We are starting early this week since I am sitting in a hotel at York. My phone battery died early in the day and that limited photo taking.
The pictures above are from the S Gauge group in White hall and the Standard Gauge Module Association on Black Hall. I am sure we will see more photos from other forum members who are here this weekend at York. Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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Pictures from another great Forum breakfast……
Have a great and safe weekend,everyone!
Peter
My latest from Harris toy train Auction
She's TMCC equipped!
with (most) everyone busy with York this weekend, I thought it a good time to show "origins".
My first layout in my first house:
With my 3 nephews:
My first layout in my current house:
On September 1st Leaping Larry and myself and several other OGR Forum members meet at Opry Mills in Nashville for the soft opening of the Lionel Store. After lunch we visited the home of Dr. Jack Fisher in Nashville to view his amazing layout. One person brought a custom NC&StL 576 to run on the layout. This is my short video of it running on the layout.
Neal Jeter
Here are a few pictures of my layout as I prepared for my first OGR feature article several years ago: 
It is 1949 and the photographer caught this Pennsy horse express car moving through the yard with a load of noisy horses. He assumed it was taking horses to the nearby Bel Air Race Track, which just reopened after extensive upgrades to allow larger crowds (and easier betting).
The Pennsy had 70 horse cars that pretty much moved race horses only, as other horses, even if they were somewhat valuable (like rodeo horses), would travel in stock cars. This is Lionel’s generic horse car released a couple years ago. At first, I was not going to get it because I could not find any pictures of a Pennsy horse car like this. They had 20 class B74a with clerestory roofs and no end doors, and 50 class B74b with round roofs and end doors. All photos I had seen of the B74b up to Lionel’s release had three doors, so I did some research. Sure enough, I found a photo in Staufers’ Pennsy Power III of a B74b with only two doors. Not exactly like Lionel’s, but definitely close enough.
@CAPPilot posted:It is 1949 and the photographer caught this Pennsy horse express car moving through the yard with a load of noisy horses. He assumed it was taking horses to the nearby Bel Air Race Track, which just reopened after extensive upgrades to allow larger crowds (and easier betting).
The Pennsy had 70 horse cars that pretty much moved race horses only, as other horses, even if they were somewhat valuable (like rodeo horses), would travel in stock cars. This is Lionel’s generic horse car released a couple years ago. At first, I was not going to get it because I could not find any pictures of a Pennsy horse car like this. They had 20 class B74a with clerestory roofs and no end doors, and 50 class B74b with round roofs and end doors. All photos I had seen of the B74b up to Lionel’s release had three doors, so I did some research. Sure enough, I found a photo in Staufers’ Pennsy Power III of a B74b with only two doors. Not exactly like Lionel’s, but definitely close enough.
Thank you, I learned something new today!
Well I crossed another want off my list this York. Got this from Just Trains. I'm pretty sure it was mint. A nice addition to my stable. It was the right time and the right price! I'll be doing a full video on my channel for this set for sure but here's a taste!
Lionel's Spirit of the Century.
@CAPPilot posted:The Pennsy had 70 horse cars that pretty much moved race horses only, as other horses, even if they were somewhat valuable (like rodeo horses), would travel in stock cars. This is Lionel’s generic horse car released a couple years ago. At first, I was not going to get it because I could not find any pictures of a Pennsy horse car like this. They had 20 class B74a with clerestory roofs and no end doors, and 50 class B74b with round roofs and end doors. All photos I had seen of the B74b up to Lionel’s release had three doors, so I did some research. Sure enough, I found a photo in Staufers’ Pennsy Power III of a B74b with only two doors. Not exactly like Lionel’s, but definitely close enough.
The fact that Lionel's car is close is good to know. A friend of mine provided me a New Haven / Boston & Maine jointly operated State of Maine passenger consist report and it turns out both a PRR B74a and b (#s 5811 and 5846) were moved in the "SOM" over the B&M between 6-Aug and 9-Sept 1951. I am not sure of the destination on the B&M but I may have to splurge on this car after all.
@pennsyfan posted:Thank you, I learned something new today!
@Farmall-Joe posted:The fact that Lionel's car is close is good to know. A friend of mine provided me a New Haven / Boston & Maine jointly operated State of Maine passenger consist report and it turns out both a PRR B74a and b (#s 5811 and 5846) were moved in the "SOM" over the B&M between 6-Aug and 9-Sept 1951. I am not sure of the destination on the B&M but I may have to splurge on this car after all.
The big difference is the Lionel is smooth sided while the Pennsy was like the B60 baggage car, with panels. Another thing about Lionel's car is the green trucks. Lionel has done this on other Pennsy cars lately.
The Pennsy stopped painting the trucks green starting in 1943, and by 1949 they were gone. Since baggage and mail cars kept the green the longest, I can live with it on this car since my layout's era is late 40s. But I'd rather they just painted them black. I have gotten rid of the green on my passenger cars that came that way.
Thanks Scott for getting us started for this fine weekend! Here are some pics I took this Friday at York.
@Craignor posted:Running trains at York in the Black Hall with the Standard Gauge Modular Association.
That’s an impressive consist.
@Craignor posted:Running trains at York in the Black Hall with the Standard Gauge Modular Association.
what a BEAUTIFUL train. I'm envious. thanks for taking the video and posting it Craig.
walt
Halloween 2023
@Craignor posted:Running trains at York in the Black Hall with the Standard Gauge Modular Association.
Great to see you.
Great layout.
Thank you SGMA for bringing it to York!
Peter
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