Weekend Photo Fun 5-22-15-??

Enjoying another weekend of freedom thanks to our veterans!

 

 

 

My Mom gives me the coolest birthday presents.

Dan

A Memorial Day tribute to the valor, dedication and sacrifices of our troops, both past and present....

 

 

 

 

Thank you all for your service!

 

Peter

 

We removed the red gravel and now put some gray gravel in instea. Happy week-end!!!

Getting some refreshments....

 

 

 

Being a Weis Markets employee since 1983, I've seen of few of these trailers with this old logo.  Really cool to see it in o-scale.  You did a fine job John.  Love it!  About how old is the kit?

These building fronts are scratch built

PRR 2-10-0 Decapod

B&O GP30 handles a small train

So here is the texas Special PA pair I mentioned yesterday, but didn't have a photo.

 

 

A little bit of outside fun....

 

USA's got some great rolling stock, & the fleet is getting much bigger....

Lionel Legacy NYC Heavy Mikado with some Pacemakers taking a trip around my new outer loop. Nice long run, 2 minutes and 16 second trip once around at 65 speed steps.

 

 

 

Just back from a trip to the north coast for a model show, so just a few from there.

boy it's been hot today roof down & sun burnt.James

 

Lucas....that looks like the old Michigan Central Station in Detroit?

 

Peter

Yes that is. 

I got to spend time with my good friend Ed today, (I am sure many of you know who he is). I got to play with some of the display layouts currently set up in his collection at his new location.

The first is the original Storytown 8x16 layout, the second is a 8x8 dealer display, and the third is an Original very rare one of a kind Lionel NYC show room layout. This layout was at the end of the showroom next to the big 1949 grand layout.  The skiers are actually power by a postwar American Flyer motor. Enjoy!!

As the Gumpert Apollo fled from police  through the vast wasteland of carpet flats he was stopped only by a chance encounter with Eco-friendly Gevo hybrid and its consist of Eco-energy and paradise pacific tank cars. The city of Portland police department couldn't have been luckier that afternoon!

Is that a custom Cnj 113? Very nice. Like your layout. Great landscaping.

Since this is a long weekend, I decided to add more photos from the second TMB.  It was SF night on October 25, 2008;

 

 

Dug out a couple of switchers that I haven't run in a long time and brought them down to the club with a mixed freight.

 

 

Pat......love those videos.......great looking club layout!

 

Peter

End of the day special addition weathered car for ebay.......... 

 

 

Old time emergency relief snow vehicle I painted for my Red Cross passenger cars. 

 

 

 

 

 

Old School Night ... William's L&N FA-1 ABA with TMCC ...

 

UPs George Herbert Walker Bush #4141 with CSX and NS ES44s

 

 

 

 

Great appreciation to those who served and made the greatest sacrifice ...

 

 

 

A MARS (Mid-Atlantic Railway System) Memorial Day Tribute

"The Last Kiss"

It's 1942 at the Williamsport Station. His train is running behind schedule, and Conductor Jack is anxious to be off. But he holds the train at the platform while Tommy and Melody embrace for a "last kiss". Two years later, Conductor Jack learns that Tommy had lost his life outside a small village in France, and he remembers the tender moment Tommy and Melody had shared on his watch.

 

Bo

I added several details, including mud flaps, rear door hinges, rear door latch bars, marker lights, landing gear supports.  It's just sitting on the flat car. The tie down hardware/jack stands have not been added yet

 

 

Being a Weis Markets employee since 1983, I've seen of few of these trailers with this old logo.  Really cool to see it in o-scale.  You did a fine job John.  Love it!  About how old is the kit?

 

Johnny

 

 

Johnny

 

Thanks for the comments. I have no idea how old that kit is, but I would guess from the typewriter written instructions it is at least 30 years old!  I got in on eBay about three weeks ago for all of $9.95!

 

By the way, I was afraid to use the original decals, as I thought they would fall apart. So I scanned them, touched up any flaws with Photoshop, and then printed my own.  I ended using my decals, instead of the originals.  If you get the kit, I'd be happy to send you a set.

I fired Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 126 this morning on two trips on the Walkersville Southern. First time fireman and John and Barney Gramling are fine folks to work with, very patient and excellent teachers. They not only own #126 but also Flagg Coal 75 and two other tank engines under restoration. 

 

Here are a few shots of the 3pm trip. We are running tomorrow, Memorial Day, and next weekend and that is it for steam until next year. I'm firing the 1pm trip next Sunday and caboose fireman next Sunday at 3pm. 

 

 

Northwestern Pacific Budd car at Fort Seward, California. 1964 Added note. If you look at some of the homes on the left you can see they were made out of old passenger cars. I remember that much of the area had no roads. The only way to get in or out was the Budd cars. They lasted a long time but the line finally closed down after many land slides. Don

I caught the Penn Central and a 10-diesel lashup  I didn't do much with the layout due to the nice weather.

This weekend I am working on my outdoor railroad. Here are a few photos. 

 

 

Speaking of outdoor.  I was testing out my very lightweight modules on my back deck this morning.

 

 

 

 

In honor of Memorial Day, here are some pics of my military train.  And..."Back from the War."  Matt

Army locomotives at the Brightside Yard...home of the Golden Gate Railroad Museum and the SP 2472.  The first pic is kinda small because I took a still out of our GoPro film of the yard.  Both pics were taken from a window in the SP 2979 lounge car.  Matt

Our little town of Lahaina is getting ready this morning for the big parade. Don

Today were ridin the rails on the daisy mt.  Railroad in Anthem, AZ

A better pic of the Army locomotive as taken by my wife.

The wife finished our first 1,000 piece puzzle that we have done in a long time yesterday.

 

Today she put the glue on front and back and it's now ready for hanging in the train area.

Azgary