Weekend Photo Fun 8-24-18-??

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR.

     Bill T.

Plans are under way to remove the mountain to make way for more real estate for the 3rail.

Have to find another space for the On30 now.

Have a great weekend. 

                                                                 RBOX #1576...……….

Front End Friday, with the inspiration.  Th original FTs never ran again.

Chris

LVHR

Here is some pics of me getting a load of farm equipment going overseas. I love my job! I get to do my two favorite things drive a truck and look at trains 

Happy Weekend Everyone.

Tried my hand at detailing boxcar floors:

Some real at Harper's Ferry this week:

Catching the subway after work...

To go watch a night game.

A 2017 Christmas Layout memory

Something for the kids to do waiting for the drive-in to start:

For perspective purposes - it can be seen sort of under the bridge:

- walt

Great photos everyone!!  Happy weekend! 

Happy Friday!

The kids have been helping me for the last 2 weeks come up with improvements to the track plan. One thing they really wanted was a 2nd train running for more action. 

I decided to squeeze in a small inner loop with some 027 track. Had to reconfigure the town a bit to do so. I painted some temp roads for the new configuration yesterday. Also can't decide between the 362 barrel loader or the 364 log loader for the far spur on the outside track. There's only room for one & they keep changing their minds lol. 









Picked up this 1950 vers 2046





NS SD40E 6311 shoves a westbound past MG tower on the Pittsburgh Line.


Colorful Charlotte District - NS P88 with the Reading heritage SD70ACe waits for a signal as Amtrak 77 w/ F59PH 1871 blows by on the adjacent track.


The N&W heritage unit is on home rails as it leads 16T through Singer on the Christiansburg District.


NS 820 heads eastbound towards Roanoke on the former Virginian mainline at Kumis w/ NS Dash-9 9673 leading


NJT ALP46 4628 departs Red Bank with a NY bound local train on the North Jersey Coast Line.

Great pics everyone!

Here are some bonus pics from this past weeks Team Track Tuesday...

The convention hotel for the NMRA national convention was across the street from the restored Kansas City Union Station.  The station houses many activities including a huge model railroad exhibit.  The model railroad exhibit has 8,000 square feet of toy trains.  The exhibit includes layouts in scales from Z to G and layouts with multiple scales.  It is a must see for model train visitors to KC.  Here are photos of only part of the exhibit.  NH Joe

This is a multi gauge layout consisting of G on the outer loops, then O 3-rail, and then some HO on the inner most loops.  The scenery is well done.  Many trains were running.  All the displays are at kid height which makes it easy viewing for the youngest among us.

lee drennen posted:

Here is some pics of me getting a load of farm equipment going overseas. I love my job! I get to do my two favorite things drive a truck and look at trains 

Lee, do you have any relatives in or around Springfield, MO ??? (I could not find another way to contact you other than here, upon the occasion of your posting this. Please excuse that.)

Roger

that fine not that I know of you can email me anytime drennen@charter.net that goes for anyone else who needs to here 

This is what Chicago Union Station looks like at rush hour when a Metra train breaks down and blocks most of the tracks into and out of the station!!! Hoping that’s not the case tonight!!! On the upside they do sell beer there! 🤪

Walt great Christmas layout memories for 2017, have you started to plan for this year? 

TMB 3 getting ready for the open house season;

Burlington Northern and THE ROCK Island ACF 70-ton 2-bay covered hoppers from Atlas have arrived. 

Andrew

Falcon Service

Tried to get a better picture but I had to stand back 30' 

The iceman cometh.

Meeting place,  break time.

JUSHAVFUN as it a breakdown or power shortage that forced the NP to enlist a GN steamer to pull that streamliner?

                               SIRT morning coal run..………

                                               " RIDE THE RAPID"

Alibatwomble posted:

Walt great Christmas layout memories for 2017, have you started to plan for this year? 

Thanks for saying that.  Yes, for what I think is the first tme ever, my track plan came together very very quickly.  as always, I established 3 "MUST HAVES" and things just fell in place.  When coming up with a track plan I also decide what scenery features I want to include.  Then I try to combine them.

Somehow this year I finished in a month.  So I've been bored the last 3 months 

Again, as always, thanks - walt

Did some weathering on the outsides of these Lionel double sheathed box cars.

My wife and I went beer shopping this morning. Picked up a beer from one of our favorite local breweries. It's "Bon, Bon, Bon" from Whiner Brewing. It has train themed artwork so I figured it would work here

Making a derelict/closed-down car dealership from an old worn Walther's kit.

Peter

J Daddy posted:

Have a great weekend. 

I love your painted backdrop.  Very stylish and eye catching! 

Putnam Division posted:

Making a derelict/closed-down car dealership from an old worn Walther's kit.

Peter

Peter, looks like you are onto something...……..good idea!

                                  I cut mine up to fit the location and modified it.

SIRT, excellent weathering on the concrete el.

Some photos from the Austin Tinplate Trackers layout for y'all. Enjoy!