Weekend Photo Fun 5-12-23-??

Look who showed up in Richmond at the RC3R clubhouse this week......for an RF&P Board Meeting.......

Scott is the rep of the Roanoke Valley Model Railroaders to the Board of our parent organization, the RF&P, the Richmond Freelance & Prototype Railroaders.

The RF&P is a model railroad club started in 1974 which consists of multiple SIGs (special interest groups). The River City 3 Railers is the O Gauge special interest group (there are HO and N scale groups). Scott's group from Roanoke joined in January. The RF&P is the non-profit entity that holds our liability insurance.

Scott joined Tom (Gilly@N&W) and myself on the 11 member Board.

Welcome!!!!

Peter

Progress...

Finishing up the road today and installing the HOWE TRUSS FLOAT BRIDGE!

Great pics and scenes Scott! Especially the blue streak. I kick myself for ever selling it.

We ran some vintage trains at the clubhouse this week:

A prewar freight set.

A prewar passenger set.

A PostWar J.

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

A 2022 Christmas Layout memory

- walt

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@SIRT Great work, I really like the street running scene.

Here is a "train ride view" video of our club layout at the recent GSMTS show in Timonium:

And here are some shots I took at our club weekly meeting of a member's newly renovated engine yard area featuring a new Millhouse turntable:

Andy

attempt at street running.

Scott making a great first impression with a shirt and tie!

Sirt, incredible work.  You've built some bulkhead to support that track.  nice street rails too.

Andy, how long is that rocket train?  Since we know a scale Saturn V is 7+ feet tall they must be getting ready to launch two rockets down at the Kennedy Space center.

The 154th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad was observed this week on Wednesday, May 10^th.

I observed the date by running an Amtrak consist headed by AEM-7 #924 on my 12’-by-8’ model railroad. Amtrak is the only railroad that has ever provided transcontinental passenger service across the entire United States - from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

I’m also posting photos of my model of Jupiter (Central Pacific Railroad #60), the locomotive that met on the connected rails with Union Pacific Railroad #119 at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869.

MELGAR

Well it has been just over a month since I posted these images related to Dolomite and Crushed Limestone loads.

The Dolomite I feel comfortable with (the Gray). but there are 6.8. 10 or more variations of coloration of crushed aLimestone.  So I have been deliberating for weeks.  It has ben life times ago since been back to hometown and steel mills.  In fact all the mills that used these materials back home are gone.  

So resorted to my RR book library.  Including books of RR's and steel mills.  Found an image of a cream color Limestone which I knew was in fact a variation.  So painted one of the five loads up.  A good match!

So as soon as I get a chance will paint up the other three loads to this cream color.

Then will do a little dark shading.

Edit today 5/13/23 2;19 PM

Today went ahead and painted the other/last three loads to represent caused Limestone.  After harden for a few days will go back to do some shading.

Ron

@MELGAR posted:

The 154th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad was observed this week on Wednesday, May 10^th.

I observed the date by running an Amtrak consist headed by AEM-7 #924 on my 12’-by-8’ model railroad. Amtrak is the only railroad that has ever provided transcontinental passenger service across the entire United States - from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

I’m also posting photos of my model of Jupiter (Central Pacific Railroad #60), the locomotive that met on the connected rails with Union Pacific Railroad #119 at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869.

MELGAR

Gorgeous

Enter my time machine and let me take you back to 1951.

See the Baltimore & Ohio Columbianrolling down the line through the countryside:

Arnold

Finished this!

www.youtube.com/trainbros89

In the FEF forum I mentioned that my 3rd Rail H6 has been in the shop for 5 months.  At the same time I dropped off my Weaver Passenger Sharks which are also still at the shop.  I do miss these.  The video is old, hopefully I get these back to make a new one.

Great stuff this week guys, Steve I really like what you're doing, it is coming along really well.  Keep up the good work.

Oops, I posted this in the wrong thread earlier today!

Hobos enjoying this nice spring day here on the Central Coast of CA:

After waiting almost two years for the trestle manufacturer to provide the correct size supports; my good buddy Jim Grillo stepped in and created supports using Lionel A trestle supports with a wood base to look like concrete. What is unique that doesn’t show is a thin plate between the A support and the trestle. This enabled positioning of the support at different angles while still in contact with the trestle.

Checking clearances on upper and lower levels.

Thanks Scott for getting us started for this fine Weekend!   Here are some random shots from my layout taken over the years.  Have a terrific weekend everyone!!

Mr. Bo keeps  an eye on things.

Night time on the caboose tracks.    Bix Beiderbeck and Les Ronson discussing how their day went. the e

Up on the Mountain Division the the MOW crew is packing up for the weekend.

A view from the Free State Junction Railway's CEO's top floor office window.  

@trumpettrain posted:

Night time on the caboose tracks.    Bix Beiderbeck and Les Ronson discussing how their day went. the e

@trumpettrain

Pat:

I wasn't aware that Bix Beiderbeck worked for the Free State Junction Railroad when not playing jazz cornet.

This week, I have a pretty sad post, at least for those who are fans of the PRR Middle Division. If you are a fan or have read my posts, you have seen photos of my model of the concrete arch bridge carrying PA Route 75 over the PRR at Port Royal. It was built in 1910, and on my layout, it is set in the 1950's near the end of the steam era. Here is the model:

And here is a photo of the real thing from almost the same angle taken by my son Steven about a week ago. Unfortunately, it is past the end of its useful life, and it being torn down. If you look closely, you can see that the parapets have been removed:

Now here is a link to a video posted by the consulting engineering firm handling the project which shows the arch coming down:

https://www.facebook.com/watch...0bridge%20demolition

For those of us who love the Middle Division, this was truly a signature item of the railroad, and one of the last pure Pennsy overpasses still standing. Sadly, it will be replaced by a generic steel I beam structure. So, just so you can see it as it was in the days of steam, here is a photo of my Lionel Legacy class J Texas passing under the model of the structure on my layout:

BTW, I was tied up earlier in the day, and tried to post this early this afternoon, but the site would not insert the photos in the post until I tried again this evening. I know when you post them late, they don't get many views, so I may  repost this next week since so all can see this sad but inevitable story.

@scott.smith posted:

Here are a couple of pictur

Scott Smith

Thanks Scott.  Love this set, just sorry I passed on it when it was issued.

                                    Layout Progress.... going urban!

@Randy Harrison posted:

@trumpettrain

Pat:

I wasn't aware that Bix Beiderbeck worked for the Free State Junction Railroad when not playing jazz cornet.

You beat me to it, Randy.

Bob (a classical sax player who doesn't do jazz, but appreciates it)

I am very excited again, as almost always that I got more stuff in the works for conversions at the Harmon Shops. First up is Weaver's Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson that will get a motor overhaul as well as some other stuff yet to be figured out, and second is Lionel's 1998 L3a Mohawk with the elephant ears. This one will also have a motor replaced, other work will also get figured out in due time. I also have a MTH Niagara and another 18064 that should be arriving by FEDEX tomorrow, these will also make the trip down to the Harmon Shops to get work done which is yet to be determined upon assessment and such. Now I am off to go mow lawn, enjoy your weekend all.

Always loading & moving coal on the On30 Utacolzona Railroad.

Thanks for looking.       Dennis.

Utacolzona Railroad in On30 (built 2020 - 2022) Last Update 5/13/23

The PRR moving heavy equipment

I think I have learned how to upload the 4k videos

Took some pics using my diorama base.

www.youtube.com/trainbros89

Atlas O scale Peavey and INDIANA FARM BUREAU PS-2CD 4427 low-sided covered hoppers have arrived from Mr. Muffin's Trains.

Andrew

Falcon Service

Atlas O scale Chicago & North Western 40' AIRSLIDE covered hoppers in the "Safety Yellow" scheme.

Andrew

Falcon Service