Weekend Photo Fun 6-24-22-??

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So far I showed the left third (plateau) and the center area of the 14' wide layout.  Time to start on the right side which is 6' x 11'.

An overall shot, closeups to follow in subsequent weeks.  In the front is a drivein scene and in the back is a smallish town.

- walt

My 12’-by-8’ model railroad, completed in 2004 – see OGR Run 214, April/May 2006 – has room for five locomotives on three independent loops, each controlled by its own transformer throttle. Although I don’t usually run three trains at once, that’s what I did this week.

On this layout, I usually run trains representing several northeastern railroads. In the video, Long Island Rail Road 4-6-0 camelback #18 is on the outer O-72 loop. Boston & Maine ALCO S-2 #1274 is on the O-54 intermediate loop, and New Haven ALCO RS-3 #531 is on the inner O-36 loop. New York Central GP-9 #6001 is also seen on the siding of the O-54 loop but not running in the video.

MELGAR

Good morning, all.  I now have everything for my steam engine service area, just need to figure out the best placement.  The ash hoist will need to be mounted in a hole in the table top, so that is why it looks too high right now.

Scott, Great start, the 5 rail looks great.

Walt, 6 months to Christmas, are you getting ready?

Ron, I’m envious, no room for a service area, waiting to see yours.

Mel, look forward to your video.

A few locomotives ready to roll today:

Happy Weekend.

Here are a couple of views of my engine service area and the turntable in front of the roundhouse. Haven't posted views of these areas of the layout too often, so figured it was time for something new.

Ran some trains at the club today. First, is the 3Rd Rail L1 Hudson. I then ran a JLC Challenger.

Greg P

....a few views from the Club layout this week.....Trainbros89 (Greg) brought some great scale engines.....I stuck with "traditional -sized" one......here are a few more videos....

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

Some stills from this week at the club layout.....

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

Great pics and videos today guys, I'm working like a mad man to get my room situated the way I want it and trying to figure out the display shelving, I've set all of mine so that the bottom of each shelf is 5 3/4" above the one below it.  I know this is a little high but I like to have a little extra room when I'm trying to put the really big and heavy locomotives on them, it just seems to make it easier to get them up and on and easy to get the trucks on.  I know that I'm probably wasting some space but I'd rather be safe than sorry if you know what I mean.  I'll post some pictures her pretty soon and maybe hopefully a video or two of my cloud railroad.

Thanks for the great inspiration today, keep it coming.
Cheers,

Progress on the Cameron Freight Company....

1st, where I left off last week:

This week's progress:

...the pitched roof....

Silver color to the roof/awning panels....

....a bright blue for the windows and doors....

.....toning down the bright blue with acrylics.....

Hope to have more done by Sunday Scenic Showcase......

Peter

I converted all bulbs to LED’s.

@scott.smith posted:

It's Friday and that means;

Last Sunday we had an open house at the Roanoke Valley Model Railroad Club.

Scott Smith

Some epic standard gauge as usual.  

No new pictures this week, but here’s some of crocs.  

Also some videos from our European Train Enthusiasts club meet last weekend.  

https://youtu.be/RTbr8Qz1HBw

https://youtu.be/Z9CkgQyj21M

Another great Weekend Photo Fun so far.  Thank you to all who have posted.

The one and only WISCONSIN CENTRAL ET44AC diesel-electric locomotive rolled through Michigan over the Grand Trunk Western railroad tracks on Wednesday.

Andrew

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@falconservice posted:

The one and only WISCONSIN CENTRAL ET44AC diesel-electric locomotive rolled through Michigan over the Grand Trunk Western railroad tracks on Wednesday.

Andrew

Falcon Service

Gorgeous pics, Andrew.......beautiful day for railfanning!!!

Peter

@falconservice posted:

The one and only WISCONSIN CENTRAL ET44AC diesel-electric locomotive rolled through Michigan over the Grand Trunk Western railroad tracks on Wednesday.

Andrew

Falcon Service

nice.  Reminds me of seeing the WC sd45 s in Chicago back in the 90s!  Beautiful engines.  

Only 1 is his week.

Here's one for you baseball and train lovers Jackie Robinson or Ty Cobb stealing home at the Polo Grounds:

Arnold

Was back out on the cape this week again. Made my usual stop at the Cape Cod Central yard. They had one of the E9s moved to a better spot to see it.

Another new (to me) engine added to the roster this weekend.  Lionel’s JLC series UP Challenger in the greyhound scheme and matching aux tender.