from the 2020-2 Lionel wishbook.  Your layout and trains are fun to watch, thanks for your pictures, Don McErlean, Yes, I love the Snurf Set you posted on some thread was cool, your 1954 picture of your layout really brings back fond memories of times gone by by,  your current Corner landscape  is beautiful. I like the McDonalds scene, 15 cent burgers, Yummy.  This is truly a great thread, Briansilvermustang, your the man, thanks for starting this fun to read thread. Happy Railroading Everyone. 

Lonely drive home after work. Don

Scale Rail, now that’s a beautiful scene, very realistic. Post more pictures of your layout, ok? Again, there’s simply a lot of talent out there and these pictures prove my point. Happy Railroading