Great start gang, keep it up! Here's a progress shot showing the Cresco area on our ON30 layout. It is wired and running, HURRAY! Just need some track protection to keep the toys off da' floor! 
Russ
Thanks guys. I enjoy making those cars look as real as I know how.
Be sure to visit my photo link below for more goodies.
Ray is doing a great job on his cars as well.
Nice work RAY!
All have a fantastic weekend!
Originally Posted by Paul Kallus:
Haven't contributed to photo day in a long time. TGIF. I miss my old layout, 4 levels of awesome train action, and it's doubtful I'll ever reproduce anything like it ever again.
Paul I miss the multi-story Engine house
Originally Posted by Obsidian:
Originally Posted by mjrodg3n88:
Obsidian, your backdrops look really good. The trains and other scenery just blend right in.
The backdrops are photos I took of Harper's Ferry, WV. I cropped the pics then had them printed on a roll feed large format injet at Kinko's. Then I trimmed along the treeline before pasting to sky colored walls.
I have biked and hiked along the C&O Canal which runs right by Harper's Ferry on many, many occasions and your backdrop photos are spot on. Great looking layout.
My favorite Lionel Loco! I don't have one but I plan to get one.
Thanks for sharing.
Malcolm
Thanks for the comments everyone. Steve you are setting the how high the bar is.
Ray Marion
Looking forward to getting these on an actual layout together!
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Fort Pitt Hi-Railers modular layout at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show March 7, 2014, David L Lawrence Convention Center. Late day sun off the Allegheny River.
Fort Pitt -- Layout looks great all the work you did on your Modules really shows. Enjoy the Show.
Fabulous pics, everyone!
Peter
Originally Posted by Passenger Train Collector:A lot of people tell me I don't seem to be the same anymore. (LOL)
Art:
You may want to think about having the City Council rescind the parking meters. With the new mall planned outside of town, this may really hurt the revitalized down town plan. Spencer just doesn't appear to be the same anymore, and all of this in just one week.
Originally Posted by mjrodg3n88:
Looking forward to getting these on an actual layout together!
Mike great looking NS engines you have! Your NS poster is on the way.
Ralph
Ray:
Outstanding weathering job. Ranks up there with some of the best.
Jason:
Superb re-lettering job. Very creative method of filling our your consist.
I can't believe they gave up that much space!!!! You certainly don't have to answer but I'm curious - do they charge you like they would any other booth holder or are they just glad that you guys are there?
A beauty - again!
- walt
Originally Posted by Mike CT:
Fort Pitt Hi-Railers modular layout at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show March 7, 2014, David L Lawrence Convention Center. Late day sun off the Allegheny River.
Mercy, what a great collection of Photo's. Many thanks for a
wonderful Weekend Photo Fun Topic. Love that Post War Train
Set, led by the Lionel 2046.
Billy C
Thanks for your reply, Joe B.
Originally Posted by walt rapp:
I can't believe they gave up that much space!!!! You certainly don't have to answer but I'm curious - do they charge you like they would any other booth holder or are they just glad that you guys are there?
A beauty - again!
- walt
Originally Posted by Mike CT:
Fort Pitt Hi-Railers modular layout at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show March 7, 2014, David L Lawrence Convention Center. Late day sun off the Allegheny River.
We are guests of the Home and Garden Show, no charge. They have always treated us quite well. The General Public, v.s. Train Public is interesting. How long did it take to set this up???? 
I must have answered that question 50 times, the last two days.
Mike CT
My new 3rd Rail PRR S1.
I finally found an un-skirted version and it was mint, sealed in the original shipping carton. It is #20 of 75.
2014 has already turned out to be a very good year!
Jon
Great stuff guy's...
Christopher2035...what do you use for ground cover (green)? And, do you paint the table top before applying or do you just cover the bare wood? Looks great, I like it.
Many Thanks.
Rick.
Found this warehouse at the train show in Jacksonville Fa. a couple weeks ago. Seeing how I moved down here from the Baltimore area, I just had to have it.
I don't run the Turbo Train that often as it's a bit of a pain to transport to the club and set up, but one of our young members had been asking about it.
Meanwhile, Jack "The Apprentice" continues to show his modeling prowess with this 7"x7" diorama (1/48 of course).
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Originally Posted by DL&W Pete:
some action shots from the club yesterday.
Looks like you guys have a nice peaceful co-existence going on here. Which club is this?
obsidian, very nicely done, thanks for the how-to,
I ran my GGD 14 car Daylight with a 3rd Rail Sunset GS4 at the 3 Railers club in San Diego, CA.
Gave the GS4 a break and pulled the same train with my new FP7s from 3rd Rail.
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Mike CT, the natural light adds a great realistic touch to what it hits on the layout.
Nice pics, thanks.
Hoppy
Originally Posted by SIRT:
OK, all, I'm going to display my ignorance, for all to see. In the real world, are box cars loaded as shown above, with the doorway empty, or, is all the space utilized. I ask because I don't know. It seems to me that it would be a huge waste of space to leave the doorway empty, but I can see an advantage for unloading to do so.
Great modeling, SIRT, as always. I bow before the Master.
Load each side and then fill in between the doors. By all means fill it up. In photo the fork lift is in the car so it is really in the process of being loaded or unloaded.
Actually they are loaded both ways. Filled completely up, which means you have to unload what's in front of the door first, or space left with bulkheads securing the load from moving. It all depends on the product and the customer who's loading the car with their product.
Thanks Guys.
LOL, sounds like one of those 2 railer questions I often get.
3 Rail anything goes I guess, but yes, the car was meant to be partially unloaded.
I have seen a real car photo this way as well.
Trying to give customers a variety option only offered in 2r.
Lionel provides the box loads with an empty middle. They probably should offer a removable middle load along with pallets underneath.
I generally make my own.
As the thread states – PHOTO FUN!
S.
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