Weekend Photo Fun 7-5-13-??

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An interesting collection of photos, many of trolley cars and railroads Circa 1900.

This week in the shed making an interior for the signal box.

Working on my On30 & Gn15.

A 2012 Christmas layout memory

My house on the left and my sister's house on the right.

- walt

Recently, Wowak upgraded my Lionel Reading T-1 with full working valve gear, a scale pilot coupler, a "mantel clock" atop her air pump shield, and a brass whistle. This front view includes two white flags he installed. The Reading's renowned Iron Horse Rambles were special trains, and the locomotives carried white flags.

Here she is in the Shenandoah (PA) Historical Society last Tuesday. I didn't bring the white flags because their staffs were fine/thin wire. I didn't want people to poke them. The cap is an Iron Horse Rambles souvenir. Car hosts gave them to children. I found this one packed away in a box - mint condition.

My new special run of Hummel Bros. reefers. They make great hotdogs and other foods in the CT area.

A trackside, tertiary road business...

FrankM

New - NYC GP-35 from the recent sale at Nassau Hobby. What a great sounding and running engine.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Alan

"The experimental PRR monorail arrives early morning at Cliffside Station under the PRR hotel..."

Studebaker Dealer

The Cockeysville Freight station from my quick trip to Baltimore over Memorial Day.

A remnant of the old Northern Central RR.

This is just south of the North Central Rail Trail. 

Peter

Here are a few pix a friend took yesterday.

Well, after setting under the layout for years I finally got around to building my Atlas Ice House and Icing platform. Here are a few pictures.

It still needs a good bit if detailing

Night operations

Reefers spotted for icing.

Thanks for lookng, and enjoy the rest of this long weekend.

Richard Gonzales

FrankM, were did you get the picture of my backyard? Nice job. Now clean that mess up! Don

Great pictures everyone,

I'm afraid I can't do that, Don. If you'll check, you will see that all that stuff in your yard has been so cemented into place that there is no hope of ever moving it. In fact, that poor guy outside the fence, looking under the hood, and his pick-up truck can't move either! The whole place seems frozen in time.

FrankM

Great platform.  I like it  very much.

Alex!!! I like your Harley Davidson  Shop. Jeff

You are very brave to let Wallace drive your engine! 

Nicole...

It is safe...as long as he isn't wearing the wrong trousers!

Rick.

Gromit is the true brains of the pair.

GG1's at rest over the Holiday. Multi-stripe unit is K-Line, solid stripe is Lionel. Both improved with sound and TMCC by Boxcar Bill.

Hi Nicole not really as Gromit is on the footplate out of sight!

James

Around the Road.

Here is the newest style taxi added to the fleet, a 1950 Chevy. Please click on photo to get full view.

Running sets, Conventional Classics style.   These are running on my tinplate layout while I'm planning my Lionel Dealer Display Layout.

Take the bumper and grill off and paint the section behind the grill black. It makes it look even better. 

 I'm a few years behind with this one...

Worked on modules with the club today......

The new yard is coming along fine....

A few teaser's from Kanawha's super attic layout with a C&O theme....

Peter

I'm out here in Houston right now. Just dropped in on the in-laws to check on their computer and clean up their network. Got to stop by Sugarland and saw the Imperial Sugar Mill up close and personal as well as the old SP Sugarland Depot (now the Fort  Bend County Chamber of Commerce).

The sugar mill has been closed for years, but plans are to re-purpose the facility as a buusiness center and possibly retail. There was evidence of recent activity with respect to the building. They also hold their Farmers Market there on Saturdays.

The silos.

The administrative office building.

The depot used to reside across the street from the sugar mill trackside. In 1985 it was disassembled and moved to its present location and restored to be used as the Chamber of Commerce offices and visitor information center. Interestingly enough, on Route 90, there is a replica (about half sized) of the depot that is a health club. Unfortunately I couldn't get a good position to get a good photo.

A new visitor to our layout....a Lionel Santa E-6 set.

Even a seldom seen Minneapolis & St. Louis diesel can't distract these kids from the more important matters at hand, like choosing what flavor ice cream.

- Mike

"Small layout...Big dreams"

Four of July Weekend.
Bi-centennial colors from many years ago.  The Pittsburg and Shawmut RR (Shawmut Line) was a short line, coal hauling, railroad in Western PA.  It eventually became part of the Genesee and Wyoming Group as part of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh RR. The Engine repair shop at Brookville, PA still exist.  Most of the existing track is gone.  My father worked in the car shop and then later as a machinist turned wheels for the P&S.  Uncle Clair worked right-of-way and tunnel repair.  The names on the units refer to guns or gun manufactures. There was also a Dan Colt.  Atlas undecorated SW9's custom painted.  











A GP7 that came from the Pennsylvania RR was also custom Red White and Blue painted.  Unfortunately I don't have the name tag "Dan Wesson". Even the number 357 refers to a gun.

You guys think she'll get out of it?

Great pictures as usual guys. Last weekend I had the pleasure to be at TW Trainworx for their Mountain Carving school. Here are some pictures of me and the mess I made.

Been experimenting with homemade decals since I decided my railroad is the N&W. Maybe not THE N&W, but my version of the N&W.

Roger, It is going to be a big show, and I will bring my hard hat.

Al

Here are a few photos taken on the G&O garden railroad yesterday: