Here are pictures of my 21" PRR streamliner consist. I plan to pull it with my 6-motor Lionel Legacy E7 ABA.
GGD Observation
As soon as I can find a K-Line Huron Rapids sleeper, the train will be complete.
Ron
CAPPilot, Ron how did you come up with a six-motor Lionel Legacy E7 ABA set??
Ron
Just received today from a member.
Where else could you find a 7 year old Golden Gate 100 ton Coaling Tower that is BRAND NEW, even the box. The original shipping container only has a couple scratches.
Much appreciated Frank.
And earlier this week a very nice Spirit of the Century AA and the 4 aluminum passenger cars.
Much thanks Brian.
Been a very good week.
Have a great weekend all.
Larry
The coal chute chains should look like this.
Thanks Mike
I copied and saved both the pictures.
Larry
Bruce, My cousins lived across the tracks from Carlin's in the 40's and 50's. My father and Uncle Charlie used to tell our mothers they were taking us train watching and you know where they went. Ayer was a great place to watch steam. I have a very clear memory of all the big B & M steam 24/7. We were about 60 feet from the tracks and the big steam rolled all day. To get from our side of the tracks to the Carlin's area was a tunnel to walk through under the tracks. Dotty and I still go to Ayer a few times a year to watch a few trains and heve breakfast at TINY'S.
Wow, never thought Ayer will be that famous!
here is something familiar for you, too!
AG.
Initial run of the new reissue Weaver wood chip hoppers.
The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia was a busy bridge line in NE Alabama, E Tenn
and NW Georgia that liked to buy ex-NYC power. They had some ex-NYC H-5 Mikados,
and two ex-NYC(B&A) Berkshires, which were running former Hudson tenders by
then (as K-line did, correctly).
So I took my K-line B&A Lima Berk and did the obvious; I could not locate the TAG Berk
prototype photos online (they are rare - but I have a couple on paper).
I did TA&G #602, which was B&A #1434; I did a K-line Berk for a friend as TA&G 601
(1424). It's kind of nice to know that at least the REAR of a couple of NYC Hudsons
ran in my home state of Alabama! (The Berks weren't shabby, either.)
The photos below are not particularly good:
PRRronbh-Ron,
My 6-motor ABA set is really two 6-34508 AA sets with the addition of the 6-34510 powered B. I had Alex M., when he added sound to the B unit, swap the A shells so that one powered A has engine #5848 and the other has #5849. Turned out to be more expensive than planned since I could not find the AA sets very cheap in the secondary market.
Problem is I now have a box with two Legacy dummy As that I do not know what to do with.
Ron
Mike CT, W O W!!!!!!!! Thanks for the info.
Rick
Love the angled yard, very nicely done! Gives very easy access to the machines, good idea!
Best part of the web, is the Weekend Photo Fun, great job everyone! Russ
Fantastic pics, everyone!
Peter
Thanks guys for the comments and likes. Russ, this is an opposite shot of my stub (center peninsular) yard. It contains a good sized yard lead with arrival and departure tracks, caboose track and engine service facility.
Nice looking cars Al. First time Ive seen a real picture of them. They go perfect with the little 44!
How I've spent my evenings and weekends for quite a while! Working on Rio Grande now.
My new "homemade" camera car:
Peter
Good morning guys. Hears some pictures of my brick front that I attempted to make look like mortar in the joints with wind-ex an water with paint. Hears some pictures. - Matt
Peter:
You have to give us a sample of your new tool in action.
Ayer, Mass. I haven't seen that town mentioned in a long time. I use to go there on Christmas Day to visit my aunt & uncle who lived on Central Ave. in the mid 1950's
What use to be a freight house is now home to a coal dealer. The track has been relaid with Ross and now features Kadee magnets rather than an uncoupling track. Felt it would give the RR some more switching opperation. Track has been laid and the scene is starting to come together. In the background is a westbound B&A Berkshire.
WEEKEND PHOTO FUN IS HERE!
Here are some pictures taken this week while working on the VMT layout.
It's fitting to open the thread this week with one of Walt's Cameron's trolleys (Western Hobbycraft). I just found that he passed away two day ago.
Waiting for the train to go by so I can get down.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
So sorry to hear about Walt. I bought two of his trolleys and I still have one of them. I will never sell it. I had a long conversation with him the day I bought the trolleys. He was a very nice man. A gentleman in every sense of the word. My sincerest condolences to his family.
Dave C: Great to see you posting again. I always enjoy seeing pictures of your layout. It's very inspirational. That scene looks great!
Walt, are you using one of those remote master power on/off switches?
Lima: my apologies but I don't know what you are asking of me. I use remotely controlled power "switches" for stuff like turning on the Christmas tree lights and some other layout stuff related to accessories (like the power supply to the portable DVD player used for my drive-in). I can't think of what you saw in my 2 photos though that would lead to your question.
Sorry - walt
UPDATE: I went back and took another look and saw that the controller was visible in one of the photos. In 2013 I used it to control the DVD player; speakers hidden under the elevated area that I had connected to a CD player; and the power source for my miller signs (also hidden under the elevated area).
Have a great fathers day weekend! Don't forget to cool off with some Yuengling ice cream from the country store.
Funny timing GEF: I read in this morning's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Giant Eagle (a grocery chain for the unfamiliar) just bought Yuengling Ice Cream!
My new "homemade" camera car:
Peter
I hope you don't have portals!!!
- walt
The sun was streaming through the windows shinning on the layout.
Brian, nice new view of your train room, just the right lighting to take in the lights of the trains and layout. Great shot.
Steve, Lady and Tex
Since my Texas layout is still under major modification work, I had to post a photo of my custom Army train consist on the display shelving. I recently added Army flats with Duck, submarine and boat loads and my third Lionel baby Madison troop car. I am awaiting the Lionel Army "vat" car to arrive soon.
I'm also working on my Army base plans for my modified layout. I did pick a name for the military base.......Camp Crockett.
Steve, Lady and Tex
My new "homemade" camera car:
Peter
Nice! What holds it on?
Bruce, My cousins lived across the tracks from Carlin's in the 40's and 50's. My father and Uncle Charlie used to tell our mothers they were taking us train watching and you know where they went. Ayer was a great place to watch steam. I have a very clear memory of all the big B & M steam 24/7. We were about 60 feet from the tracks and the big steam rolled all day. To get from our side of the tracks to the Carlin's area was a tunnel to walk through under the tracks. Dotty and I still go to Ayer a few times a year to watch a few trains and heve breakfast at TINY'S.
Wow, never thought Ayer will be that famous!
here is something familiar for you, too!
AG.
I lived in Ayer in 1966 while stationed at Ft. Devens.....small world.
LaFondue, all your O gauge photo's showed up as "not found" on my end. Only 4 photo's appeared of the wooden locomotive and Big Boy.
Steve, Lady and Tex
Steve, great looking Army Train.
In honor of National Flag Day, here are some of my trains that are proudly showing the flag.
Ron
LaFondue, all your O gauge photo's showed up as "not found" on my end. Only 4 photo's appeared of the wooden locomotive and Big Boy.
Steve, Lady and Tex
Yes ..sorry..dunno why...will start all over again..
Steve, Ron
Love those pictures. Perfect time.
Larry
Have a good weekend everyone.
- Mike
"Small layout...Big dreams"
Anyone who runs SP&S locomotives is all right with me. Way to go, Mike.
Another smaller tinplate layout with a nice Hag consist modified for 2 rails.
Very cool tinplate 2 rails tramways (streetcar) from LehnHardt...nice track systems and terrific vehicles...they also have the catenary for it.
The excellent Kraus-Maffei V200 from MBW..can't wait for the Federal Railways version.
Modern Swiss Postal service dual container car from Creanorm..background a MTH S 3/6.
A very nice modern Swiss Postal Bus in 1.43...forgot who made it.
Some Atlas 3 rails engines for sale...
The superb Luogelkin Viaduct from the 0 scale club Tea-Thun.
2 BLS unit from the Swiss small serie manufacturer Mobau-Lei.
AlpinLine is back (ex Fama, Utz, Roco)..also now made by Mobau-Lei...the Glacier Express cars in 0m...still missing the restaurant car.
Upgraded drive for the MTH Traxx and Taurus from Studio 45...4 motors, DCC only.
At the Hermann both had finally the chance to meet and chat with fellow forum member Stefan Burki..and they have again a few nice surprise on hand.
The hand made sample of the upcoming German Crocodile E94 in the Austrian OBB version 1020.
2 Swiss exclusive from MTH/ Hermann, the Traxx in the BLS "Alpinist" scheme and the German Crocodile in the Swiss version...has only 1 pantograh, Swiss marking and lighting and Indusi magnet, also a hand made pre-production sample.
And a couple of new Hermann passengers cars...they are simply superb.
A prototype model of the under construction Transhelvetica Gotthard "Piggy-Back" service...the flat car platform raise a bit, turn to an about 45 degre angle, then the truck roll in, un-couple the trailer and roll out. The platform then turn back in place. The engine at the front is a MTH Traxx.
That's about it for 0 scale...a few more interesting pictures
A splendid wooden model in 1:11 of the 1938 CP 4-4-4 "Jubilee"...except for a few metal screws and the motor/ drivetrain (in the tender)..it's all wood.
A bit smaller, 1887 Porter 1...not so sure about the Pensilvania lettering..
Clash of scale...front of an USA Trains G scale Big Boy, with Z scale running in the back ground...doesn't matter...it's all fun.
The rest of the show was all HO, HOm, N and Z...some stunning new features...some are so so....nice to see depleting coal load in HO, work well and give a nice effect, specially with all the sounds...holograms style doors opening/closing and people boarding/ unboarding passengers unit is neat to see.
Was a great show, fairly low in attendance..at least for the 3 hours I was there.
Andy, I like your layout, particularly the Nickel Plate Road steamer.
Great photos everyone!
My peek-a-boo Trolley stop with Walt's Western Hobbycraft trolley.
RIP Walt.
Great pics again from all!
Lafondue, thanks for sharing the show pics.
Two engines from here on the forum: (ah sugar! Sorry Marty, I see the cover's ajar)
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