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It's too early for Weekend Photo Fun, but I am starting it now anyway,

Last week I didn't run trains and I didn't take train pictures. My wife had surgery today and that I has taken all of my time. So as I looked at old pictures I realized that I started the multi-gauge layout one year ago. So I have found some pictures to show the 1 year evolution  of the layout.

It started with a old O-Gauge train layout that the Roanoke Valley Model Railroad club wanted to get rid of.
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Within a few weeks of starting the club had an open house so I put a snow cover over the layout for the event.

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Let's see your pictures.

Scott Smith

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Grandchildren came midweek to hang out in the train room.

April 2nd. to the 4th. 2019 • • We ran the new RailKing Big Boy 4014, Easter eggs, operating accessories, LionChief Plus locomotives & train cookies.

1 On the way to grandpa's house

We came by grandma’s car. We like to read train magazines, my little brother is sleeping.

2 4014 Rear Light

The rear lights on the Big Boy 4014.

3 4042 side view

We ran the 4014 from Cheyenne to Laramie, Wyoming.

4 Big Boy Wi-Fi

Grandpa showed us how to run the Big Big 4014 with MTH DCS Wi-Fi App on an Apple iPhone 7 Plus.

6 Eggs on flat car

We dumped the Easter Eggs with the Williams Remote at the Red Owl Grocery Story.

8 Running trains

We each ran a LionChief Plus locomotive on the main lines.

9 Got to have milk

We operated the Lionel Milk Car. “We Got Milk”

Wait there is more from the Train Room……….

10 Prop Loco

We ran the Lionel Locomotive with Spinning Propeller, just like an airplane.

12 Chucky Cheese

Taking Chucky Cheese for a ride on an Union Pacific Caboose.

13 Cookies

 It was too cold to play outside, so grandma helped use make train cookies.

14 Red cookie

I made a red steam locomotive.

15 cookies on plate

Grandpa says; thanks for the two blue locomotives & blue conductor.

Images shot with an iPhone 7 Plus and DSLR Canon T6i. Post production with Adobe Photoshop.

I photograph for the fun of model railroading & the joy of photography. • •  Gary: Have a great weekend.

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It's been a while since I posted any images of my current project, the town of Port Royal. Last month, I finally dropped the module with the core of the town in place, and now it's wired up.  So now I'm working on the foreground between Second Street and the tracks. This is where the station is located. It has a long way to go, but here are a few photos. The first is a color shot, the second is B&W, and the third is of the prototype taken from the same angle from atop the Route 75 bridge which spans the tracks.

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Finally getting around to building the Atlas O ice house and icing platform that I've had for many snows. Started with the ice house first, because it looked easier for one. Plus there's not too much painting I wanted to do on it.

The biggest effect I wanted to achieve was to lightly airbush the stark white building with a fine spray of black grime / soot. This structure would be adjacent to the tracks during the steam-era, exposed to a stready stream of smoke and ash.IMG_1977

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To finish this project off, I'm waiting on delivery of some led gooseneck lamps to install over the two doorways, and the Union Ice sign.

In the meantime, I've started on the icing platform. Yeah, that's going to be fun!

Tom

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Farmer_Bill posted:

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Wonder what these guys are doing in Virginia. 

Quite possibly, they were the successful bidders on maintenance of an industrial spur.  Those privately-owned tracks don't typically get the same level of inspection and maintenance as railroad-owned auxiliary tracks.  Things usually remain static until there's a track-caused derailment on the private spur, and then the railroad will typically require the owner to fix the track, usually meaning replacing a few ties or putting in some gauge rods.  Other industrial track maintenance might include repairing an inside (i.e., not connected to the common carrier railroad) switch or fixing problems with unsafe footing for railroad employees who set out and pick up cars there.

Private railroad contractors do this work at rates much lower than that charged by the railroad, and the owner of a private track is entitled to have the work done by any entity of its choice, as long as the result is satisfactory.

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Good Morning Everyone. Scott there's one of the only things more important than trains...family! But I found you can join the two and it can be a source of joy and in this particular case healing as one has already stated. 

Here's a little snapshot I took of this new scene on the layout. Thought it was nice  how the morning sun glistened off of it and the birds were chirping, kind of serene. 

Dave

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