Its time for WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!!!
Roanoke is getting close to having Amtrak service. They are running test and training trains twice a day to Roanoke;
Here are some pictures from my layout.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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my dad kind of likes intermodal trains....
Crossing the East Branch.....
More work on Max Foods.....the outdoor steps and loading ramps.
Max Foods is designed to be taken apart and stored between modular group shows. I have a series of pics on how it comes apart and fits together. I will save those for Scenic Showcase on Sunday.
Tomorrow, I will join some of the modular group members to work on their modules. This is where they left off last weekend.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Peter
Very nice scenery DOC !! looks great !
Spent most of last week up in PA between Altoona & Pittsburgh doing some railfanning. Came back w/ a lot of pics & even some MTH NS engines 
New NS power getting some track time - 
CNJ SW1 1010 brings a short train of tank cars through Elizabeth as they head for the refineries off the Perth Amboy Branch 
Awaiting rush hour at Jersey City Terminal-
Leaving Red Bank Station, the PRR K4 has the slight edge
With rush hour long past, CNJ Train Master 2401 will have a quick station stop at Red Bank, as it heads northbound towards Jersey City 
NS Dash-9 9733 leads a power move westbound out of Welch tunnel in Welch, WV on the Pokey
Amtrak/NCDOT F59PH 1893 shoves Amtrak 73 under the soon to be replaced Southern signals at CP AT&O just outside of Charlotte yard
NS SD70ACe 1070, the Wabash heritage unit, leads 154 northbound through Blacksburg, SC on the NS Piedmont Division
NS ES44AC 8146 leads a late running 165 though Wytheville, VA on the Pulaski District. The S&A Heritage trails behind the ES44AC
NS AC44C6M 4026 (ex NS D9-40C 8875) leads eastbound 14G through Grazierville, PA on the Pittsburgh Line 
NS Dash-9s 9212 & 9648 lead westbound 11J through CP-C at East Conemaugh, PA on the Pittsburgh Line 
View from the beach - early on a Saturday morning, a NJT ALP46 shoves a Long Branch bound train over the Raritan River
Here's some photos for this weekend's photo fun from Patsburg and the Free State Junction Railway.
A 2016 Christmas Layout memory
A favorite spot for the locals in the Summer season.
- walt
Tuesday tested and pick up this engine at local toy train dealer.
A thanks to fellow forum member Mark Boyce for pointing me to it.
Normally I test for a couple of hours but was hurting a little so cut it to one-hour. Everything worked perfectly. Start-up/shutdown, forward/reverse, front and rear couplers, horn/bell, speed control. Only tested to 60-SMPH because of shorten time. Did not see how slow it would go but did run it around the loop at 2-SMPH with no hesitations.
The Ugly Ducking of U.S. Diesels.
Only one disappointment. MTH was too stingy to include a complete printed manual with a $500.00 engine. All there was is the "cheap" crappy generic "Quick Start Manual." Now it points to the website to download a full manual which dose NOT exist. I contacted them days ago with no reply as of yet.
To put this in respective of customer service, About a year ago was thinking on a Lionel product from 2015 catalog. As is my custom went to Lionel website to download instruction manual for review. None was there. Contacted Lionel. Within 24-hours received a reply apologizing and a clickable point to the manual. Mike R's legacy remains.
Steve (SIRT), I swear you have secretly invented a miniaturizing device!!! You do such a fantastic job weathering!
Larry
Another smash hit from Lionel arrived this week - the LC+ Reading and Northern #425. This has been on my list to ride one day as well as the real 425 is still in active service.
Lionel did a great job on this. Not prototypically perfect but a real winner. Glass smooth out of the box and a perfect runner. Fantastic paint and detail work. Someone made sure it was done well - even down to the pinstripes on the driver spokes, tender trucks, and stars on the wheel centers. Very happy.
Next week, the long-awaited MTH Premier Alco FA-1 arrives at my LHS...... 
SDIV Tim posted:
A PRR Aerotrain visiting the West Coast and an Oscar Meyer Wiener making some rounds
DANG! !! That picture of the Aerotrain really makes me regret selling mine as part of my collection sell-off. That train was by far my favorite.
- walt
Christopher2035 posted:Spent most of last week up in PA between Altoona & Pittsburgh doing some railfanning. Came back w/ a lot of pics & even some MTH NS engines
New NS power getting some track time -
CNJ SW1 1010 brings a short train of tank cars through Elizabeth as they head for the refineries off the Perth Amboy Branch
Awaiting rush hour at Jersey City Terminal-
Leaving Red Bank Station, the PRR K4 has the slight edge
With rush hour long past, CNJ Train Master 2401 will have a quick station stop at Red Bank, as it heads northbound towards Jersey City
WOW, Christopher, totally joyous to see.
FrankM.
Country roads
My weekend photo fun turned out to be from the 1:1 scale trains. I saw this train �� stopped, waiting for clearance to proceed, I think. I didn't realize the D&L still functioned and it is the first time I saw that paint scheme on four of the five engines. A nice surprise.
trumptrain posted:Here's some photos for this weekend's photo fun from Patsburg and the Free State Junction Railway.
Outstanding!
Moonson posted:Some layout real estate...
and vantage points...
...and neighborhoods...
FrankM. , Moon Township, USA
I hope you like what you see.
Terrific scenery!
The Southwest Limited is running behind faux SDP40s circa 1976. The big EMDs are keeping the train on schedule today. It should have a few more sleepers on the rear, but the Beech Grove shops need to get it together to get them back in service soon.
scott.smith posted:Its time for WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!!!
Roanoke is getting close to having Amtrak service. They are running test and training trains twice a day to Roanoke;
Here are some pictures from my layout.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
Very nice!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Chicago Union Station on the way home for the weekend!!
Have a great weekend.
CNJ #1601 posted:Have a great weekend everyone!
Very nice!
J Daddy posted:
Great photo!
SDIV Tim posted:
Gotta love that Oscar Meyer Wienerailer!
CNJ #1601 posted:Have a great weekend everyone!
CNJ 1601: This set of equipment and your article regarding your work to create it has been my inspiration to do something similar for both SIRT and B&O. Thank you!
walt rapp posted:SDIV Tim posted:
A PRR Aerotrain visiting the West Coast and an Oscar Meyer Wiener making some rounds
DANG! !! That picture of the Aerotrain really makes me regret selling mine as part of my collection sell-off. That train was by far my favorite.
- walt
Wow, Walt. I wish I knew you were selling that Aerotrain back then, because I would have bought it. Then you could have bought it back from me at the same price, after you pried it out of my cold dead hands. 
Of course, being over 70 now, I might not be too far from that point. 
Dennis
The new Atlas O railbox box car and Santa Fe PS-2-CD 4750 covered hopper finally arrived.
They were obviously missing from the O scale freight trains.
Andrew
Rapid Transit Holmes posted:CNJ #1601 posted:Have a great weekend everyone!
CNJ 1601: This set of equipment and your article regarding your work to create it has been my inspiration to do something similar for both SIRT and B&O. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words, RTH...and glad to hear I inspired you! I still have two more cars to build to complete the CNJ's Ashley Service Train. I'll get to them one of these days. Please share some photos of what you've created!
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