It's time for Weekend Photo Fun!!
Wednesday I was at the VMT and I found this under a box in one of the back rooms.
Of course I had to run it.
Here is a photo of one of my Lionel Corporation tinplate trains running at the museum.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smth
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No new pics this week.....just some favorites from this winter....
Peter
A birthday present from last Sunday to myself. Looking forward to spring so I can get back into the shed to run trains. James
Happy Weekend to all! Some oldies from around the station:
Not much to offer, I'm still working on wiring and track work....
Paul
Great stuff, Steve. Love the bricked-over windows, nice touch.
On CONUS Lines, a special movement was photographed at Mid-Grade. The Norfolk Southern Heritage (Illinois Terminal) SD70ACe was moving slowly upgrade on the westbound main as the NS Office Car Special overtook it. In the second view the "boys" at CP Mid-Grade are interested in both the OCS and what's adjacent to it. Having just left the Holiday Open House at Ellison roundhouse, the IT SD70ACe gleamed in its freshly scrubbed paint in the third view. The special movement was comprised of an NS gon (buffer car), an Emmert International flat carrying the load bridge for the EI Schnabel car, the Schnabel car itself, and the EI caboose.
I shot the actual Emmert International special movement from an inbound Virginia Railway Express commuter train in May 2013 opposite the Potomac Yard mall. It had CSX and CP engines for power. The VRE conductor said they had been advised to "proceed slowly" when passing the special movement. (This made me happy, allowing several more photographs. It helps when the VRE conductors know you're a railfan and advise you of special movements such as this.)
I was able to get the numbers for all three cars off Emmert's website and set to work re-painting an Atlas 50 ft flat, MTH Westinghouse Schabel, and Atlas EV caboose. I downloaded the Emmert International lettering from their website and downsized it to fit on the caboose. The vertical ends of the load bridge were cannibalized from a Weaver bulkhead flat and I scratchbuilt the platform itself out of Plasticstruct and basswood.
This was the second project I completed during the nine month run of the "modern era" on CONUS LInes. The NS OCS was the first. I normally have one or two projects to complete in each time period/geographic location/operating railroads CONUS Lines is "operating" in. It keeps CONUS Lines "fresh" and always presents me with new challenges to replicate the world of railroading I have photographed and observed for more than six decades.
Pottersville.
TRACKSIDE URBAN...
Viewed your album. That's some really incredible weathering there. The realism of the layout is excellent. Hats off to you for building this beautiful presentation.
Pottersville.
Isn't that where Bailey Park used to be?
Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR
Jim
It's time for Weekend Photo Fun!!
Wednesday I was at the VMT and I found this under a box in one of the back rooms.
Of course I had to run it.
Here is a photo of one of my Lionel Corporation tinplate trains running at the museum.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smth
I am fond of Marx Lithograph tinplate, especially their articulated streamlines. I have their Union Pacific M10005 in all three colors and if I get the chance to purchase an excellence NYC Mercury I'll own that also. The motors on M10005 engines will not pass through modern switches. I replaced them with a motor from a Marx Monon diesel. It is an easy screwdriver swap and the gears on the drivers are small enough to pass through modern frogs.
TRACKSIDE URBAN...
SIRT, those concrete elevated structures are EPIC!
I wish I had your skills.
They look like those in the area at and along the Ozone Park Station on the old Rockway line.
Pottersvile! Love it!
Fantastic pics so far, everyone!
Peter
It's all about the memories of my 2014 Christmas layout at this point.
- walt
And I am DEFINITELY not looking forward to unscampling this mess!
See you with better "memory" photos shortly! 
- walt
PRR EP5 8551 leads a train of colorful billboard reefers around the layout -
Chessie NW2 8556 drops off a lumber car at the saw mill -
A DL&W Berk leads a short freight past the passenger station -
Decided to replace my 455 w/ a new oil tank from Lionel. Also added a spur w/ an 042 switch to give the scene more interest. Still have to add a fence & road to the area.
NS SD40E 6311 (ex NS SD50 6516) lends a hand to 36A as it heads to Rose yard in Altoona on a cold & windy November afternoon. - 11/15/14
Just got word from Nassau Hobbies that the MTH version of this engine is on the way......
Peter
The infamous 'Black Scorpion' awaiting another tasty Lionel Lines passenger consist:
The California Zephyr stopped at the station. You can see that the wash crew did a really good job when it left Chicago today.
Sam, your photography skills are some of the best on the Forum. Here is an excellent example of just how good your photos are.
A birthday present from last Sunday to myself. Looking forward to spring so I can get back into the shed to run trains. James
I just picked this car up last week too. It's really sharp!
Thanks Dennis for the complement. It means a lot coming from a veteran M.R.R. guy like you.
Chip set, thanks. You can still find those VIADUCT supports on the abandon Staten Island North Shore line and in the Stapleton area as well.
They were built to carry heavy steam and coal trains back in the 1930’s and are still in operation today for the MTA cars.
Things were built to last back in the day.
Fresh out of the weathering shops...
Hi guys,
Finally made time to run my Lionel Baldwin Sharknose, New York Central, LEGACY, A-B-B-A diesel set. Impressive RailSounds package and smooth runner, I do not have a LEGACY Control System, and used my TMCC set up so could not activate all the features. The powered A and B are quite the pullers. I had the ODYSSEY II set at 100 speed steps with low momentum. Hope you enjoy the photos. The train set is so big that I was not successful in getting any of the pictures to justify the long A-B-B-A configuration since I was more interested in showing some of the details close up.
Bruce
Just got word from Nassau Hobbies that the MTH version of this engine is on the way......
Peter
They're on the way??
That's awesome news!! Can't wait!
- Mike
3 or 4 years ago, south of Birmingham, limestone quarry. These locos were parked
here in the 1930's (trucks replaced the industrial road) near one of the processing
areas. The original building collapsed and the current metal building was erected over
them in the 1980's (?). One is an Alco and one is a Porter.
3-ft gauge.
We were shown around the property by the current owner, a grandson of the founder. They still mine limestone, but most of it is crushed for cement and paving use, these days.
A sample of the land and part of the old quarry.
A full load of doors from Morrison's.
Beautiful photo, Rixster.
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