Here is the latest addition to my CNY Railroad's On30 narrow gauge roster - a work car to carry supplies for the hard-working crew.
A few wondered why the car looked so well-aged and weathered despite the fact that it had just left the paint shop. 
Jim
Looks like the end of the line for this layout. Another few weeks and I would have taken out that wall.
#90 if your looking, last week I purchased a Max Gray cantilever signal bridge only to find out two were available!!!!!!!!!! I've been looking a long time for an ATSF style bridge.
Cantilever Signal Bridge signaling stop. You've got to pop this one out to get anything out of it.
Excellent, Jim P. Excellent!
Rick
Then and now on the McCloud Railroad. Don
Hey now, that cool. What kind of car is it? Kinda looks like a McKeen that someone did a nose job on.
As seen along the Montour Trail in Imperial, PA.
T-1 power at speed!
Chris
LVHR
Handyandy, I think it was very interesting also. I don't know a thing about it and was wondering if it was home built. Don't think it's a Kckeen as I've never seen one like this in any books. If it's home built they did a wonderful job. Don
Well it was home built for the loggers. This what I found.
The Vinegar Valley Express
When the McCloud Lumber Company made the switch from mobile camps to stationary camps, such as Pondosa and Kinyon, they suddenly had another problem on their hands, getting loggers two and from the logging sites. Railcars were used quite a bit and none are as well known or had been remembered with disfavor more than the one you see before you. Once shiny and new this railcar soon fell into disfavor, as the interior was nothing more than planks nailed to uprights. The seating capacity of this behemoth was 150 sweaty smelly lumbermen, whose smell mixed with the fumes of the engine to form an almost noxious combination. This discomfort was coupled with the fact that it was slow and NOT sprung. A ride in this contraption was worth a two day bed rest. This Hulk rests on a piece of abandoned track by the old site of the Kinyon Camp
Don
My new American Flyer wide gauge electric with PS-3.
Well it was home built for the loggers. This what I found.
The Vinegar Valley Express
When the McCloud Lumber Company made the switch from mobile camps to stationary camps, such as Pondosa and Kinyon, they suddenly had another problem on their hands, getting loggers two and from the logging sites. Railcars were used quite a bit and none are as well known or had been remembered with disfavor more than the one you see before you. Once shiny and new this railcar soon fell into disfavor, as the interior was nothing more than planks nailed to uprights. The seating capacity of this behemoth was 150 sweaty smelly lumbermen, whose smell mixed with the fumes of the engine to form an almost noxious combination. This discomfort was coupled with the fact that it was slow and NOT sprung. A ride in this contraption was worth a two day bed rest. This Hulk rests on a piece of abandoned track by the old site of the Kinyon Camp
Don
Ha! The description of the sweat smell and the interior picture makes me think of an iron clad Roman warship. Just need some brawny oarsmen and a guy in the back with a whip shouting "Stroke, stroke, stroke...." lol
My new American Flyer wide gauge electric with PS-3.
Oooooohhhh, shiney!
My new American Flyer wide gauge electric with PS-3.
That is definitely one handsome locomotive, Chris! Gorgeous!
Well it was home built for the loggers. This what I found.
The Vinegar Valley Express
When the McCloud Lumber Company made the switch from mobile camps to stationary camps, such as Pondosa and Kinyon, they suddenly had another problem on their hands, getting loggers two and from the logging sites. Railcars were used quite a bit and none are as well known or had been remembered with disfavor more than the one you see before you. Once shiny and new this railcar soon fell into disfavor, as the interior was nothing more than planks nailed to uprights. The seating capacity of this behemoth was 150 sweaty smelly lumbermen, whose smell mixed with the fumes of the engine to form an almost noxious combination. This discomfort was coupled with the fact that it was slow and NOT sprung. A ride in this contraption was worth a two day bed rest. This Hulk rests on a piece of abandoned track by the old site of the Kinyon Camp
Don
Don,
These seats look more comfortable than the seats on my last airline flight. They are wider, softer and have more leg room. I think that there were more than 150 hot, sweaty people crammed aboard the flight.
Joe
A busy day on the harbor!!
Alan
The Delaware Valley Hirailers had an outstanding display in operation at the Great Scale show, Timonium, MD on April 13-14. Here's some views from today. This club has some members who are really skilled in weathering.
The first photo is the DC Area Independent Hi-Railers. Their operation can also be seen on "Weekend at the Movies."
Joe, only problem is the flight attendants. Don
What's Keith mixin'n?
LOL ... SAM
Sam, it's the smile that scares me! Don
A wooden ramp connects the Steamtown yard with the Steamtown Mall. Near the doors to the Mall is this HO layout with a scratchbuilt model of Tunkhannock Viaduct at Nicholson. ...
Just like real!
Thanks for posting that. It was good to see such a nice job done.
FrankM
nice pics by everyone.
sirt.....who made your green benches?
i need a bunch of them.
terry.......
Here is the latest addition to my CNY Railroad's On30 narrow gauge roster - a work car to carry supplies for the hard-working crew.
A few wondered why the car looked so well-aged and weathered despite the fact that it had just left the paint shop.
Jim
That's a beautiful li'l train, Jim; I can see why you like it. Beautiful.
FrankM
Tim, that Marx Mercury is smokin'! Thanks for posting
Here are two Reading FP7A units in the Steamtown yard
A wooden ramp connects the Steamtown yard with the Steamtown Mall. Near the doors to the Mall is this HO layout with a scratchbuilt model of Tunkhannock Viaduct at Nicholson. Crossing it is the PHOEBE SNOW.
Hey Reading Fan,
I have the three engine set of Reading FP-7's by Williams. Would the Williams Reading King Coal passenger set of six cars look good behind the FP-7's?
Or would an MTH SD-70 ACe look better pulling the King Coal set? The SD-70 ACe is a Norfolk Southern heritage unit painted up for the Reading Lines.
Also was up to Steamtown about 11 years ago and they did not have the H.O. layout in the mall.
If I can get off this summer I may go to Steamtown again.
Lee Fritz
I was at my club today, here is our main street I originally built that has had a face lift.
Looks great Dave
nice pics by everyone.
sirt.....who made your green benches?
i need a bunch of them.
terry.......
Always bags of Plasticville benches on ebay here-
I have the three engine set of Reading FP-7's by Williams. Would the Williams Reading King Coal passenger set of six cars look good behind the FP-7's?
Or would an MTH SD-70 ACe look better pulling the King Coal set? The SD-70 ACe is a Norfolk Southern heritage unit painted up for the Reading Lines.
Also was up to Steamtown about 11 years ago and they did not have the H.O. layout in the mall.
The layout was moved there from another location about 2 years ago. It's well worth a visit. I heard that the builder passed away soon after he finished the layout.
The Williams Reading 60' Madison cars look fine behind a Reading engine. Here they are with my Lionel T-1 custom painted and detailed as 2124 by Reading Steam Guru.
They would REALLY look good behind a NS Reading BEE LINE Heritage unit!
This is a good opportunity to mention that Williams produced several versions of Reading 60' Madison cars. All had a two-tone green scheme with yellow lettering. A set with each car named KING COAL is the latest. The most desirable, in my opinion, is a 5-car set with each car named for a city served by the Reading, as follows: Baggage, RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY; Combine, MT. CARMEL; Coach, SHAMOKIN; Coach, TAMAQUA; Observation, POTTSVILLE.
Around 1990, Williams also offered 72' and 80' Reading heavyweight passsenger cars.
I am one of the mavericks who likes Williams color window strips.
Some 30 years ago, I bought a set of Williams undecorated 60' Madison cars from Mike Wolf at [the late] Sam Lenhart's Hamburg [PA] Dutch Train Meet from Mike Wolf. John Myers of Pottstown painted them in Reading two-tone green with yellow lettering.
He numbered them for Reading cars that were still around - Combine 408 on the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern, for example. He named the observation car the DE VICO / 1178 for the BUE COMET obs owned by NJ Transit. The Reading borrowed the DE VICO for Rail Rambles in the late 1940's and early 1950's. His version depicts what could have happend had the Reading acquired the DE VICO and repainted it.
backyard running ROW T1,williams cars and Mth Hiawatha
Looking great everyone.
Just a quick shot from me. The 1225 waits on the wye as her train is being built.
Beautiful photo's everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!
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