Weekend Photo Fun 3-10-17-??

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paul\matt posted:

Happy weekend...

You've captured some thing delightful here, more than simple modeling, there is a feel to a place that you have preserved,

You've definitely captured the look of a company town here. The image caught my eye immediately!

Quest achieved!

A week or two a go posted this pic of my version (with harbinger of future) of the NCTM caboose train.  Since I have three of the locos on roster (SOU E8 6900, SOU Hi-Nose GP30 2601 and a Red Bird) plus the N&W Hi-Nose GP30 522 and 611 which visit here.  Not but a few weeks back saw 611 pulling the caboose train around.

This moved me to some what replicate a NCTM caboose train.  Already had SOU bay-windows, four window wooden SOU (Malcolm), and a Blue N&W C31.  So went searching for something close to a "MW" C32P and ACL cab that MTH did make years ago.

Found an Atlas red "NW" C31 in AL.  This is close to a C32P (four visible differences).  The easy difference to correct  was popping off the end platform ladders.

The chore was to find the ACL cab.  Internet search found no joy!  While at local toy train shop two weeks ago one of the guys ask is there anything I am looking that Jerry might have had. Jerry was on of my last O-Gauge contemporaries, but passed last Summer.  This guy and one of Jerry's work buddies (HO guy) are help Jerry's wife selling off Jerry's stuff.  So I told him looking for a MTH ACL cab 20-91082.  Stopped at shop yesterday, this guy said just a minute.  He came out of the storage room with this cab. So it is very special being the last of my quest and it was Jerry's.

Pics of some of the NCTM's cabs.

My collection.

Some of the power to pull the Cab Train with.

John DeAlto posted:

DAN986

Good morning:

Where did you purchase the el- Structure from.

Thanks, John My e-mail is kb2agpjohn@aol.com 

Bridge boss makes the structure.The station is from them too.

Pictures from Ashland VA, 15 miles north of Richmond paralleling I-95 (just west), on the CSX (formerly RF&P) main line.

It's a great train-watching spot. The mural pics I took 2 weeks ago when I went to Tiny Tims Trains. The pics of the town along the main line are from Ashland Rail Days in November.

Peter

Peter, the front of that engine looks like it's coming right out of that wall.  WOW!!  Whoever painted that really knew what he/she was doing.

Rick

Today, we took our boys to the Labor and Industry museum in Youngstown, Ohio. It was filled with some great exhibits on the history of steel in the Mahoning Valley. The star of the show was the model train display, which just happened to be Three-Rail!

The Western Reserve club put together an amazing display.

Abbrail, that video is amazing!!! Great pics too. 

Putnam Division posted:

Pictures from Ashland VA, 15 miles north of Richmond paralleling I-95 (just west), on the CSX (formerly RF&P) main line.

Peter

Peter, thank you for inspiring me to finally (after more then 15-years) to record this mural on the side of the old Stoudemire building here in Spencer.  Been wanting to do this before it is all faded away.  This is across the street from the NCTM.  The old Southern Shops.

Some scenery work at Boston metro  high railers .. 

Now arriving the Electric City Express.

And now departing the Electric City Express.

don,that electric city express is superb !!

Here's an old water tower 5 minutes from where I live.

Don, I think that loco looks great.

Moonson posted:

A favorite spot and favorite moments...

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Frank as usual your layout inspires past memories.   All in the family and the spin off Archie's place  

terry hudon posted:

don,that electric city express is superb !!

 

"superb", yes!!!  Popular, obviously not since it appears to no one got on!!!

- walt

walt rapp posted:

terry hudon posted:

don,that electric city express is superb !!

 

"superb", yes!!!  Popular, obviously not since it appears to no one got on!!!

- walt

It was full to capacity Walt!, They are waiting for the second section

One more scene finished during the blizzzzzard today