**** critters sure get under your skin....sorry for your loss.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Paul

My sympathies on the loss of Bosch. 

"Don't cry because he is gone, smile because he was there."

Tom....so sorry......

Peter

Last week I posted some pics from my trip to the B&O railroad's Thomas Viauct south of Baltimore on the line between Baltimore and DC.......I found a neat old black & white pic of the bridge this week.....

Peter

Due to an Edit problem, I had to delete my original posting and then re-enter;

When I was a kid, I lived in Brooklyn, NY and three or four times a year, we would travel to Red Bank, NJ.  We left Brooklyn on the Seabeach subway (N train now) to Penn Station then on a PRR train headed up by a GG1 to Perth Amboy where we switched to a steam engine, probably a K-4 or a H10. 

Since I don't have a PRR K-4 or H10, I substituted a 2-10-4 J-1.  Here are few memories of the Perth Amboy change over in pictures on the TMB 2;

757 sure needs some lovin

Tom so sorry for your loss.

Tom, so sorry for your loss!  Dogs are truly man's best friend.  

Is this a kit sold from a company? Is there a website that sells these English kits?

For some reason,this is the only engine I have any interest in running lately.

Dan

Must be all the (well deserved) excitement around the real 611 "J".

My favorate engine, glad to see her steaming again!

Hi Yes it's a shell ready built up & weathered from Skytrex ,not cheap @£100/$150 but very well made. The roof does fit properly not like in the photo. Have forwarded you their email news letter.James 

Project pictures this week.

Tom, sorry for your loss. The wife and I have been married 48 years and in that time we lost 6 four legged friends, the last one was a few months ago a 24 year old Himalayan cat. The cat was a tuff loss she was a close family member. it never get easier.

John

TOM, so sorry for your loss.  I too love my dogs and I know we will meet up again some day.  Here is a poem to ease your loss, it was sent to me and I send it on to people that need to ease the pain.

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...

Sorry for your loss.

MTH Premier L&N Berkshire with 11 Heavyweight Passenger Cars.  Day and night views.  Thanks for watching.  Great job to all!

I got a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell 611 J!

This is a scrap metal load I made for a friend. It represents wall panels from a metal structure. In the 1:1 world, it began life as a downspout on our maintenance garage.

Don

Advertising Car for this years Holiday Lights Display. The Pittsburgh Independent Hi-Railers look forward to another year participating with there layout.

A trio of Chessie System GP30s traverse the crossing on the curve through Mattawanna. I tried photoshopping out the ceiling and some benchwork in this photo, though I think I could have done a little better with it.

Excellent work Steven, you did very well framing the shot. Also very nice scenery.

Picked up this brand new MTH Imperial ES44 with PS3 this morning. Beautiful loco. Runs great. 

While most of the National Capital Trackers were out chasing or riding the real 611, I was having a great time at the Celebrate Fairfax show in Fairfax, VA. Show runs until 10 PM tonight and 10 AM-6 PM tomorrow. Not only did I have a great time running my UP stack train, it was also fun to share the experience with kids. Easy to do that with the new Cab 1-L.

Hello guys. These wear taken today 6-6-2015.

I took the Inaugural 611 Manassas to Front Royal train today with my sons. Here is the best photo I took today:

Great pics, Scot........some of these guys look familiar.......can you put names to the faces.....

Not the best of pictures, but a Pumpkin on the "B" Line from Manassas to Front Royal, VA is not something you would expect to see.  Based on the smiles, it looks like the crew may have enjoyed encountering 611 as much as we enjoyed riding behind her today.

And this fellow in Manassas certainly went all out for a high photo shot of 611.  Could make a fun little vignette.

A great day, thanks to VMT, NS, and a host of great volunteers on the train.

Bryan

Very nice photos, Scott!  Since I am in this photo, I will jump in here and also add couple photos.  We went out to Rochelle Railroad Days in Rochelle, IL today.  This is a great place to watch trains!

Starting from the Left, Scott, Art (chugman), Gary, Jon (sidewinder), Ken (me…kjstrains) and Andrew.  The engine behind us is SD70M.  Art, Jon, Scott, Me were able to go up and the cab and were able to see the engineer start-up the engine and answered our questions.   It was a very nice demonstration.  We had a great time as we had lunch together and watched trains on the UP and BNSF lines in Rochelle.

Here is couple pictures of a crane we saw on the way home…

lionel 4-6-0 just in.

Very nice. Didn't know Lionel had done that one. Is it scale-sized? Legacy?

Today I turned 62.......I got my birthday present. Tom (Gilly&N&W) has agreed to teach me how to use these tools so that my fingers stay attached.  

Peter

Happy Birthday, Peter.

POWER TOOLS GOOD!!    Happy birthday buddy!  Yes please be carful. only use with adult supervision! 

I'm a little late to the party but here is a K-Line PA-1 unit I got from a forum member yesterday that I installed new LED's in last night for the head light and marker boards. This is old school TMCC with rail sounds. 

You mean you don't use those in your practice?

Don

The guys took the new Alaska Genset out to pull the "Alaskan" for a run.  They like it.  Might not be used for switching so much as mainline use pulling the short (20 car) supply train.  They need to put a blade on the front since it will be hitting the mainline, but there are a few to choose from at the shop.  

Rio Grande comes around the bend pulling a long string of coal cars.  

Speaking of Rio Grande.... the "new to me" Galloping Goose with PS1 has been upgraded to Cruise Control and TMCC.  A new detailing job is finished (sorry you can't see the box) just the cab is partially visible.  The reason for this picture is showing the removal of the mounting posts towards the upper back of the box to add real lights instead of just red dots!  I did run just the box around without the cab on and it was SUPER smooth!  Love it.