Weekend Photo Fun 10-5-18-??

Just about finished, a few minor things left to do and it will go to its new home. 

Fun for this weekend.

The Northern Pacific with a priority REA reefer freight filled with Washington State apples out of Wenatchee

Bill T posted:

The Northern Pacific with a priority REA reefer freight filled with Washington State apples out of Wenatchee

OK, ya got me.  Who made that gondola?  Manufacturer and stock number please.

Stu

Happy Friday 

Started ballasting! Going to try & work on this side of the board first






















NS Dash-9 9768 leads a northbound freight through the cuts in downtown Gastonia, NC on the Piedmont division


NS ET44AC 3678 leads a westbound helper set out of Hemphill Tunnel #2 in Capels, WV on the Pokey.


Seen through a 20mm lens, N&W 611 backs through the wye in Roanoke as she prepares to complete her journey from Spencer, NC to the VMT


NS SD70M-2 2698 leads Linwood bound 134 through Reidsville, NC on the Danville District


NJT ALP46 4639 shoves a Long Branch bound local train through Red Bank, NJ

Always wanted to try this

Lionchief loco's double heading.  Used a black wire to to connect them.

                                                       M.A.G.  USAX  #1607    

A 2017 Christmas Layout memory

I've only started recently obtaining some tin-plate accessories - dang this stuff is pricey!  But it is nice stuff.

- walt

PEEK A BOO

Sorry for the rerun from my thread about this locomotive, but it's all I have for weekend photo fun this week.  Converted from B&O to PRR.

Another restored switch stand in the yard.

jackiejr posted:

PEEK A BOO

When my parents moved into their house in Port Vue in 1954 they owned a Nash.  I made a model of their house and found a $104 Nash 1:48 so I HAD to buy it.

Is your billboard IMAGE custom made or is/was this a commercial product at one time?  If so I may have to look for one for my layout.

- walt

Happy Weekend to Everyone.

California Zephyr stopped at a red signal on the Aurora to Chicago Race Track on a sunny fall day in 1970.  Must be getting close to the Amtrak takeover as it is very unusual to have Western Pacific units pulling this train out of Chicago.  Also don't understand the total lack of ballast on these very heavily used mainlines?  When RR execs see these pictures some heads may roll?

Art

walt rapp posted:

jackiejr posted:

PEEK A BOO

When my parents moved into their house in Port Vue in 1954 they owned a Nash.  I made a model of their house and found a $104 Nash 1:48 so I HAD to buy it.

Is your billboard IMAGE custom made or is/was this a commercial product at one time?  If so I may have to look for one for my layout.

- walt

Hey Walt,   Always admired your craftsmanship in modeling the homes you built. The billboard sign was copied off the internet.  My dad sold Ramblers for a time so that was the attraction when I saw the advertisement plus it fit my layout time period.

               JACKIEJR

The Super Chief traveling west on my 12' X 24' ceiling layout.

I am building a new catenary signal bridge. 

It is based on one that was at Princeton Junction (the bridge is still there, the signals are different)

Obviously taken from the other side of the tracks

Close up of the safety cages

The long view

This part of my layout is still wireless

Johan, that is a great scene. Art, the signal bridge came out great.......................Paul

Micro-module scenes of Japanese railway at local Greenberg Show. 

I'm currently without a layout.   Here are some photos from 2011.   The layout at that time was transitioning from toy type semi scale to 3 rail scale.

The Eagle has landed!

I

Great crane Johan!  Is that the Lionel P&H crane kit or is that a kitbash of the MTH American crane?

Found this old photograph of a Ghost Town. Don

New Menards flat with an Army load. 

Another great piece of rolling stock from Menards.

coach joe posted:

Great crane Johan!  Is that the Lionel P&H crane kit or is that a kitbash of the MTH American crane?

Thanks Joe: Its a MTH American crane, Norscot excavator, 3D print parts & many another parts combination.

Johan

Down at our training center working with the hose monkeys  along the BNSF line, I caught this coal drag heading south to KC. Someone tagged my beloved Mac. Have a great weekend.  Nick T.  

paul 2 posted:

Johan, that is a great scene. Art, the signal bridge came out great.......................Paul

Paul: Thank you very much.

Johan

A Pennsy work train has appeared on the home layout...

MTH, Lionel & Weaver provided the items of the consist.

Peter

Let’s go way back. This was my first truck I owned it was a 1979 International Transtar Eagle I was at the Conrail back in 1995 with one of the company’s 40’ chassis I was leased to the company I’m driving for now.

Night shots from fellow club member Gordon’s layout.

Chris

LVHR

Lee, I like the moving shot. Something about black and white photos that catch the eye..................Paul

jackiejr posted:

Hey Walt,   Always admired your craftsmanship in modeling the homes you built. The billboard sign was copied off the internet.  My dad sold Ramblers for a time so that was the attraction when I saw the advertisement plus it fit my layout time period.

               JACKIEJR

thanks for answering :-)  and thanks for the compliment too!!!

- walt

paul 2 posted:

Lee, I like the moving shot. Something about black and white photos that catch the eye..................

Thanks, Paul!

I actually took that a while ago, found it on my hard drive last night while looking for somethibg else. I'd forgotten I took a series of those shots.

This week an MPC Lionel Southern Crescent Limited arrived (from England).

Regards

Fred