Weekend Photo Fun 7-19-13-??

Here is pic of a weaver chessie PS-2 hopper car i bought a couple of days ago. 

Have a great weekend everyone!!

 

Alan

 

 

Not much happened this week.....too busy at work.....here's a replay of a pic from earlier this week.....you can also see the subway station under construction on the lower level.

 

My New Haven RailKing F3's arrived.......love that McGinnis livery!

 

 

 

 

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

 

Peter

This is a quick test photo I took.  Plan on taking some better photos and video this weekend.  I really like the weathered Conrail mixed with the black NS engines.

 

Rich

 

www.toytrainsontracks.com

 

 

 

 

I picked up a Southern Pacific AC-9 which is just out of this world... anyone know where I can find a caboose for it?

 

Here she is doing some laps on the layout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now here's something I never posted a photo of.  The image shows a bi-direction postion signal as installed by Conrail on the ex-Middle Division back in the 1980's when they rebuilt the wreckage they inherited from the Penn Central.  The signals were built to my specs by Terry Christopher of Custom Signals.  They operate in both directions.  The pole line is still in place in the background, and note the cable drop in the distance.  It leads to an instrument case out of view to the right.  Conrail often mounted the signals in corrugated steel cassions as modeled here.  I used a piece of scrap ribbed tubing used when shipping new cars.  A fellow selling old trains at York threw a couple in an old Lionel gondola he had for sale as a load.  I asked him where he got them as I knew I would want to use them in this application.  He said, "here, take them", and now they reside on my layout as steel cassions!

 

A new yard section is done on my layout as it is being rebuilt!

 

UP and ALC power on the club layout last week

 

 

 

 

A 2012 Christmas layout memory

 

PennDOT kicked the homeless out from "under the bridge" here in the 'burgh but luckily it looks like the fellas found a comfortable new home.

 

- walt

 

PennDOT kicked the homeless out from "under the bridge" here in the 'burgh

 

Walt,

 

I drove by there (I-279 ramps) last weekend.  Tents and generators were still there, but did not see anyone living there. Not sure what's going on with that situation.

The peddler freight is about to leave Ontario Street trackage onto private right of way.

 

Neal, I think I've said this before, but I'll say it again- you have absolutely nailed it with the Middle Division!

Some more wide angle views of the layout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim

Congrats on your purchase.  If you want the most overall accurate scale caboose for SP steam power, then the C-30 woodside caboose from 3rd Rail would be your best choice.  They can be found on eBay often.

Stone Mills Oil House Kit.

A couple pics of my new WBB ATSF 2-8-4 Berkshire...all shiny and new.

 

Great picture's everybody and layouts. 

Thanks John, it looks pretty elusive... plus pricey, if I cannot find it, is there one that is "close and good enough?" with some paint and decals.

 

Nice J daddy, that one has always been on the wish list, someday. K line did a nice SP caboose, don't know how accurate it is but it is nice.

Just did these today...

 

#606 WM for the bay -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another one for the Bay.

 

Great pics everyone.

 

Ray Marion

This is one lucky engineer!!

Great work everyone.

 

Jeff

I have been working on collecting some new GRAIN cars for one of several Grain trains we are planning to run on our layout. We normally run most all Canadian Grain cars in the consist but have moved to a wider variety to run behind our new Santa Fe Dash8's.

These are a few of the newer cars.

Bill, your oil facility is awesome!!

 

Jeff

JJAMES9641,

  That Engineer is really a lucky guy!  May I ask where you picked those "tender" behinds at?

JDaddy,

 

Pricey yes, but hey, if you can afford an expensive, 1K-plus high-end steam engine like the AC-9 then surely you could afford a nice, matching high-end scale brass caboose fetching on average between $250-$350, right? 

 

Remember the old saying, you don't get into a hobby to save money. 

 

You could also use the Atlas Trainman Southern Pacific C-30-6 bay window caboose since the prototype was built & used by the SP while the AC-9s were still in service (the C-30-6 started appearing around 1951 while the AC-9 lasted until 1956).

 

The Trainman caboose is not as finely detailed as brass or from Atlas' Master Line but not as expensive either.

 

Jeff

Thank you. I bet you know where that DRGW 4 bay hopper came from. Thank you.

Great pictures everyone and I do enjoy this thread every weekend. Thanks to all who show there layouts and pictures. Here is my latest engine a WBB ATSF Scale Hudson. Very nice engine and a great runner.

laz57, they are "tender for sure", these are Arttista figures.

 

Popsrr, I sure do!! Glad you are getting some use out of it!!

 

Take Care, Jeff

Went over to a friend's house this week. He sure has some nice locomotives!

 

 

My version of the Norfolk an Western....

 

Interrupting a keg party.......

Some photos celebrating the almost one year anniversary of the Mohawk Valley RR that Jim Policastro and I finished for the our local store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike,

 

Thanks for you comment regarding my layout.