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

Gons...

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My Aunt Mary celebrating Christmas with a friend.

 A few Weaver PS-2 covered hoppers.

Though it's Sunday, let me take this moment to say Thank you to all the forum voices who sent me "Likes" (on 11/61; 11/30; 12/14) for my postings of photos on Thursday theme:

Bobby D; trainsrob; gandydancer1950; va rodder; briansilvermustang; Trussman; PRRronbh; AZGary; RSJB18; Tom Dansel; chessie1971; c. sam; trumptrain; Boo Man; JohnnieWalker; luvindemtrains; bigtruckpete; lea;pinlarry; Zeke; Diverging Clear; CAPPilot; delwoodjef; CNJ#1601; Mayor Magoo; LaramieJoe; p51; Garrett76; strangtrain; Lou N.

And for their comments, I Thank:  gandydancer1950; Diverging Clear; Zeke; leapinlarry; LaramieJoe.

I'm gratified you liked what you saw.

FrankM

Moonson posted:

Though it's Sunday, let me take this moment to say Thank you to all the forum voices who sent me "Likes" (on 11/61; 11/30; 12/14) for my postings of photos on Thursday theme:

Bobby D; trainsrob; gandydancer1950; va rodder; briansilvermustang; Trussman; PRRronbh; AZGary; RSJB18; Tom Dansel; chessie1971; c. sam; trumptrain; Boo Man; JohnnieWalker; luvindemtrains; bigtruckpete; lea;pinlarry; Zeke; Diverging Clear; CAPPilot; delwoodjef; CNJ#1601; Mayor Magoo; LaramieJoe; p51; Garrett76; strangtrain;

And for their comments, I Thank:  gandydancer1950; Diverging Clear; Zeke; leapinlarry; LaramieJoe.

I'm gratified you liked what you saw.

FrankM

Merry Christmas Frank!

Merry Christmas, GandyDancer!

FrankM

Boxcars...!!

Warming up in the bullpen:

Anyone for a bike ride?

One of our childhood favorites:

Don't get caught on the cell phone with your pants down like this guy:

Things could get beary interesting!

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Don't get caught on the cell phone with your pants down like this guy:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Don't get caught on the cell phone with your pants down like this guy:

 

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Don't get caught on the cell phone with your pants down like this guy:

SteveC posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Don't get caught on the cell phone with your pants down like this guy:

 

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Don't get caught on the cell phone with your pants down like this guy:

Kind of like the scene in Jurassic Park when the dinosaur eats the lawyer while he's on the toilet.

I loved that scene and I happen to be a lawyer! LOL

Here's some close ups from the Free State Junction Railway in Patsburg, Md. 

CNJ #1601 posted:

Boxcars...!!

Fabulous work weathering and detailing.  

Switch crews warming up the Plymouths for a busy day in the yards.

trumptrain posted:

Here's some close ups from the Free State Junction Railway in Patsburg, Md. 

I particularly like the figures sitting at the station. We could be them when we meet.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

One of our childhood favorites:

The Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov), with Heifetz on violin. Turn up the volume:

Coalwood station....

The engine crew servicing Hudson No 5344 before a run

Don't you guys wish you were O scale and could join all these little guys in these pictures?

Better watch out for the cats: they are killers!

trumptrain posted:

Here's some close ups from the Free State Junction Railway in Patsburg, Md. 

In spite of the preparation a few months back, I see the snow never arrived in Patsburg.  Lucky for the crews!

Its 6F (-11F wind chill) here in Ohio.

As always, great work.

Lou N

Boo Man posted:

CNJ #1601 posted:

Boxcars...!!

Fabulous work weathering and detailing.  

Thank you very much, Bob!

TrainManMike posted:

Mike, that little guy with the wheel barrel really gets around. 

282 magnet crane is the best!

Nice looking turntable and love seeing the beloved gang car there raring to go.

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

TrainManMike posted:

Mike, that little guy with the wheel barrel really gets around. 

282 magnet crane is the best!

Nice looking turntable and love seeing the beloved gang car there raring to go.

Thank you!  Love the 282 and gang car.  Turntable is a PW 375.  

CNJ #1601 posted:

Boo Man posted:

CNJ #1601 posted:

Boxcars...!!

Fabulous work weathering and detailing.  

Thank you very much, Bob!

Joe,

I would love to see more of your layout.  Can you post some additional photos?

Thanks,

Bob

Many of us in the Norteast had a snow day today. It was delightful staying home with my wife, running the trains, taking a few photos and videos of them and sharing a few laughs with you folks on this Forum.

I particularly enjoyed videotaping the gang car racing around the layout, in fits and starts, with The Flight of the Bumblebee playing in the background. That music really goes with the gang car IMHO.

It's cold..................

corsair29 posted:

Real nice, Steve. Great video shot of train passing by station. Looks so real.

SIRT posted:

It's cold..................

More great pictures; particularly liked the one with the kids and the snowman, another possible postcard.