It's time for Weekend Photo Fun!
Last week we made some more progress on the Pirates of the Caribbean layout at the VMT.
While I was working on the layout, my son ran some NYC locomotives;
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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Have a great weekend everyone!
I restarted one my "put aside" projects.......I built a jig to assemble a Korber building.
I started it in September, and put it aside during the modular display season.
Peter
Lionel Made in USA Box Car exclusively for METCA
Stu
Over the past few months, I posted photos of my model of PRR's Mifflin tower as well as the PA Route 35 bridge that crosses the tracks in the town of Mifflin. Finally starting to put the scene together, and here are a few early shots taken quickly with my cell phone. Keep in mind, there is a LONG way to go until the scene is finished.
NJCJOE posted:Some random shots around the layout.
Cool Mint Car. 
We did a bit of static display railfanning this week. This relic is perched on a hillside along I71 outside the Buckey Express Diner. Anyone know the history of this rust bucket?
... and if you didn't check out last week's Team Track Tuesday, you missed out on Miss Carrot 2017 and a whole lot more TTT fun. It's worth a look.
Best wishes, to all, for a great weekend!
A 2016 Christmas layout memory 
So far I've shown 2 of the 4 seasons represented on the 2016 Christmas layout. A quick recap:
Winter:
SPRING:
- walt
Here's a Lionel Y6b I just upgraded the smoke unit and also had the privilege to change the very difficult traction tires. Lol
i apologize for the photos being out of order.
A rare sight... a GN U boat
Pat Kn posted:
Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout !
lots happening in the intermodal yard.
Again preparing for the toy train show at the N C Transportation Museum next month I reflected back on a K-Line scale refer bought 25 or so years ago when returning to O-Gauge. Thought about selling a couple of times since it is so light (11 oz). Figure it would get bucked off the track in curves pulling six or so passenger cars and especially backing.
Didn't buy the Fleet of Modernism until about 6-years ago. This looks pretty good as a head-end car. Same scheme as Modernism but reverse colors.
The car body is 100% plastic with die cast sprung trucks. Kept trying to figure how to get in it to add weights. One night recently laying in bed it came to me, the top probably comes off like the Lionel milk cars. Checked it the next morning and sure enough.
Picked up a heavy (1/8 X 1 3/8 X 12) construction connecting strap from Lowes. Cut it 1/16-inch shorter than car ID. Drill hole to clear truck mounting screws. There by adding 6 oz..
Added four .5 oz weights bring total weight to 19.5 oz. And have room to add more.
So it is much heavier and looks like this.
But it rides a bit high. It appears that the car was designed for two rail scale based on this detail.
I am working on two possible way to lower it by about 100-thousands. Need to check into available matierials and/or easy ability to lock trucks into muymilling vise and mill it.
Here are a few of this week's fun
Al
This came today in the mail from the auction site. I do not need for O scale freight cars......but I can count the number of scale gondolas I own on one hand. Found this one.....knew nothing about it.....but at $15 figured I'd chance it.
What a great Lionel car!!! Took me 15-20 minutes to clean up the grab irons and install them. A nicely detailed heavy great looking gondola (coil car). Real happy with it....may try and find another. thx
abbrail posted:We did a bit of static display railfanning this week. This relic is perched on a hillside along I71 outside the Buckey Express Diner. Anyone know the history of this rust bucket?
... and if you didn't check out last week's Team Track Tuesday, you missed out on Miss Carrot 2017 and a whole lot more TTT fun. It's worth a look.
Best wishes, to all, for a great weekend!
Thomas...where is this at? what is the wheel configuration? got any more pics of the engine?
Did someone mention GG1s? Old photos but still fun to repost every now and then.
Here's what NYC's Second Avenue Subway looked like during my childhood circa 1979:
Hey everyone! After what was, in my opinion, a very long week I'm glad its finally Friday.
The Strasburg Rail Road held its first steam revenue freight of the 2017 season on Wednesday, April 5th. These events usually do not have that much of a notice and I was very grateful the fine folks at the SRC were willing to do this event during the middle of a busy work week.
Here are some pictures for you all to enjoy:
SRC #90 pulls out of the engine house in the rays of dawn...
Yep, she's got a pretty face. Her smoke box extension was removed back in the early 2000s I believe.
The same morning rays of sunlight illuminate the scene as Hostler/Fireman Dave Lotfi greases around on #90. Soon, in the picture to the right, Engineer Ted Krumreich joins Dave in preparation for the steam freight as Dave winds up the mechanical lubricator.
Time to go as Dave Lotfi climbs up into the cab (left picture) of the ex-Great Western decapod.
Now trackside (right picture), Engineer Ted Krumreich backs SRC #90 down to the Leaman Place Interchange underneath Route 30.
SRC #90 and a local NS freight train give the viewer a true contrast of railroading then and now...
With the five loaded freight cars, SRC #90 blasts underneath the Route 30 bridge. I was always fascinated with how dramatic a steam locomotive looked passing under a bridge and I think this picture speaks directly to that same dramatization:
Passing the photographer, SRC #90 is under the former PRR catenary system made famous by the GG1s. Today Amtrak runs regular passenger trains between Philadelphia and Harrisburg along this route.
With the tonnage in tow, SRC #90 passes the lone passenger car for anyone wishing to ride...
Yep, there is a place in the U.S. where steam still pulls revenue freight trains! With the passenger car coupled up, SRC #90 and a 6 car mixed train lug it out on Long Curve. Luckily the spring colors and warm temperatures made this a more colorful photo than what it would have been a few weeks ago.
Thanks for looking everyone! I am traveling to see ex-CNJ 0-6-0 #113, masquerading as CNJ #115, tomorrow morning. Look for those pictures next weekend!
Have a good one,
Shot this from the cab of a SD-9
while we were doing a brake test on the SP 2472. Then matted in a Miller Engineering sign. Don
E-UNIT-79 posted:I have a few of those in our shop right now....
Awesome! Miss seeing those bat-wing ad boards.
Steamer posted:abbrail posted:
Thomas...where is this at? what is the wheel configuration? got any more pics of the engine?
Hi Dave,
It's a 2-8-0. We found it in Bellville, OH just of the exit from I71. A neat old loco, but it sure is in bad shape. Some extra pics below.
Great photos everyone!! Here are some photos from Patsburg and the Free State Junction Railway. Have a great weekend!!
Stopped by Spencer and the NCTM this afternoon and saw a few trains moving around - nothing special, probably nothing happening there at all this weekend......
Check this out. A new addition.
Alex M posted:Here's a Lionel Y6b I just upgraded the smoke unit and also had the privilege to change the very difficult traction tires. Lol
i apologize for the photos being out of order.
WOW that made the work effort on my Lionel Y6B look easy!! Glad for everyone of your customers that you are always up for a Challenge.
Pacific 231. Great cinemaphotography and music to my ears.
abbrail posted:Steamer posted:abbrail posted:
Thomas...where is this at? what is the wheel configuration? got any more pics of the engine?
Hi Dave,
It's a 2-8-0. We found it in Bellville, OH just of the exit from I71. A neat old loco, but it sure is in bad shape. Some extra pics below.
http://www.steamlocomotive.inf...ive.cfm?Display=1237
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...9534/in/photostream/
| 917 | W2 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Buckeye Express Diner, I71, Bellville, OH | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #21683, 1903 |  From Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal, Roanoke  |
Pat, another collection of great scenes. You have staging them down to a science. Very pleasing to the eye. Great job..........Paul
abbrail posted:We did a bit of static display railfanning this week. This relic is perched on a hillside along I71 outside the Buckey Express Diner. Anyone know the history of this rust bucket?
... and if you didn't check out last week's Team Track Tuesday, you missed out on Miss Carrot 2017 and a whole lot more TTT fun. It's worth a look.
Best wishes, to all, for a great weekend!
I've past that engine dozens of times over the years but never stopped, it's been there as long as I can remember. Thanks for mentioning it though the info shared is interesting.
Paul
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