Weekend Photo Fun 6-26-15-?

It's Friday so that means the Long Island Rail Road's "Cannonball Express" to the Hamptons and Montauk is running west. Here is a "shortened version" on my layout. More photos of the new Imperial Mikado to follow this weekend. Working on the layout again...more moving this around. I finally opted to swap my 0-27 inner loop with 0-31. Now I just have to get everything back together. 

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR, older photos since the S&Y RR has entered a reconstruction phase.

   Bill T

New arrival this week, love the little motive power, great detailing too. James

Around the layout this past week.

More of the old layout.

Marty E, Are you rebuilding?

You're an asset to the forum, I hope you aren't getting out of the hobby.

Continuing with my Observation Car theme, this week’s photo is dedicated to Carl “Pingman” who requested this famous Northern Pacific North Coast Limited model. This is a truly magnificent K-Line 21” Observation car with the famous Raymond Loewy design with the two-tone green paint scheme.

As of now, the set is relegated to siding duty waiting for the 3^rd Rail F7’s to arrive in September. But as soon as the diesels are shipped, this train is destined for strictly main line service. Hope you all like this photo

New railroad scrapping yard is well under way!

Maybe they are the ones who repaired/saved this triple trailer unit from the scrap heap?

Nothing new to share this week, here's a couple of oldies....

Paul

My new lionchief plus RS-3 pulling a few cars west of Crawford Ne. on the cowboy line.

A tribute to Weaver Models......a Delta Lines boxcar..... 

Good luck and best wishes in retirement....we will miss your "special runs"...

Peter

A few train moments here-n-there...

FrankM.

Our little town...

A little tribute to Weaver.

This was 1 of 3 EL custom run cars for P&D Hobby.

Weathered car #985…

A 2014 Christmas Layout memory

Not much to look at here - this stuff from Scenic Express was all just bought at York in October so I just threw a 'garden' together quickly.  Certainly not proud of that fence!!

- walt

Wonderful photo, Frank.

Scott,

Do you know the original number of the GG-1 at V.M.T.

just curious. 

Brad

MARTY E,

  What's going on?  New layout, or moving?  Just have to know.  Good Luck.

Do you know the original number of the GG-1 at V.M.T.

just curious. 

 

Brad

#4919

This was the engine that Lionel measured to make the scale JLC GG-1.

Scott Smith

Do you have any NYC 20th century limited cars? I probably will just put Amtrak behind my Dreyfuss for now. I missed the GG version.

Whelan Oil Co Mobilgas Distributor

Check out my post O Scale Motor Vehicle Chronicle for a short history of Mobile Oil Co.

Brian, that has been one of my favorite passenger trains for a long, long time.  I spent many hours as a kid staring at that train in the mid 50's American Flyer catalog seen here.

Have a great weekend everyone!! 

A picture of the downtown area on the layout...

Alan

Spencer is all excited as the observation car from the famous California Zephyr is parked on a siding by the Spencer depot.  The Milwaukee Road Hiawatha is stopped at the station too.  City officials are talking about removing the plumbing shop through eminent domain to make a bigger parking lot at the station.

Art

A few recent additions to the yard.

A Reading switch stand.

Whistle sign from the NC&StL.

Reading station bench.

I always love what you do to an experienced boxcar, SIRT. You capture something intangible, yet tangible.

FrankM.

Thank you Frank

Apple Harvest Time

"NYC 20th century limited cars?"

No Joe, I have not yet acquired this set.

Thank you Sir!

More Interior views in the GG-1

Scott Smith

A look back from the EJ&E 755 cab at the new vision reefers.

Rock Island DL-109 takes a pass around the bar with a full passenger load.

A typical scene along the Redwood Empire Route--vacationland for millions of tourists who want to taste Wine Country.  Although I haven’t yet modeled it, winery tours begin in the little restored NWP train station at the Korbel Champagne Cellars.  Korbel also has a deli, and sitting outdoors under the redwood trees sipping the Russian River Beer that they sell while looking over their vineyard toward the river is the good life.  These views along the banks of the Russian River and the other wine districts here in the North Bay are absolutely fantastic.

PTC, you've made my day--simply beautiful observation car.  THANKS!

Just working on a few smaller projects lately.  Below you can see my progress in creating Waldo.  He started out as a Heroclix scarecrow... and my first "kitbash" of a figure seems to be going well so far.  I made his cane out of some small diameter brass rod.

I'm also finishing up my improvements on an MTH water tower.  Gone are the ladder that would be oversize in G-scale and the original bands.  I also added a spotlight that turns on when the tower is activated.  Still need to add ground cover to the base, but otherwise done.

-Dustin

A sneak peak of my unfinished viaduct showing the interior subway line, with none other than a steam engine on it!

SantaFe Jim - Me too.  In fact, it wasn't until just a few years ago that I was able to score the 1990s remake of the NCL set.