Weekend Photo Fun 6-25-21-??

                                                         MEC sand car...

Mixed trains – with consists of passenger and freight cars – were common on the Boston & Maine Railroad, especially on branch lines. In New England, the freight was often a milk car and a caboose. I haven’t ever seen a mixed train on an O gauge model railroad so I set one up on my 10’-by-5’ layout. Ten-Wheeler #2074 (a Lionel Legacy model) was built by Baldwin in 1898, acquired by the B&M when it purchased the Fitchburg Railroad in 1900, and scrapped in 1939. The train’s wood-sided passenger car (unlettered model by MTH) was typical of construction in the 1880s, but wood passenger cars lasted on the B&M until the 1950s. Wood refrigerator car #13138 (model by Atlas O) was built in 1923 and wood caboose #104331 (model by K-Line) was built by the Laconia (New Hampshire) Car Company in 1905. Aside from the vehicles, the train and everything else on my layout can pass for the 1920s.

MELGAR

First video shows the train rounding the south curve and passing the town on my 10’-by-5’ layout.

Second video shows the train crossing the truss bridge.

Third video shows the train making a circuit of the layout, which is just an oval of Atlas O-54.

Near Goshen Pass

A 2020 Christmas Layout memory.

The last several weeks I've been showing images of the scenery on the front of the plateau.  It's time to start showing the back, which is:

The houses on the left side of Waltburg:  Going right to left: My parents' house is Port Vue: My brother's house in Bennington Woods, My daughter's house in Franlin.

The houses on the right side of Waltburg.  Going Right to left: My son's house in Masedonia OH, My little house in Shaler, My sister's house in North Hunington:

This is the 3rd of the temp layouts that I built earlier this year for 2 reasons:

Mel.....great minds think alike!

My 4-6-6T has a basically unknown history after it left the B&A and was renumbered by the NYC as 1297. I decided that it needed to run a mixed train on the Harlem Division today......

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

Railroad pictures from my recent Philadelphia trip.

My son's apartment is next to the old B&O main line through Philly along the Schulkyll and the "dog park" is right next to it......also a great view across the river!

Rufus certainly likes the dog park next to the tracks!

....the view west......

....the Reading Terminal.....with its fantastic market at the street level.....now the Pennsylvania Convention Center.....

....the Pennsy's Suburban Station....still lighting up Center City Philadelphia more than 50 years after the merger that formed the PennCentral......

Peter

......more New York Central action......

Have a great and safe weekend, folks!

Peter

.....going through the train closet......didn't realize I still had these......

I would say the this was definitely purchased in the Yellow Hall at the OGR booth, over 20 years ago......

Rest in Peace, Fred......

Peter

Peter,

There must have been some cosmic intervention for both of us to have thought about mixed trains on neighboring railroads (B&M, NYC/B&A) during the same week... At this moment, I have no idea what I might post next week.

MELGAR

Very fine pics everyone!  My photos of fun for this fine weekend!

Getting things on track after a derailment.

Jeff;

That is a sweet Cheshire hopper - can you tell me who made it???

@Apples55 posted:

Jeff;

That is a sweet Cheshire hopper - can you tell me who made it???

Thanks and Atlas O Made it!!!

@chessie1971 posted:

Thanks and Atlas O Made it!!!

Thanks, Jeff... you are now officially on my “Bad Influencers” list - just ordered two from Beth at Public Delivery Track. She also had some Alaska ones too... I think you’re near the top of my list

7 scratch built ingot buggies in front of my nearly finished electric arc furnace building.  I used Lionel's O27 bobber cabooses for the base,  added styrene for the sides and top. Ingot molds are from Scale City Designs.  Then painted and weathered them.

I used American Flyer S gauge wheels on O gauge axles and Kadee couplers.

@Apples55 posted:

Thanks, Jeff... you are now officially on my “Bad Influencers” list - just ordered two from Beth at Public Delivery Track. She also had some Alaska ones too... I think you’re near the top of my list

You're welcome and ROFLOL!!!!!

Great photos everyone!

I Finished the 3R versions of the DLW cabs today.

I’ve been commenting on the caboose build, Brother Love, but your scenic work is beautiful as well.

The aliens are looking for their friends, who have been “detained” at Area 51.

@MELGAR posted:

Mixed trains – with consists of passenger and freight cars – were common on the Boston & Maine Railroad, especially on branch lines . . . so I set one up on my 10’-by-5’ layout. Ten-Wheeler #2074 (a Lionel Legacy model) was built by Baldwin in 1898, acquired by the B&M when it purchased the Fitchburg Railroad in 1900, and scrapped in 1939. Aside from the vehicles, the train and everything else on my layout can pass for the 1920s.

MELGAR

Melgar, this is a wonderful escape into the past in New England.  The only thing missing is Phillip R. Hastings at trackside with his Rolleiflex.  (You may have seen his long-ago feature photo article on B&M small steam in Trains.)

And that cantilever railroad crossing sign is perfect for this scene.

Well done!

Patrick, you have the busiest people in O Gauge!  Thanks for creating new scenes every week.

Walt, having models of your actual family homes on the layout adds something that's irreplaceable.

Ralph, you always give us fresh scenes too.  Thanks.  You, too, Charlie and SIRT.

Peter, you're staying true to your Home Road, just like in the Beach Boys song.  No fighting at the drive-in with those boys from the PRR, now, do you understand me young man?  And your son shows good sense in his choice of apartments.

Brother Love, your "car shop" is nothing short of amazing.

Bill T., you are a genuine modeler.  I tip my hat.

Happy Weekend!

@Number 90 posted:

Melgar, this is a wonderful escape into the past in New England.  The only thing missing is Phillip R. Hastings at trackside with his Rolleiflex.  (You may have seen his long-ago feature photo article on B&M small steam in Trains.)

And that cantilever railroad crossing sign is perfect for this scene.

Well done!

Tom (Number 90),

Your comment is very much appreciated and will be acted upon. I shall see to it that Mr. Hastings and his Rolleiflex are added to the scene.

MELGAR

Fun at the playground this morning in CA:

Running some old TMCC stuff today.  Still fun’s great.

I have had a very busy weekend. From getting my car fixed yesterday, cutting out a cedar limb that was interfering with lawn cutting(it was almost severed from the tree, just needed coaxing), prepping stuff for dinner for the next few days, I needed some train running. I popped some smoke fluid in #1924 New York Central Mogul and chuffed away. Hard as heck to see the smoke rise with the white background on the Christmas Tree Layout. I really need to get that back bedroom cleared and build.

@Number 90

Bill T., you are a genuine modeler.  I tip my hat.

Tom,

Thanks for the compliment.  I really don't consider myself a true modeler,  none of my work will win any trophies or awards. For the most part I emulate  (copycat ) what someone has done before me.   I just try to make it as cheaply as possible with whatever resources are available.  The buildings are built from a  hardboard base, MDF framework,  recycled bead board  sides from a laundry room remodel,  and corrugated cardboard. I followed no plans,  each was built to fit the space.

Also here is a picture of another car I built.  An idler car that I saw in a past issue of O Scale Trains.  Another caboose,  (Atlas ), cut apart and reattached end to end then the sides were strengthened with styrene strips.

Hope you like them.