Weekend Photo Fun 5-1-15-??

Construction ongoing in the Shops area.

Sweet cigar bands, Howard.

 

Have a great weekend everyone.

old pics...going to the Mets game Sunday though..Could not resist.

 

Ok so this is now the newest member of my fleet

Latest items.....

 

 

Love the train, Spence!

 

Growing up, whenever I went to a ballgame and ordered a dog,

the vendor always tossed a packet of these... 

 

 

 

SIRT....where did you get the forklift? I drive one for a living, and all the ones I can find are modern, I'd like to get a vintage tryp for the layout.

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Mike C. - you are bringing back memories of my childhood - early 70's

 

"WIENER KING" a franchise started in Charlotte, NC - became a multi-state phenomena selling a 12 inch hotdog, fixed any way one wished - but in a few years the franchise quickly disappeared - - cooperate name issues as i recall - or - was it to much ketchup

 

rdeal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My good friend Ron is not a railfan, model, toy or otherwise.  However he is a machinist at the Grove City, Pennsylvania GE plant.  We met him and his wife formsupper today, and he was wearing a T shirt GE handed out to employees at a banquet commemorating the newest GE EVO receiving Tier 4 status.  I had to take a photo and share it.

 

 

Jake and Elwood have stopped by Ray's Music Exchange.  I hear they are getting the band back together.

 

Neal Jeter

Hey Scott I know I'm late to the show. Just hopeing  all went well for you today. Just let us all know how every thing went for you.

          Scot

Scott,

Hope everything went well for you today. When you have a moment lets us know. Your in our prayers and thoughts.

All the pictures I just finished looking at were great. A nice variety. And its only Friday evening. Keep them coming.

Scott, I hope this finds you done with the procedure and relaxing in good news!

 

New today on the home layout, just arrived this afternoon. Thanks to forum member Alex M. for making this great unit available!  The O Gauge Railfan was down  trackside to get some photos as  it  tried out the 0-27 loop. Gingerly at first, but no problem. Takes 0-27 curves very well.  The prototype, photo also posted, is preserved nearby at Baltimore's B&O Railroad Museum. More this weekend about my special relationship with this locomotive!

 

 

In my teen years I ran a Wiener King on Albemarle rd in Charlotte. We had a customer that came in for late lunch almost everyday.......Tommy Faile singer songwriter. I made more cole slaw than thought possible. Good food .....bad management. (teen in charge)

But to make this a train post.....years later 75% of my O scale trains came from a  store nearby the old WK location. 

With the encouragement of the Santa Fe Historical Society, I took a series of 20 photos of this ATSF cantilever signal bridge in Lubbock, TX.  I'm fairly certain the train crew called me in as a trespasser (technically, I was).  By the time the rear end cleared Avenue P, a maintainer was driving up to check me out.  Everything was cool and we had a nice visit...knew a few of the same people.

Then I drove to Canyon, TX and had lunch with someone we all truly admire.

It was a good day.

That's a super nice one Rob!

Finally picked up my favorite Plasticville building...

And here's down in the valley...

SIRT,
that Vulcan switcher looks impressive, but you have blown my mind with the scrap trolley bodies.  The icing on that particular cake is the rock hole in what's left of a windowpane. I'm speechless.

Happy Saturday!

 

Here is a section of duct I'm experimenting with, and a smaller leaf spring. I think I've pushed the limits for sure with this one! The duct will also be for my scrap load. I'm going to try to do some smaller ducts. I need a small press break, as a box and pan is not really suitable for making some of the bends required.

Don

Very nice scrap load. Who made the gondola?

Don

That was a great idea John.  I waisted a bunch of rust I scraped off the flavorizer bars on my Weber grille.  I'll know better next year.

 

Thanks for asking the question Don, it made me look closer.

 

 

 

 

Love the ballpark scene.

 

Scott I hope all went well.  We all awaiting your return to the forum. 

 

Don you're right you really are pushing it with items like that for a scrap load.  Your work is great.

 

Joe

Thanks Joe, I'm trying to think of things out of the ordinary, and since I have access to several machines at work, they make some of the projects doable. My next project is to experiment with making mufflers and exhaust pipes. Someone who stopped by the booth at York saw my first attempt at duct work, and commented that it looked like a muffler. The hard part will be the ends. I've already got several of the tubes from WD 40 cans to use as the piping, but that's the easy part.

Don

I know, my layout is a mess, but I wanted to share my new project. I'm doing a pre-1950 coal drag. So far I have 3 weaver composite hoppers, an Atlas fish belly hopper, and a Lionel Consolidation with caboose. Coal should come next week for coal loads. I know it's not great, but I'm excited.

 

 

Some random photos....

 

 

Found these while browsing my hard drive....

 

Before and After at the B&O Museum. Caboose # 2222

 

Everything you ever wanted to know about his caboose: 

http://www.borail.org/BO-NoC-2222-Caboose.aspx

 

 I love there layout. I went back 2 times to see both layouts. Thanks for posting the pictures. David

Jim - We are planning to visit again soon, but it won't be this weekend.  Stan is out of town and there's too much going on.  But it is high on our to-do list.

Art

I am working on this

 

 

I am back home from the hospital; I had an artery blocked 100%. They put a couple of stints in. Had my body not already built natural bypasses I would already be dead by now. Thanks everyone for the prayers and well wishes.

Scott Smith

 

Wow Scott, Thank God for that, glad to hear you're OK.

Don

Scott, glad to hear you and your doctors caught it in time.  I pray you have a great recovery.  Take care.

 

Rick

Scott, glad the blockage was caught and repaired.  Prayers for a speedy and full recovery.

Thanks goodness!  Great to hear.

Scott

Fab news great to have you back James

Best news today Scott!! 

Pray you continue to do well!!! 

 

Train photo so we don't stray too far OT!!!

My Shay.....

 

Great news, Scott.  The body has an amazing way to recover from issues such as this. 

 

Art