So this is the weekend that the "Spring Thaw' train show takes place in Allentown? I don't see much thawing. Maybe some pictures will help. Welcome to Weekend Photo Fun Arctic Edition.
Last Saturday was Train Lovers Day at the VMT:
Yes I did get my Russian Set to run.
Of course I had to run my Mr. Muffin special MTH 2-10-4;
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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GG-1 number 4929 pulling into Penn Station many years ago.
-13 degrees this morning in Elyria, Ohio!!
I can't wait to start on scenery, that way I can use a different part of the layout to shoot photo's on.
Paul
Here are a few of my pix from last Sunday's Greenberg show in Monroeville, PA:
4 of the 5 Vision Line Big Boys that were at the show (mine was on the track at the time):
Finally got to stretch the legs on some of my favorite cars. Wish Atlas would do another run of these:
Even zombies, sasquatch and apes have to wait in line when it comes to port-a-johns... 
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And on a sad note, I lost my furry train buddy this week 
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Andy
Wonderful pictures as usual!
40 degrees here in FLA, so I don't want even think what about north!
here is my contribution.
A sunny day on the dock.
Having some fun with my new Cab Forward, as well as GoPro's Video Editor.
I apologize for the off-center title (still in the process of learning the in's and out's of the editor gui)
Hope you guys enjoy, have a good weekend!
Work continues at a nice pace on the postwar layout rebuild -
Got the mountain up this week & pretty much wired all the lights. It's funny how easy it is to build this the 2nd time around. 
Picked up a 1055 in pretty nice shape to run on the upper level. Even though this unit is stripped down, it still runs great w/ a small load in tow
Some more PA pics -
NS 10A w/ an ex Conrail SD80MAC leading heads down Washington Ave in Tyrone as it runs on the Nittany & Bald Eagle - 11/22/14
NS SD40E helpers wait for their next assignment in Rose Yard as 67Z & 533 head westbound through Altoona - 11/23/14-
One of my favorite steamers. MTH converted to TMCC.
Bigfoot on the mountain....
SIRT,
I always enjoy seeing your pictures.
Here is my contribution... they are just waiting to stretch their.... wheels?
(thanks Ralph for the family additions)
SIRT - I have enjoyed you pictures for years. I don't comment anymore because I ran out of superlatives.
1 degree here in Stratford. Here is my new MTH S-2 that I rebadged for my Jenkins Valves building.
And on a sad note, I lost my furry train buddy this week :
Andy
Great pics Andy. I'm sorry for your loss.
And on a sad note, I lost my furry train buddy this week :
Andy
I missed this part until Gary said something.
I am very sorry for your loss also, Andy.
Sorry Andy. I have two and you do get attached to these little pals.
Three quick videos of my Russian set running last weekend.
Scott Smith
And on a sad note, I lost my furry train buddy this week :
Andy
Andy,
I did not see this upon my first perusal...
I am sorry for your loss. Losing pets is extremely difficult.
Michael
A 2014 Christmas Layout memory
The billboard on the left was new (bought at Oct. York) but sadly it doesn't "flip". I'm hoping the vendor in the back right corner of the purple hall will refund me - it was bought NIB.
- walt
Andy - Sure sorry to hear about your loss this week. I'm a 'cat person' as well but had to give up my two when we moved awhile back. They are 15 yrs old now and doing well at my wife's son's home.
Here's a couple of shots of our harbor...
Sorry Andy. The loss of a pet is always a sad time. I had a devoted cat that I lost in her late life. Living in Lyons, Colorado we had to pick up the mail at the post office. She would walk with me to the post office and back home without wondering away.
Well it's -2 here, headed up to a +6! I have to take a run with the snow blower again. I'm going to have to find a gauge that's large enough to allow a rotary snow plow to clean the driveway. It's getting to be a bit much for this old man.
So another one of my favorites is moving on. This was a fine engine with a good Santa Fe heritage. Had one of my favorite TMCC horns. One of the details that Lionel captured was the dual sealed beam headlights. They don't always do that.
I really think these were very cool engines. Take a look at the prototype in action, quite impressive:
And on a sad note, I lost my furry train buddy this week :
Andy
Sorry for your loss Andy. We have 4 cats - 2 are Maine Coons. They are a big part of our family, so I feel your pain
Andy,
Sorry for the loss of your good friend.
Jim
Views of the Reading Central built as an OGR O-27 project layout for a magazine series to demonstrate what could be done in the space of a 30"x80" door.
Speaking of the Artic Edition of this weeks' Photo Fun, we have for most of the past month have many days with temperatures at or below zero. Add to that about 50" of level snow, we are not spending a lot of time out in the train room (photo of structure tells you why). So most of our train time is devoted now to working on the new Christmas layout. It is appropriate with all the snow we have to show caribou in the snow this week.
It would take an extraordinary locomotive for me to bench this little guy. If 3rd Rail does produce the Southern Pacific 0-6-0 switcher that is proposed, I will buy it. The last I heard, they needed more reservations before production begins. DCS tells me that my MTH 0-4-0 has traveled 2600 scale miles on my layout--mostly at a scale 4 to 7 mph.
Brian, you only have 50" of snow. Come to Dedham we have 98" here. I am trying to be positive and plan on starting my York pile of trains this weekend.
Andy....nice pix.....sorry about your loss...Tom
Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR
Some more PA pics -
NS 10A w/ an ex Conrail SD80MAC leading heads down Washington Ave in Tyrone as it runs on the Nittany & Bald Eagle - 11/22/14
You just gotta love those SD80MAC's, my favorite locomotives of all time. Besides the ES44AC's and SD70M-2's. I see that they finally upgraded the 80MAC's number boards with LED lights now. So, that's why I saw so many of them at Juniata and Chattanooga so many times.
sorry for your loss Andy. We lost Peanut Butter last summer. He was always a fixture on the Christmas platform watching the train.
Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR
These Williams PA's are among my 'most favorites' !
The American Flyer 'North Coast Ltd' was always on my wish list as a boy. Unfulfilled until Lionel brought them back in the 1990's. Somehow just wasn't the same...
Andy sorry to hear the passing of you train buddy, after hearing your stories about him I know this can be painful.
Jack
On CONUS Lines, Norfolk & Western E8 #3812 exits the east portal of the tunnel below Summit with the eastbound "Banner Blue." Other images of this train are posted under the Forum topic that addresses the tint of the blue on the engines / passenger cars of this latest MTH product.
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