It's time for Weekend Photo Fun!
I got a a couple of pictures of a work Norfolk Southern work train.
I bought some junk tinplate (repaints) at an estate sale a couple of years ago. So I thought I would try to do something different with them.
There were only 2 700 series cars, so I will have to look around and find another car or two to complete the set.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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Here's a follow up from my dad's layout from last week. This one was dated 1958 (before Google Image Search so you are out of luck). I'm also pretty sure I didn't take this so all credit goes to one of my ancestors. Just the simple layout at Christmas before my mom insisted it goes downstairs in the basement.
Just so I don't leave the Google Image searcher in a lurch, I included what became of dad's layout after years being downstairs and his two boys got more involved. You can still find many of the pieces from '58 on here. And BTW I'm pretty sure I took this one but feel free to Google Image Search it if it makes you feel better.
Before
After(still in process)
Three 3Rd Rail RDC's with added detail to make a C&O Chessieliner set:
Ken
Today's photos show a bunch of newly acquired SD-45's...a PC and EL powered version by Lionel, and a RDG non-powered Railking Scale version from MTH. To portray the early days of Conrail, ca. 1976, there is also a Lionel CR SD-40. Photo with the EL unit taken at View interlocking at Duncannon, and the photos with the RDG version taken a few miles to the west. Enjoy!
Happy Friday!
Running some F units this week. 
NS 20T skirts the banks of the Conemaugh River in Johnstown, PA 
The Penn Central heritage SD70ACe leads Rutherford, PA bound 204 under some of the last Southern era signals on the Piedmont Division at Lowell, NC
NS SD60E 7014 (ex NS SD60 6682) leads 19G through Summerhill, PA while a thunderstorm brews in the background
NS ES44AC 8091 acting as a DPU, lends a hand to eastbound 23G as it crosses the South Fork Roanoke River in Elliston, VA
NS Dash-9 9523 leads 21V under the PRR signal bridge & Route 53 in Cresson, PA 
Christopher,
I was just up there in Cresson at the Route 53 overpass with my son a few weeks ago
A 2016 Christmas layout memory 
More of the Summer section of the layout
- walt
I left Sunday on the Amtrak Cardinal then the Southwest Chief to Fullerton CA. Then Surfliner to Solana Beach. Saw lots of trains and train stuff along the way. Here we are at Barstow CA 6.5 HOURS LATE. Only good thing was Cajon Pass in daylight!!
Full report when I am home late Sept. thx
Stopped in St. Louis this week.
Here's my contribution for this weekend's photo fun!!
611 comes roaring through Delaplane VA, last June.
Progress Pictures of the kit bash
Alex another wow in the making!
Alex M posted:Progress Pictures of the kit bash
Looks good Alex. What was it, and what is it going to be? Looks like a police station, city hall or something, either that or a station building to subways or such.
nmp's....
Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:Alex M posted:Progress Pictures of the kit bash
Looks good Alex. What was it, and what is it going to be? Looks like a police station, city hall or something, either that or a station building to subways or such.
Hi Dave
This was originally 4 MTH banks that were cut apart and made into a passenger terminal. I will continue to post photos every week here until its complete.
Thanks, Alex
coach joe posted:Alex another wow in the making!
Thank you Joe
Alex
Have a great weekend.
The Amherst Railway Society had it annual sale and silent auction tonight in their new club building in Palmer, MA.
As usual it was crowded, especially since a free dinner was served catered by the Steaming Tender Restaurant, Palmer MA.
Most of the items were HO and N. There was a small cache of old Plasticville and a few accessories. I saw 1 Lionel car and 1 RailKing Car. My only purchase was this AF water tower for $5.00.
Have a fun weekend everyone, Lad
Lad
Here's another from the Route 53 bridge:
More progress......pre-assembly of wall sections....
Back wall:
Side view (above pic).....I am looking to do "air rights" over the ROW. Clearance will be just over 6" which should be fine....
Peter
Scored both of these flangers last week at Bouckville antique show. The one on the right is a NYO&W while the one on the left is DL&W, I plan on restoring one of them in the near future.
John
More from St. Louis Union Station. Checkout the photo of the hotel under the train shed to appreciate the scale of this structure. The building is six stories tall!!!
Out For An Ice Cream Run In His Model A Ford Cabriolet
BMT Header For Flushing Meadows & The 1939 World's Fair
IRT Local On The Flushing Line
Power From The Chief Needs Some Fixing
Woodside Station Is Crowded With Visiting Named Trains
SIRT posted:More 3011...
I've always admired your "I'll build it myself" attitude, Steve. Nice work as always!!
bigtruckpete posted:
That has got to be the ugliest observation car I have ever seen. Who did that to that thing?
Looks like the polar express observation car.
Alex M posted:Progress Pictures of the kit bash
The guys are gonna love it!
Peter
More progress.....
Peter
J 611 posted:bigtruckpete posted:
That has got to be the ugliest observation car I have ever seen. Who did that to that thing?
Lol! Yep, it's a heck of a hack job. It reminded me of 'Fast times at Ridgemont High' when the dude wrecks the car and his buddy says he can fix it cause his dads a tv repairman and has an excellent set of tools!!!
Inside the barn today at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Linkage comes apart going around on the outside of curves.
This is a sleeve I made out of a female connector plug.
The small hole is somewhat square shaped so that the linkage can't rotate without the sleeve rotating too.
It can only run on the outside of curves with the sleeve on but at least the linkage does not come out now.
ssm posted:
Linkage comes apart going around on the outside of curves.
That is a O-72 loco....is that happening on a O-72 curve??? Mine is fine on recommended curves.
Amcdave, this is actually the 054 locomotive from 1992 item number 6-18023. This occurs on 048 curves. This is very temporary I am in the planning stage of a layout with 054 min curves, but I wanted to test the locomotive out. I read in a thead (This thread) that this locomotive would run on 048 as long as running gear is run on the outside of curves.
time for some weathering practice.....
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