WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 6-5-15-??

a small historic moment on my road today. this is the first time all three green 2400s have been on the rail. I scored a pair of trucks for the Chatham I'm rebuilding. still need one or two parts and a little paint though.not a pristine set by any means, although I missed a really nice set locally.

and I finally got some paint on my Vanderbilt tender. I think I'm going to do something different for decals though. I like the NYC, but it looks like there should be something on the coal bunker.

611 arriving in Manassas, Va this Morning for a run  to Front Royal, about 55 miles west. We rode the morning trip and stopped to get a run by on the way home. We were in basic coach, about 5 cars from the engine. What was great was we easily heard the whistle, chugging, etc and saw the engine tons of times, unlike the folks at the back of the train. 

I forgot to mention, happy birthday!.

Peter; Wishing you a happy & healthy birthday & may you have many more.

Today I took my trains to the 9th annual Haverford Heritage Festival.  Its why I was working on updating those very lightweight modules.

Here are some pics.

There was a crowd around the layout from 1 hour before opening until 20 minutes after closing!

It was fun to run four loops of trains for a day and watch the kids and adults faces!

Mike, your beautiful Louisville & Nashville cars sure look like Lightweights to me.

Was out of town so missed 611's arrival in Northern Virginia.  Made it back in time to catch the second trip out of Manassas to Front Royal and back, chasing not riding.  Cheap camera, lousy photographer, still I had a lot of fun!

A very Happy Birthday Peter! Yes, please watch those fingers!

Cheap camera indeed, it didn't even get the middle rail! Those are nice photos.

Don

Wicked!

It was a great weekend to be outdoors!

Peter,

Happy Birthday, Use those tools carefully.

Happy Birthday Peter. Power tools can be dangerous however if you keep these simple rules you should be fine.

Keep the pointy end away from body parts.

Keep the sharp parts away from body parts.

Cut and drill material only, no body parts.

And to be completely safe get some else to do it for you.

John

Happy birthday Peter. Remember: Keep hands away from the moving parts and wear eye protection. Also remember the AGHR Wood Working Rule: "Measure Twice. Cut Once. Screw it up anyway!"

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER!!!  Hope you got something with flanged wheels too?

Enjoy!!!!

Happy Birthday, very nice tools.

Had a similar kit. Started out with the vacuum, worked up to the flash light, then the drill, then had refresher training before the saws. Am now an expert at making wood too short

Happy Belated Birthday, Peter!!

Great posts by everyone!

"Gilly" sorry to hear about Bosch.

A very happy birthday to you, Peter!  

Peter be careful, as a physician you can't afford to lose any fingers. 

Happy Birthday to a great guy.

Happy Birthday Peter.

BillP : I'm glad your modules worked out as planned....they look great!  The continual crowds at the festival must have been total payback for all the hard work.

Keeping with the outdoor theme, I'll add these since they were taken yesterday.  Thanks to forum member Serge the Commodore now has a fuller consist of heavyweights to pull.  Lionel, Weaver, K-Line and MTH represented here.

I'm only beginning to have fun on the new patio this year.  Ample space for long drags and nobody yelling, "turn off that smoke!"