Weekend Photo Fun 3-23-18-??

Two themes today:

1st....Go NOVA!

2nd.....a New Haven passenger train comes into the station.....

Peter

Tangled?

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR.

   Bill

Have a great weekend everyone!

        Left Coasters....................

Here's a few pics for this week. First, just to get your attention is the rear of an eastbound Conrail freight whizzing by a shiny red Mustang convertible at the Anderson Road grade crossing deep in the heart of the former PRR Middle Division:

Next, with the engine servicing facility that I've been posting pictures of recently nearing completion, it's now time to start planning for the construction of downtown Altoona. This will consist of a series of building facades mounted up against the back drop. Here you see some paper mock-ups as well as the three raw Chooch epoxy facades I purchased about ten years ago. They were produced in tiny quantities, and I don't think they are still being made. They are gorgeous, and I wish I could get a few more. There are also some paper mock-ups of a few other structures, one to be scratchbuilt, and and a few others to be constructed out of DPM components. Finally, there is a photo of the same area taken in the late 50's that shows the look I am trying to achieve:

Slipping.........I'm told this happens all the time.

SIRT posted:

 

        Left Coasters....................

 

 

 

Yuch  Get that left coast stuff out of our backyard 

A 2017 Christmas Layout memory

"Waltburg" is on the plateau at the front of the layout:

Here's a closeup of one of the 6 houses.  This one is a model of my son's house that I made:

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bluelinec4 posted:

    

"Yuch  Get that left coast stuff out of our backyard" 

(Just visiting) Ca Customers item. Something for everyone.

#FrontEndFriday edition -

"Black Beauty" - this is what a Railking Penn Central F3/F7 would look like if MTH made one. They don't, so I made my own ! 

Been working in Holland this week. 

Not much time for trains but I managed to snap this shot at a level crossing.

Have a great weekend 

Nick

Perry1060 posted:

My vision of T-REX burning (photo taken in 2007-8) finally came true. See the news today about the electrical fire that set him ablaze in real life....

 

 

 

 

 

Trains, Baseball, Star Spangled Banner

This is something I put together watching the last televised Yankee game before the regular season starts on Thursday.

Arnold

Excellent and you had enough respect for the flag by not blowing the loco horn.  Nice touch having the GG1 finishing the song.

The first train into Trogdon Yard... For those of you that don't know, the track plan for my yard area was inspired by Dewey Trogdon.

Today I wired only one switch, but programmed a bunch of Routes into the DCS. Only four more switch machines to wire (Double Cross-Over).

SIRT posted:

bluelinec4 posted:

    

"Yuch  Get that left coast stuff out of our backyard" 

(Just visiting) Ca Customers item. Something for everyone.

 

I was like  Say it aint so Steve  You've gone to the dark side  LOL

Good stuff. 

Arnold, here you go....

Jerry

Fun for this weekend.

                                  #1502 Sterzy Jentral Red Baron Cement .....................

Happy Weekend.

scott.smith posted:

It's very early Friday morning and I have been watching March Madness. I'm still awake so let's start Weekend Photo Fun now.

We only have one more weekend before Easter so here are some pictures of the Easter layout at the VMT.

Try to say this railroads name three time fast.

Let's see your pictures.

Scott Smith

 

Scott,  You do an impressive job rotating the children's display at the VMT.  I visited 5 years ago and I really enjoyed the museum and the museum's 3 rail display.  It is a wonderful way to promote the  hobby.  The Rapid Rabbit Railway is outstanding.

NH Joe

K4 Coal Train Toe Tapper:

SIRT posted:

                       

                                  #1502 Sterzy Jentral Red Baron Cement .....................

 

That's better than that other stuff 

Christopher2035 posted:

Happy Friday! 

NS Dash-9 9860 leads 237 through Buford, GA on the Greenville District. 


A single NS EMD SD70ACe is up to the task of powering westbound extra M9G as it passes Triple M Farms in Avon, PA on the Harrisburg Line. 


One of Norfolk Southern’s rebuilt EMD SD70ACUs passes the former N&W depot in snowy Dublin, VA with 22A on the Pulaski District


NS ES44DC 7507 leads 83A through Elkhorn, WV on the Pokey


A pair of ex Conrail EMD GP40-2s are back on home rails as they lead MoW train 921 westbound through Hershey, PA on the Harrisburg Line. NS 3030 is ex CR 3329 & NS 3001 is ex CR 3278/exx RDG 3674

Christopher

Christopher,

I am really impressed that you know the make and model of every NS and CSX diesel.  Do you have a list of all the engines that these railroads own by number and model?

NH Joe

SIRT,

Great engine! some of us do like BN, and I'm one of them. I have the Odyssey version of this engine, cab number 5734. The electronics stink in it, but it's a great looking engine, and I run it with my Atlas  BN SD-40 and two dummy units. We use it to pull a grain train of solid BN hoppers, and this consist has pulled our longest train...54 grain hoppers, the longest train we can pull without yanking the cars over on our sharpest curve. Great job on the weathering!

I quit posting pictures of my engine servicing facility as I have posted quite a few over the past few weeks, but this was a "grab" shot that I took with my cell phone, and I thought it was particularly nice, so I figured, what the heck, at the risk of boring Forum members, I'd go ahead and post it. Scene is about 90% completed. Currently doing detail work like weathering autos, installing power lines, figures, and other details. Enjoy!

Thanks Neal. I like long trains myself.

Stunning period modeling at its best by you guys as well. 

This Friday just before the sun set a Canadian National Railway freight train came through Vicksburg, Michigan pulled by an Illinois Central SD70, a Norfolk Southern ES44AC, and a BNSF ES44C4 locomotive consist. 

Andrew

Falcon Service

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

Here's a few pics for this week. First, just to get your attention is the rear of an eastbound Conrail freight whizzing by a shiny red Mustang convertible at the Anderson Road grade crossing deep in the heart of the former PRR Middle Division:

Next, with the engine servicing facility that I've been posting pictures of recently nearing completion, it's now time to start planning for the construction of downtown Altoona. This will consist of a series of building facades mounted up against the back drop. Here you see some paper mock-ups as well as the three raw Chooch epoxy facades I purchased about ten years ago. They were produced in tiny quantities, and I don't think they are still being made. They are gorgeous, and I wish I could get a few more. There are also some paper mock-ups of a few other structures, one to be scratchbuilt, and and a few others to be constructed out of DPM components. Finally, there is a photo of the same area taken in the late 50's that shows the look I am trying to achieve:

Neal, I thought the above picture was of your layout!😉

Larry

Starbucks arrived today

Coal train headed west. 

This weekend's photo shows the results of minor adjustments made to enhance play value for the grandkids (and grandpa): 1. Rail Rax along the edge provide a highway for vehicles, a walkway for more people, or even a siding for car storage.   2. Doorbell push buttons have been replaced with K-Line switches, so the construction vehicles can operate continuously without tying up operator hands.

National Capital Trackers ES44AC by MTH RailKing handles most of the tonnage now on the lower level 0-27 line.

Putnam Division posted:

Two themes today:

1st....Go NOVA!

2nd.....a New Haven passenger train comes into the station.....

Peter

Together we unite, as Nova Blue and White!!

Graduated 07'....LETS GO CATS!!

Happy Saturday Folks - 

New center pieces for my dining room table???  

Korber General Light and power in progress 

here's a twist