WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 5/2/14-??

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR

 

 

working on scenery...

I'm going to have to treat my persistent York fever with a post from last week's show. Here's a Maryland Midland freight rolling past my modules on the National Capital Trackers modular layout in the Black Hall.

 

 

We've almost completed our new trestle built by club member Jon. Still needs some landscaping and trackwork but she's a beauty.

 

 The arch bridge and the two arches of the viaduct were both part of my 'late' home layout.

Great pics so far!  Happy weekend to all!

 

 

Great start already, guys!  John, really nice scenery work as always...and Sam, that trestle is fantastic!

Spring appears to finally be here.  Western Maryland Scenic Railroad opens this weekend.  Here are a couple of pictures from opening several years ago.

Since my layout is down and in storage pending a move, I've been building trestles for a bridge!  here is one, and my new Lionel Lionchief Plus GN Mikado that just arrived!

 

 

A 2013 Christmas layout memory .  1950 meets 2013.

 

- walt

 

 

 Happy weekend everyone...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Mike

"Small layout...Big dreams"

 

 

 

 

Kid proofing the Lion Chief remote. Kids were turning knobs to far at last couple of shows I did and broke the dials from turning to far trying to get trains to go fast. This limits how far they can turn them and keeps them from being handled. Off to a train show this weekend to see how this works.  With a 4 second delay from when you turn the dial to when the train moves kids are used to instant video games when you move dial it happens. Will post show pics and results next week.

Re-named Sante Fe RPO on the layout

 

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Sean, those are beautiful station photos.

A timesaver being readied for an elementary school STEM day this weekend.

   Ahhhh..  One of my favorite Santa Fe diesels.  Great shot Mike!

Mike

 

is that a Williams or MTH Texas Chief??

I have both and love the Yellow War Bonnett.

went to Chicago Train Show last month on April 13 and this is what my nephew and I did after we left the show. Sent Pics to my brother in Iceland as he Loves 5 guys.

he emailed back, "you guys suck" . I just laughed. we like picking on little brother.

 

 

A view of my waterfall normally seen but hardly ever photographed.  Hope your weekend a nice one.

 

NYC Pacemaker caboose hand-built by Brother Love.

 

My wife and I visited Cesar Buono's layout during our York trip and here are some of the very nice scenes on his layout:

 

Happy May!
Enjoy the photos!

New additions to the roster -
Probably one of my favorite postwar sets - 2140WS from 1948

overview of the layout - w/ new #35 street lamps & 199 Microwave tower installed. I can say the layout is pretty much done.

closer looks at the upper level -

Shelves in the train room. Wish I had a bit more wall space to get the other postwar & MPC stuff out of the closets, but I think I maxed it out

A photo of my Texan town of Longhorn Flats, before being whipped out by a tornado yesterday.  All structures were destroyed but there were no injuries due to the towns people attending a chili eating festival at Cactus City some miles away.

 

 

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Have a great weekend everyone. Just picked up Tuesday two new Legacy engines. Clinchfield AC6000 with the heritage caboose and the CSX dash 9 with dummy and it's heritage caboose. Happy Happy Happy. This stopped me from moaning because I couldn't go to my 1st York trip. Have not run them yet but here is a few pictures I did for hopefully a inventory some day.

more girder to put, on and yes those are the son's, hot wheels !!!!!!

That is his participation !!

thanks

EnterTrainment Junction in Ohio.....my son, grand daughter and I spent a great 3 hours....

   This is the new Lionel PRR E8 (Tuscan).  Overall a great engine.  Good detail, excellent sounds and slow speed operation.  I replaced the hi-rail coupler with a scale Kadee coupler on the front powered engine only.  I think this improves the looks.  The hi-rail coupler can easily be restored.  I only wish both units were powered. I will try to update my website this weekend and add a photo page with video of this engine.

 

Rich

www.toytrainsontracks.com

 

 

Rich, one question did the Pennsy ever have any E9's?

Nope, but the only external differece was in how the headlight glass (flush vs. recessed on the E8) was mounted, and some E8's for various railroads were retrofitted with the same mounting during their service lifes.

 

Wiki E9

 

Rusty

Around town...

 

Mike,

Nice photos!  Thank you.

 

Do you have relatives named Caruso who live near Butler, Pennsylvania?  We lived next to a family by that name about 15 years ago, and he had a nice postwar layout he wanted me to see before he took it down after Christmas.  I forget what all he had.

 

Thank you!

 Hmm... Dad's at work, which engine should I run?.... Decisions, decisions...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What broken "pilot"? I didn't do nothin'

 

 

Mark, Sam, thank you for the kind words.

 

Popi, that yellow bonnet is the MTH DAP version.  btw, I think I've been up in your area before.   My sister-in-law lives in Watertown.  That's up near you, right?

 

- Mike

I love it!!

 

we are in Cape Vincent, 3 miles off the River. 20 min from Watertown.

come on up, the waters fine.  If your in the area during Labor day.

Our local show is at the Clayton Arena in Clayton New York. I set up

my O gauge board and run train all weekend. 15 min from Watertown.

 

If you want to drive another 1 hr or so. I have another show I run at

in Massena last weekend in Sept. @ Massena Arena right on rt 37 in Massena New York

Its just an 1 1/2 hr from my house in Cape.

 

The big show I go to is Syracuse @ the Great New York State Fairgrounds. 1rst weekend in Nov in the Toyota Building.

 

Sorry, no, I wasn't paying attention.  I changed my comment to E8

 

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After

 

 

 

Bummer, moving and tearing down the layout.    I will be selling a lot of stuff, not as much room at the new house.

 

Doug

 

 

 

 

Doug,

It is always a bummer to have to tear down a layout, unless you have a plan in sight for another layout.  I am sorry you won't have room in your new home.  Your layout looked very nice.

 

I have been without for a while, but I have hopes yet that our daughters in their 20s will move out soon, and I will gain a small room.

Mark, Thanks for your comment.  I will have room for a much smaller layout, nothing like the size I have now.

 

Doug

Dead boards are not necessarily useless (I'm trying different colors):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recently-completed Weaver FA-2 (formerly B&O); still conventional: