Weekend Photo Fun 5-4-12-??

I was going to post pictures from York but decided I didn't really want to cause any trouble.

Scott those are Great looking old cars. Thanks for sharing.

My new Rail King E8s.

It's not that early in my neck of the woods Scott, it's already Friday afternoon and I'm going home soon. So you could actually start this thread Thursday evening your time and it will be Friday somewhere this thread is seen.

Ah Bill, you're a classic.

Double heading the Hiawathas.

 

 

 

My contribution for this week

"The old General Store is still downtown...."

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Alan

 

A couple of weeks ago we visited the Smithsonian Museum of American History.  A couple of highlights from the transportation section included the 19th century John Bull, which ran between Camden and South Amboy, New Jersey....

 

 

....and the Southern Railroad's 4-6-2 #1401.  I thought it was interesting that this  engine handled one of the legs of the journey made by Franklin Roosevelt's funeral train on its way to Washoington D.C. in 1945.

 

 

As enjoyable as those visits were, it was good to get back to my own miniature RR world...

 

 

 

 

 

- Mike

"Small layout...Big dreams"

The Burlington 'Silver Clipper' made a pass through our valley this week

 

 

 

 

 

 

In you didn't notice over the years, check out the mountain climber.

 

 

 

 

www.toytrainsontracks.com

 

Rich

GETTING READY FOR THE  L O T S CONVENTION. SOME EXTRA DETAILING.

 

gary g         www.cherelvalleyrailroad.com

Gary g....I just wanted to let you know that your railroad is simply beautiful.  I really enjoyed the pictures on your website...

 

Thanks,

Alan

some more old ones -

 

 

We all enjoy and thank Scott for starting this thread every week. It is a must look. I have very few freight sets on the layout, but I love this Maersk stack train. The look and the colors are terrific.

 

 

Beautiful setting Brian...makes me want to sit at the dock and watch the scenery go by!!

 

Alan

Another 2011 Christmas layout memory

 

The summer section of the 4-seasons plateau.

 

 

 

- walt

I asked my friend last week at work if he could throw together a shelf for me to hold some trains that I usually don't run to often...he came back Monday with this...

 

 

Sorry for the flashback ...I should have removed the plexiglass cover

 

BT

 

Looking forward to getting a layout up and running again.... we completed the walls for the layout room within the warehouse this week and now we are working on trusses for supporting the lighting...... My son, Mini-Muffin, was a big help - and Eclair.....

 

Here's a shot of the Kanawha on the old layout. I would post the MTH Premier C&O Texan, but Scott has it.

 

 

Great photo's everyone and thanks to Scott for starting this

for us. Here's some photo's of two Lionel steamer's coming into my upper

level station. THANKS, ALEX

Here are a couple of pictures of my modest but fun layout. 

 

Alex, the buildings look great, thanks!  Liam the Alco is getting a good workout.  

Spent this week working on the warehouse district and putting my York purchases to use.

 

My re-conditioned Marx 3/16 scale Pacemaker boxcar.   It was stained and rusty, so I did what I could to salvage it....

 

Marty

Kevin, are those RK E-units scale length? Don

More custom work…

If they won’t make it, I will.

The first O scale MTA LIRR gondola…

 

 

 

 

 

FS on the bay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/190674256657?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

A very generous forum member sent me this RMT Tanker to go with my Lionel Smoke Fluid tank cars.

Thank you Steve!

 

 

Jack "The Apprentice" Kemph has been pretty busy with layout details lately. Last weekend, he added utility poles to the town and even strung "wire" using sewing thread "donated" from his mom's sewing kit. I see time in the doghouse in his future when mom finds out.

 

 

"Old and New"

 

A shot from a couple of weeks ago.

 

RS1's headed for the bridge.

 

This pair of RS1's took several years to put together. I had purchased one, then kicked myself for not having ordered the second road number. A couple of months ago, one popped up on eBay and I was the highest bidder. It was actually brand new in the box.

 

 

RS1's on the viaduct.

The inside of my MTH gas station needed people and tool boxes.

Matt-Congrats on acquiring the beautiful pair of ALCOs. Shouldn't they be more, like, orange instead of that old-fashioned ATSF paint job?

A couple of photos of my layout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm re-doing my living room with a railroad theme.  I found a place in Oklahoma which sells old barn wood picture frames and the wood comes from Texas barns.  I found some neat prints and built a G scale diarama of an old water tower.  More things to be built in the future.

 

 

Just a sampling of my Maine Central collection.  GP7 #569 is my all time favorite.  The real #569 was my first and only cab ride.  (MEC Waterville ME. yard early 1980's)

my new AS-616 arrived today! had to play with photo editing... thought it gave it an old timy PRR photo feel

Sweet!

I wonder if anyone makes ladder decals.

3RS GP20 rebuild A la ICG Paducah GP11 with an angled EMD cab and GP7/9 style fan housings.