Weekend Photo Fun 8-16-13-??

My first ETS train set,  the little guy is very smooth with no problems through Gargraves and Ross switches

 

 

 

 

Pennsy Models available, my collection, from a discussion of the number boards this week.
Sunset Thirdrail E6 (Keystone)

Weaver L1s (Round)

Weaver G5 (Keystone)

Lionel K4 (Keystone)

Weaver H10 closest to the TT  (Keystone)

Sunset Thirdrail decapod. Right in picture (Round)

Weaver M1a (Keystone)

K-Line B6 and Weaver C1 both with (Black round circles). ??? Dark Blue???

Weaver A5 (Round)

Down in the RR Yard

 

 

 

 

Family Project:

 

My MTH Veranda is fixed and MTH installed the smoke tray.  I removed the 3-rail coupler in front, filled the hole, added some hoses, lowered it (big pain in the neck), moved in the trucks in, and weathered it.

 

Rich

www.toytrainsontracks.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSX AC44CW 569 leads a manifest through downtown Waxhaw, NC on the Monroe Sub

 

R Line bound 337 rounds the curve in Harrisburg, NC w/ a sweet SD60 leader

 

CSX AC60CW 646 passes the old Seaboard signals as the modern day replacement bridge looms in the background on the North end of Waxhaw, NC

 

Layout overview shot

 

Layout Helper

 

 

 

 

Brushing up on her Postwar

From a 318 to a 318S "Switcher"

 

 

A 2012 Christmas Layout memory

 

Some of the many interactive items for visiting kids.

 

- walt

 

Mike's First Hudson,  No 5344 from 1996 still can hold her own.

Lionel AT&SF PA ABBA and Lionel Custom painted MP F3 AAs to the rear.

 

Have a GREAT weekend fellas

 

Christopher,  "downtown" Waxhaw,  funny, my great room is almost that big.

 

Nice shots!

 

Ron

Chris - way to tempt me even more - AGAIN!

 

When I first decided to, using your words, join the shiny group, I knew that I would only be getting 2 sets, never any more other than adding a car maybe.  I thought I wanted 2 steamers.  Why, because I have so many bottles of smoke fluid left over from my 'O' days that steamers just made sense.

 

Until a forum friend brought his Orange and Blue version of the engine you showed here, with the matching 3 cars.  WOW, I fell in love with it! 

 

Now I'm completely torn because I refuse to own more than 2 engines after giving up all of my other stuff.

 

Thanks for posting the tin-plate pictures!!  Please keep doing so!

 

- walt

Chris

 

Your 318S is just great.  Nice job

 

Al Galli

Out here on the West Coast and in particular the San Francisco Bay Area...we have a restored steam locomotive.  It is owned and run by the Golden Gate Railroad Museum (GGRM). It is the Southern Pacific 2472.  It is a P-8, 4-6-2 Pacific. I've had the wonderful experience of riding on it numerous times thanks to fellow Forumite, Scale Rail.  I've ridden in the cab and on the tender.  Every Memorial and Labor Day they have public steam excursions.  A couple of years ago I snapped a pic of the 2472 rolling down the tracks with a 1949 Chevy Truck stopped at some crossbucks. This year the GGRM used the photo for their Labor Day steam excursion promotional flyer.  It was made to look like an old black and white photo.  Matt  

 

Thanks Ron 

Summer help.

 

 

Great photo!  We're heading down there next week, and I'm going to get some pics of the steam activity also!

Hi Walt. Only 2 sets? Wish I had a dollar for every train guy that's ever said that! BTW. Thank you Al.

 

Around the layout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim

Found these at a junk store they were dirt cheap .

Here are two from our recent trip to Kansas City . . . . 

And one from the layout . . . . 

 

Enjoy

 

For more go to:   www.scaramouchephoto.com

 

 

 

 

 

When I was a kid.I went to a scvhool called western union.Its on the left side of the road.Used to play on the plat ground I could hear scl freights blowing their whistle.About a year ago While going to work on 485.I was just about to pass the 49 exit.I just happen to look up.Their on ns tracks where 2wcdash9s.The sky was a sharp blue.The sun was in the right spot.It would have one heck of a picture.But I didn,t have a camera.Oh well its in my head I had to get to work thou.

Great photo's everyone, Scott I love Bush Gardens !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Here's a few photo's of SIRT working behind my house

 

Hi all,

 

We've been having a lot of fun this summer on the NWTL.  We've finished several projects and of course have more in the works.  Much of our effort is directed at recreating real life scenes.  The goal is for someone who has seen the real thing to walk into the NWTL and say...  Hay, I know where that is... without being told.  A few locations are really coming together nicely.

 

Silver Bow Canyon, MT

 

 

 

 

Royal Gorge, CO

 

 

 

 

Palisades Canyon, NV

 

 

 

 

St. Paul Pass, MT

 

 

 

We also put together a video (a rather looooong video) taking you on a single lap tour of the whole layout.  Hope you enjoy it!

 

Merciful heavens, that's quite a trip.  And your rail was clean and the switches were well maintained.  Well done.

Thank you  Wonderful experience.  Mike CT 

CNJ ALCo S-2 (MTH Premier) doing some switching work on the WIHABL RR...

 

 

Dave,

 

  It is amazing how well those real scenes have been replicated on the layout.  The whole layout is spectacular!  It is a work of art with some first class craftsmanship.  I really have to see this in person.  Well done!  B.T.W I noticed lots of custom ScaleTrax switches.  They definitely enhanced the realism of route and were worth the extra effort.  I really enjoyed the video.  Good job to you and the crew!

 

Thanks, Rich

dave,

what a layout....

will this be open to the public....

 

now that's the train room I would like in my basement....

That's terrific Dave - You guys have done an amazing job!

 

I especially liked this area of the gorge with the rock work,  the color is so subtle and realistic

 

now that was enjoyable to see nice work. speaking of work where do you all find time to do that? while working on the layout too.

 

$oo

My new village

Nice pics, all!  Haven't taken the time to view the video yet... reads like it's a dandy.

 

Scott Smith:

 

Tell Joshua his fans are needing a fix on some pics of his layout!!

 

It was my lot in life to raise a fantastic daughter. (Now THERE'S an experience for a guy to go through!)  I am forunate that we have, and had, some things in common. But as those of you that have raised daughters exclusively, you know firsthand there's a difference that's much more than anatomical: Women think different and interpret life differently than us guys. (Thank God!) 

 

I say that to say this: It must me pretty cool to have a son that enjoys common ground with you. What a great way to interact.  Enjoy!

 

Andre

Spent time at Durbin WV Friday......

Great place to visit if you have a chance.....near Cass and Elkins....

NWTL layout & video is marvelous.

Where is it, and when do you permit visitors?

You're one of my favorite modelers. I always try to achieve your level of craftmanship. You are sort of a long distance mentor to me. I'll never reach that level but i'll keep trying.

 

Bought a real nice B&O railroad lantern yesterday,so here is a little B&O fun . 

The past few weeks my son and two nieghbor friends have been asking to play trains every day as part of there summer vacation activities.