Weekend Photo Fun 1-20-22-??

Finally found a few “hard to find” pieces of rolling stock I’ve been after.

Last run for this pair of MTH PS2 RS3s before they get a repaint 

Scott,

Thanks for starting weekend photo fun.  Finally got my PRR S2 out of storage.

Thanks Scott for kicking us off early this week!  Winter weather up on the Mountain Division of the FSJR is challenging the MOW men and machines.  Both the rotary and flanger are busy keeping the mainline and sidings open.   Have a wonderful and safe weekend everyone!  

One of the tasks for these MOW men is to clear snow out from switches.

Here are some photos of my 64x14 foot toy train Christmas village at our Railway museum Christmas train ride event.

Under the white snowy mountain the train goes across a X crossing does a loop before coming out, kids always wondered why the train would go into the tunnel and take so long to come out the other side. 13 trains total running lots of fun.

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I needed a model of Nassau Tower to control the interlocking at Princeton Junction.  Since I did not want to take the time right now to scratchbuild a faithful model of the real thing. I took this MTH tower:

And covered it with brick sheet and concrete trim to look more like the real thing

I also added some interior walls and other details

This week, I have a few random shots of Port Royal after playing around with my cell phone camera over the past few months, including a B&W photo of the station as in appeared in the 1957 after it had been closed about a decade earlier:

That's it for this week...enjoy!

@John Sethian posted:

I needed a model of Nassau Tower to control the interlocking at Princeton Junction.  Since I did not want to take the time right now to scratchbuild a faithful model of the real thing. I took this MTH tower:

And covered it with brick sheet and concrete trim to look more like the real thing

I also added some interior walls and other details

John - phenomenal job!!  I love the all the modifications you made especially the interior walls.

A  Christmas Layout memory

Started last week showing the 4'x7' plateau with what I consider has 5 mini-scenes:

This week, here's one of the mini-scene closeups

And since I have always live in the Pittsburgh area, I'm required to be a Steelers fan:

walt

@c.sam posted:

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Now that is a very cool scene with a nice perspective. Photoshopped background? Diorama set outdoors?

Andre

@John Sethian posted:

Now THAT is a cool viewing angle!

Nice modeling all around and the extra lengths you went to paint the ceiling really paid off in this shot!

Andre

Here are two pics. I know one is not train related, but it is 48th scale

Greg

www.youtube.com/trainbros89

Putting the trains out on the wall has allowed to to take out a special set of mine, given to me my an Orthopedic Surgeon colleague.

A 1961 Sears uncatalogued set # 9674 pulled by a new-for-1961 616 Sante Fe Switcher.

Lionel would make up "special sets" for their big retailers and change them a little from the regular catalog sets. The Retailer could then market them as a better value (extra car, etc) for the same or lower price than the regular catalog set it is similar to.......

This is the set that the Sears uncatalogued set mimics....from the 1961 catalog....set 2570.

Look at the changes.....the Power Shovel car instead of the Crane Car. An Allis Chalmers car in lieu of the D&M Hopper.......and, the addition of the highly desirable Boat Transport car.

I'm sure that most of us PostWar kids remember this catalog page......

Have a great and safe weekend, folks.....

Peter

@Putnam Division posted:

Putting the trains out on the wall has allowed to to take out a special set of mine, given to me my an Orthopedic Surgeon colleague.

A 1961 Sears uncatalogued set # 9674 pulled by a new-for-1961 616 Sante Fe Switcher.

Lionel would make up "special sets" for their big retailers and change them a little from the regular catalog sets. The Retailer could then market them as a better value (extra car, etc) for the same or lower price than the regular catalog set it is similar to.......

This is the set that the Sears uncatalogued set mimics....from the 1961 catalog....set 2570.

Look at the changes.....the Power Shovel car instead of the Crane Car. An Allis Chalmers car in lieu of the D&M Hopper.......and, the addition of the highly desirable Boat Transport car.

I'm sure that most of us PostWar kids remember this catalog page......

Have a great and safe weekend, folks.....

Peter

Peter,

Love the parade of Postwar!

I got the ATSF "safety stripe" switcher for Christmas in '62 I think it was. Still have it and it runs like new. Amazing.

Btw, I see the D&H 1991 Service Station Set on the shelf below. So colorful and one of my favorites.

Great photos everyone.  Here is apic of our new baby. 44 Tonner. The sun is just settling in for a early fall night. The hobos Shoestring,  Muskrat and Sawdust are cooking up some squirrel and enjoy some cheap wine. Have a great weekend.  Nick.T.

Here's a little mini-movie of my O scale PC geeps with a tanker train. Enjoy!

@laming posted:

Now THAT is a cool viewing angle!

Nice modeling all around and the extra lengths you went to paint the ceiling really paid off in this shot!

Andre

Thanks everyone for the likes, and thanks Patrick W for the comment, and extra thanks to Andre who noticed the painted ceiling.   "Finishing" the interior made a big difference in the model.

By the way, that's a picture of Rhonda Fleming on the left hand interior wall

My favorite passenger train. Atlas F3s and Williams 72' cars. Curious if Lionel will have some 80' that match

Legacy Berk (listed in FS section)

K-Line Hudson                                                                                                                                                                 

Lionel N&W 'A' Class in motion.    Got lucky and caught the cab number framed by the gate!

@johnstrains posted:

Peter,

Love the parade of Postwar!

I got the ATSF "safety stripe" switcher for Christmas in '62 I think it was. Still have it and it runs like new. Amazing.

Btw, I see the D&H 1991 Service Station Set on the shelf below. So colorful and one of my favorites.

Thank you.....and yes, the D&H set from 91 is another favorite of my long "train journey"

Peter

Have a great weekend here’s a few pics around the layout

Lionel has delivered some nice Port of Tillamook Bay exterior-braced 50' double-door box cars.

The yellow matches all of the Chicago & North Western "Safety Yellow" freight cars that I have.

Andrew

Falcon Service

This is always a great thread, but I have to say this weeks photos are really great.  I’m glad I took the time to circle back and catch up since my last visit.  Outstanding photos everyone!

Putnam Division, You Delaware and Hudson set was one of the nicest looking sets Lionel made.

Here is a picture of some of our over stock of MPC reefers.

B@jim sutter posted:

Putnam Division, You Delaware and Hudson set was one of the nicest looking sets Lionel made.

I agree, Jim........there was just something about how the colors went together. When I run it, I sometimes add the traditional-sized D&H yellow and the D&H “I Love NY” boxcars with it .......it pops our even more!

You can see those two cars on my wall of rolling stock.....on the bottom row....

Peter

Have a great weekend.

Winter fun.

A little freight transfer at the depot. First, a Lackawanna trailer waits to be picked up. Later, the REA truck rolls in with a delivery.

In preparation for attending a Sopranos event in February, my wife and I are re-watching the entire series.  Of course, in Season 6 (part 2) we get a glimpse at Bobby's (pretty awesome) Lionel layout.  In the dialog later on, Tony Soprano even comments that "Lionel is owned by Neil Young."

Images credit:  HBO Home Video

Great photos today everyone! You inspired me to take a few new quick shots around the layout:

Today on the layout I'm running two silver streamliners. One is my newly-finished Rock Island Rocket (built from Postwar Lionel Alco PAs and a 1700 series prewar coach set) and the other is a fast freight led by my MTH CB&Q streamlined Hudson which I felt deserved some track time for the new year. Check it out!

This is the third installment of the recent photo shoot along the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre/Plains PA. These photos are of the abandoned Laurel Line trolley bridge paralleling the river and closest to it. The other two lines are from what I'm told the Lehigh Valley RR servicing the Dorrance Colliery just north of this location.

@stangtrain posted:

Great photos today everyone! You inspired me to take a few new quick shots around the layout:

I love those ESSO gas pumps!  Never saw them before.  But them again I've never seen the ESSO station before either.  So much nicer than Plasticville's version that's for sure.

- walt

Worked on a couple grade crossings yesterday.. Glue was still wet when I snapped these.

Those grade crossings look really nice Charlie.

I second Jerry’s comment about the grade crossings!

Here’s a quiet afternoon at the oil facility.