WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 12-5-14-??

A rare sighting on the Seattle & Yakima RR, oil from Mexico by rail.

Hooked up the LCS wifi module this week.....and I'm the one that's hooked!

Peter

RMT Walter M’s Custom MTH CNJ Budd Cars for delivery!

Something for the Shiny’ Brite fans!

Sun glasses required…

A 2013 Christmas layout memory

Can you tell that 2 of my 4 grandkids are boys?

- walt

Good work on the kids layouts Scott and tks for starting each week.

New Wifi operation of trains looks interesting will be run to see how fast the younger kids learn these over the old guys. Would not be surprised to see a lot of grandpa's having the grand children set up and run the various new WiFi I pad / tablet setups. Perhaps may draw them to the trains and away from the video games.

Perhaps will have to see if some new games could come out of this that might challenge the kids!

From a club visit to Mark's last night;

 Click on photos for a larger view.

Note the bridges are in the up position showing how they lift up to keep on a pressurized cylinder and are top hinged to clear the track as they lift works well.

The layout is on 2 levels of floor, lower part of basement a few steps down from upper basement;  so the track that runs at eye level and chest height in the lower room runs as large return loops under the upper part of the room for dogbone layout for the lower room tracks. You can see in the 5th photo the return loops for the lower basement run under the upper room tracks in this photo.

Nice picture everyone!

Inside warehouse skylight.

A little night run for my JLC UP 3985.

She is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her big brother...the 4014!

Enjoy and have a great weekend everyone!

Scott,

It is really nice you set up trains at your church.  The children seem to be quite interested.  They are our future in the church.

Question:  What does KC&NW stand for on the little 2-8-0 under the tree?  Kansas City & North Western jumps out at me.  Tell me it is for something else.  

The Christmas area at the VMT is great.  I hope to make some progress on my Christmas layout this weekend so I will have something to post on this thread.  My friendly neighborhood man in the brown uniform delivered the rest of my Fastrack yesterday.

Tis the season, so the post this week has to be Christmas layout related.

Building towards creating 2014 Christmas layout memories. End of week 7.  One area left to scenick   Well, a small 2nd one too - that small town in the front right - the white and brown house has a bare spot in the back yard - there will be a vegetable garden there.

- walt

Most of the details have been added to the office window layout. Lots of folks from all over have been stopping in..

Also, our club is having our Annual Christmas Open House this weekend BOTH days from 1p- 4p here in town. Anyone in the area is welcome!

Our office is one of the nicest buildings on Main Street with a two story lobby, 7 Crystal chandeliers, and a double wooden stairway to the upper floors. Was an old Bank originally. Great place to work from.

It is that time of year when trains begin appearing under the Christmas tree.  Here is a photo along with the story sent to me by my daughter just yesterday.  I was very touch by what she had written.  Bo

"A train around the Christmas tree has been a must since I was a little girl growing up with a dad who loved trains and still does to this day. He has a model railroad that fills their downstairs that just keeps growing and becoming more of a story. He actually just made the front cover of a national train magazine that just came out on stands two days ago. This train set was gifted to my boys from my dad. Isaac has to of course have a little action figure playing on the tracks while the train is coming." - Susie

Happy Friday!

Here's a look at the layout as I reconfigure it & the new Conrail SS set I picked up -

and the awesomeness of Horseshoe Curve in the Fall -

Great photos everyone!  Have a nice weekend!  Bo

Have a great weekend Everyone!

Alan

Milwaukee Road Hiawatha has just left Chicago's Union Station and enters the stone arch bridge that is under construction across the Mississippi River. 

The Hiawatha is on loan from forum member AlanRail.  He felt it needs a longer mainline to stretch it's legs and I was happy to oblige.  Besides I had some travelers that had been waiting for a long time to get from Chicago to Milwaukee. 

Art

This week’s photo features fine art by our friend SIRT.  I wanted a token grubby car on my layout and the Denver and Rio Grande Western turned out to be a good looking rebel from the Rockies.  Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Question:  What does KC&NW stand for on the little 2-8-0 under the tree?  Kansas City & North Western jumps out at me.  Tell me it is for something else.

http://www.gottrains.com/kelleyscreek/

It was a shortline in West Virginia. My grandfather worked for the Kelley's Creek & Northwest Railroad as a young man.
None of the engines around the trees work. I leave those there for decoration until I bring the ones in to run on Sunday. The KC&NW doesn't have a motor in it. The kids attend to abuse the train around the tree while no one is there.

Scott Smith

Scott,

Well I was close on the NW part.  

I have heard of Kelley's Creek having lived in West Virginia for a while, and having great interest in the Mountain State and it's railroads.

Yes, I suppose the kids just can't resist messing with the trains.  None of us big kids are able to resist it either.  

Thank you so much for the reply!!

Bo. Nice story.

Really nice photo, Art. Beautiful train and beautiful bridge.

KC&NW #6 is still around. It became apart of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley and now is owned by Ohio Central:

http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/loco13.html

Kelley's Creek #1 survives as well in Gaitherburg, MD and use to sit in front of Engine House Hobbies.

Scott Smith

Tavares, FL.

Bill.... Nice train ... Hopefully its not smuggling in any illegals 

Hi Joe, pretty hard to hide on those tankers.

Hey Everyone. It just seems to quick to be Friday once again, But it is. Photos taken on

12-04-2014.

Like the Viaduct. Built one like that for my son when he was 5. ran a loop of track around it up off the floor. That was awhile ago, he is now 28 years old!!

Pictures of some of my F units. My favorite Diesel engines. 

Walt looks like your are just ahead of yourself it's only the 5th today and ready for trains!

Hoping to see a video this year James 

Bill T - you have good taste (my photo is poor, but I had it on file):

Another old photo; painted this one myself, a few years ago - FA-2 (NdeM had a bunch) by Weaver:

David - Never get tired of seeing pictures of F units.

Art

Inbound MBTA waiting for switch repair before proceeding onto track #2 into my Boston Central Station.

The fun time of year.  Running convention and fast!   My first Lionel (1973) Cannonball set provides much laughter for my Son and I.   This train has crashed so much, we are surprised that it still runs.

David, very nice presentation of three great diesels.

david1,

Great photos of your F units.

George

waiting to get underway:

got a couple of these finally. I thought they were too old for the RR. I almost missed out on a great little switcher!