Weekend Photo Fun 7/13/12-???

We've been installing this beautiful 13' long stone block viaduct to the Hellgate bridge. Wanted to give you guys a preview as progress is made.

The bridge was created by forum member Tim W and he did an outstanding job!

Tim W. @ I Love Bridges  ilovebridges.tw@gmail.com

scenes on Andrew Dodge's narrow gauge Denver, South Park & Pacific

Just a few shot from around the layout, as you can see we have the Presidential motorcade passing through town this morning head for campaign stop somewhere

further down the highway.

"Early morning Fil 'er up"......Have a great weekend everyone!

Alan

Since Scott is tardy... I'll start.

How do you guys decide when I am tardy?

Last Saturday the Virginia Museum of Transportation had some special guests.

Scott Smith

9 time out of 10 you have this goin by 7.  That 1 time out of 10, you are tardy.

9 time out of 10 you have this goin by 7.  That 1 time out of 10, you are tardy.

I don't have to get up as early in the summer the kids aren't in school.

Scott Smith

Space race!

Here's some more shots from my Glacier Park Montana trip.

Izaak Walton Inn

Cabeese that can be rented.

A two bed room unit

South end of tunnel with a pickup truck on track from Rt 2 north of Izaak Walton

North end of tunnel

DennisS

The motorcade is a nice idea although you need about 4 times the # of Black limos and Black Suburbans to be prototypical!!!

Here is NS Reading Heritage Unit on the turntable at Spencer, NC

And the Jersey Central unit looks good, too

Don't forget the cars stuck because of roads being closed off for the passing motorcade.  Oh yeah and the "rock star" crowds too.

Scott

These excuses cannot be tolerated by the photo posting crowd.  If we let you slide then there could be anarchy.  Or at least we'll have to ban your cell phone from TGIFs.

I was just getting tired of the incorect horn on some of the Railsounds 4.0 upgrades I have done in my locomotives so I got this,   The real truth is I just purchased a WABCO AA2 air horn, I have always want a locomotive air horn, time to have an outdoor hobby when the weather is nice.

Model Railroading is fun

Didn't do anything this week with the layout that was photo worthy (just wiring) , but I did get a chance to catch another heritage unit!
2 Days after the event at NCTM, NS 8025 & NS 8114 made their 1st visit to the R Line, hauling southbound grain extra 50Z

Not to be a jerk, but can you ask for permission before using another person's image, or at least credit the photographer.   Sorry, it's a sore point for me, as I have had photos of mine taken in the past & used w/o permission on websites.  The Reading shot is mine.  Seeing how you left the watermark on both shots, tells me you didn't do it intentionally, but just a heads up for the future. 

Sam, those viaducts are terrific!  Did you make those or are they a commercially available product?  Either way, great stuff!

Dennis, love the quality and composition of your photos.  There's so much going on there. Beautiful.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...Rail King MP15AC up top....Premier Genset down below....

Here's my new (to me) Minneapolis & St. Louis FT set.

- Mike

"Small layout...Big dreams"

These excuses cannot be tolerated by the photo posting crowd.  If we let you slide then there could be anarchy.  Or at least we'll have to ban your cell phone from TGIFs.

I guess I will have to throw myself to the mercy of the forum....as far as the cell phone ban--my wife couldn't call me and tell me I am staying there too late; sounds like a good deal to me.

Scott Smith

You also wouldn't be able to call her to give her a chance to say "no" to purchasing another engine on the way home. 

That's a nice-looking engine (Baldwin ??).  Where was this taken, at the Norfolk Southern 4th of July shindig???  Wish someone would make this in O !!

Good morning Mike,

A fella here on the forum named Tim W made these for us and did an amazing job working from photos of my space and measurements. I put his email in my post above and he has more photos of his work on the J&C archives site here-

http://www.jcstudiosinc.com/TimW

That's a nice-looking engine (Baldwin ??).  Where was this taken, at the Norfolk Southern 4th of July shindig???  Wish someone would make this in O !!

This was one of two diesels that have been cosmetically restored at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. All the pictures I have posted this week were taken there last Saturday.

I would like to have O-Gauge models of both of these new restorations.

Scott Smith

Lionel shell mounted on a Williams repainted frame with Evans LED's front and rear.

Nice pics everyone.

Cesar

C. Sam - I am very impressed with your new stone arch bridges! Tim W. has done an outstanding job on them. I looked at his pictures and he is doing some fabulous work. I was planning on a curved wood trestle on my layout, but after seeing this it makes me wonder. My first choice would be a steel deck girder bridge, but I am a little intimidated by the thought of building it.

Great layout!

Art

Just for Ben, LOL!

Thanks Art, I appreciate the kind words, I really enjoyed making these for Sam.

I'm finishing up a transition arch for him as we speak, to go from the last curved arch shown in the foreground, to his existing girder bridge.    

An active day in the service yard...

...and the pause that refreshes...

Frank

Some photos from the NS event at the NC Transportation Museum:

MTH had a few Premier Prototypes on display.

My favorite is the Virginian.

Tom

"Tardy" with this thread is after 4:30 a.m. on Friday mornings, Scott! 

I just finished this little project. I have had this accessory, K-Line Fisherman & Trestle, under the layout for several years and I finally have it installed. The little fisherman takes his pole up and down and it has a pump that actually pumps real water.

Also I wanted you all to see the re-painted FRISCO Legacy GP-7s from Lionel. I think they look pretty good for a re-paint job....what do you all think?

Please forgive my quality of photography, I run trains better than I take photos. I hope you all enjoy.

Federal Street Tower

Very nice Charlie. Interesting open transom above the doorway. And no less than lace curtains if my eyes are not deceiving me.

Roger, I believe you do scenery even better than you run trains. Good looking work and as well as the Frisco Locomotive decoration.

Roger, I really like your K-Line fisherman accessory and the way you placed in your layout.  Looks like, compared to mine, you may have added some more color to the rocks and more detail.  It really looks nice.

Great pics as usual everyone.  Thanks.

Everyone have a nice weekend.

Ken

Can anyone here figure out why my MTH engine isn't working right? Here is a picture of the inside.

 Scott Smith 

hey scott!! where is the tach tape (tape with black and white stripes)?????........rogerw.

Scott,

  You need to hold the pink wire carefully between your left thumb and index finger while splice the blue wire on the left with the orange on the right.  But do not disturb the clear plastic wrap in the middle it is VERY unstable

Kevin

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hey scott!! where is the tach tape (tape with black and white stripes)?????........rogerw.

You can't see the tach tape? It's all bunched up under the reader. I had scanned the MTH Tach tape stickers years ago into my computer. So it has been replaced and the engine is back on the rails running great.

Scott Smith