Weekend Photo Fun 6-7-24-??

The P&LE Steel King rolls into town, passing the old H9 Consolidation pulling a coal drag and then passes the next day under a night sky.

Penn Central pulling some military consists

Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!

Peter

From the mid-1880s till the mid-1920s, the New York Central operated the Belt Line, a circle of track surrounding the growing industrial city of Buffalo. It serve as both a conduit for industrial goods as well as a commuter line taking people all around town and more inportantly, to their job sites.

Every 5 years, I go to Buffalo for my med School reunion.....this was number 45. I make a point to go to where the remnant of the Belt Line crosses over Delaware Avenue. It is now part of CSX.

Unfortunately, this trip (last weekend) showed me that my bridge needs a new paint job.....

May 2014:

May 2019:

June 2024:

I really hope it looks better in 2029!

Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!

Peter

Throwback from many years ago before I gave a crap about scale engines on my old layout.  Easily 20 years ago. The Century Club 1 series.

@Tall J posted:

The P&LE Steel King rolls into town, passing the old H9 Consolidation pulling a coal drag and then passes the next day under a night sky.

I waas hopen to see AN P&LE A2a on lead!

Ron

Williams-by-Bachmann made a very nice O gauge model of a Peter Witt streetcar with a detailed interior and produced it in the liveries of cities including Baltimore, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis and Toronto. Cars of this type entered service in Cleveland in 1915. They were designed with a front door for boarding and a center door for quick exit. Photos and video show my model of Brooklyn #8454 on my 10’-by-5’ layout.

MELGAR

@PRRronbh posted:

I waas hopen to see AN P&LE A2a on lead!

Ron

Hopefully one day! Its the last one on my top Holy Grail list. I've passed up on a few too many in the last year.

@Tall J posted:

Hopefully one day! Its the last one on my top Holy Grail list. I've passed up on a few too many in the last year.

Since I am from Youngstown Ohio the western terminous point Grab one As  soon as I saw MTH's ad.

Ron

Happy Friday !

Picked up A 8651 BN U36B dummy this week -

Did some more ballasting (almost finished!) & cut in what will become a small pond in the far corner.

And of course, ran some trains. Had a good mix of stuff on the rails this week

A 2023 Christmas Layout memory.

I used up all of my images of the back 4'x10' plateau, and also the entire right side.  Time to start on the left side.  It's only 7' deep because the plateau in the back uses up 4'.

walt

Overall image of left side:

@Christopher2035 : I always loved seeing black and white shots.  I never remember to take, or make, them but I gotta start remembering.  Thanks for your inspiration.

- walt

Fill it up, check the oil, clean the windshield, all with "service with a smile..."

Thanks Scott for getting us started!   Here's my photos of the fun kind for this fine weekend!  Have a wonderful and safe weekend everyone!

Clear tracks.

Action at the Butler Junctions

A PRR OEG415 is getting ready for the evening commuter run with a PB54 trailer.

Brill 660 and PB54 are 3rd Rail.

Recent projects.

Sweet caboose you got there Rob!

Awesome Rob. Love the markers.