Weekend Photo Fun 8-31-18-??

Terrific looking store. I am surprised on the quantity of product that is displayed and available for purchase.

   Bill T.

Action on the Seattle & Yakima RR.

    Bill T.

Can't get enough of this engine!

And an oldie  or two...

                                                       SP #1579...………..

I have the unfortunate news of an attack on the town of Port Royal by Godzilla. According to reports coming in just now, he started with an attack on the local pharmacy:

This was then followed by an attack on a loaded hopper along the mainline tracks of the PRR:

Last reports having him advancing down the tracks towards the borough of Mifflin about 4 miles (or 15 feet on the layout) to the west:

The Pennsylvania National Guard has been called out to protect the citizens of central Pennsylvania! More updates as reports about Godzilla's whereabouts come in!

Hey NEAL that looks like the same critter I bought my auto insurance from the other day.

Rick

Hoping to have pics of my new Legacy Conrail F7 this weekend.....this old picture signifying the beginning of the Fall/Winter modular season has to suffice for now...

Peter

Commuter trains running on time!

That’s awesome! 😆

Some photos for his Labor Day weekend!  Have a fun safe Labor Day weekend!

Happy Friday!! 
This weekend marks the unofficial end of Summer. Soon the weather will start to turn brisk & we will find ourselves ready for train season again! (Although for some of us, train season is year round!)

Been doing that tedious task of wiring up track activated accessories this week( fun times!)

Picked up a 1948 vers of the 726 this week. Been on my want list for a while. Also, as you can see in the photo, I swapped out the 115 station for the 132. As much as I LOVED the 115, I felt it blocked the buildings and was just too tall for that spot. I'm not 100% decided though. 





Also finished putting up the shelves. Not a ton of wall space, but I figure I'll just rotate what's on display from the closet. 


2033 UP FA-2s getting a roll by from the tower operator


2026 leading set 1426WS from 1948



Lorenzo & Giovanna are happy to have the trains back up - 






On the Greenville District, in Flowery Branch, GA, NS G53 takes the siding with Dash-9 9843 leading to give the ROW to a late running 238. 


NS 29G w/ SD70M-2 2717 waits for a clear signal to cross over as 201 passes w/ Dash-8 8450 (ex CR 757) leading in Wabun, VA.


NS AC44C6M 4056 (ex NS D9-40C 8888) brings up the rear of westbound helper set J57 as it passes through Falls Mills, VA


CSX ES44AC-H 980 leads KH00 past Wenger Feeds in Shippensburg, PA on the NS Lurgan Branch


NS Dash-9 9087 leads 118 over the Yadkin River in Spencer, NC as it prepares to head into Linwood Yard

A 2017 Christmas Layout memory

If you remember back to summer 2017 someone here on the forum brought up the 'O' scale figures at Wal-Mart.  All 4 of my Grandkids are Potter fans so I picked up a handful and put them on the "station" platform with 2 junk-type cars sort of like in the movie.  They noticed them first thing!

- walt

This was our club Christmas Display at the real estate office window on Main Street some years ago

I especially like the Creche my  wife created and placed on a scale flatcar...

Hevy duty trains on the TMB;

The Golden State, Chief, and Super Chief wait to depart Union Station.

Ran some post-war this week

Sorry  couldn't resist! 

OMG! Godzilla is striking yet another layout!

As he rampages through central Pennsylvania, Godzilla has wreaked havoc everywhere! Just look at these overturned cars at this railroad underpass in Duncannon!

Here he is attacking a young woman. Just look at the terror on her face!

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

I have the unfortunate news of an attack on the town of Port Royal by Godzilla. According to reports coming in just now, he started with an attack on the local pharmacy:

 

The Pennsylvania National Guard has been called out to protect the citizens of central Pennsylvania! More updates as reports about Godzilla's whereabouts come in!

Obviously the opioid crisis isn’t just a human problem  

Very interesting pics. Please make every effort to keep Godzilla contained to Central PA - NEPA has enough problems!!!

Happy Orange & Blue Weekend.

More pictures from the new Lionel Retail store;

I'll post some more a bit later.

Scott Smith

PRRMiddleDivision posted:

I have the unfortunate news of an attack on the town of Port Royal by Godzilla. According to reports coming in just now, he started with an attack on the local pharmacy:

This was then followed by an attack on a loaded hopper along the mainline tracks of the PRR:

Last reports having him advancing down the tracks towards the borough of Mifflin about 4 miles (or 15 feet on the layout) to the west:

The Pennsylvania National Guard has been called out to protect the citizens of central Pennsylvania! More updates as reports about Godzilla's whereabouts come in!

Not train related:  Our son went off to college and left us his two Australian Bearded Dragons.  We soon learned that one was male and the other female.  Skipping past keeping the eggs warm and feeding the hatchlings with maggots and Gatorade, we ended up with twenty of them.  They are wonderful pets and in spite of the fact that they are desert animals, they loved to swim in the lily pond.

Lou N

Christopher2035 posted:

2033 UP FA-2s getting a roll by from the tower operator


2026 leading set 1426WS from 1948

Just as Robert Sherman imagined them!

Lou N

Good to see you a have layout again Chris!

c.sam posted:

This was our club Christmas Display at the real estate office window on Main Street some years ago

I especially like the Creche my  wife created and placed on a scale flatcar...

On the subject of collecting (not trains).......

We had an amusement park (now long gone) in Cleveland called Euclid Beach.  It was popular enough to inspire a book called Euclid Beach Park is Closed for the Season.  I met one of the authors who collected (are you ready?) Creches!  He had 500 of them in his family room from ultra miniature to life-sized.

Lou N

Lou N posted:

Christopher2035 posted:

2033 UP FA-2s getting a roll by from the tower operator


2026 leading set 1426WS from 1948

Just as Robert Sherman imagined them!

Lou N

Lou, 

It’s  funny that you said that.  That is the whole basis around my design for this layout!  Early postwar in a realistic setting - similar to those famous diorama studio promo photos.  Seems like I’m on the right track so to speak

Roman posted:

Good to see you a have layout again Chris

As am I! My kids are pretty thrilled too

The rare SOO LINE 57' Mechanical Refrigerator cars from Weaver Models. 

Andrew

A few pictures around the layout:

pennsy484 posted:

Ran some post-war this week

Nice ballast work! 

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

A Stealth very nice Brian  One of my favorite CSX power units 

Not my 2 Rail Atlas F7's.

Sitting at home one summer weekend back in 2015 with a load of Belgium chocolate ice cream. Listen to that Thermo King purr!

Bonus pics from this past weeks Team Track Tuesday...

Just bought this on our side of the pond, not bad for $90 unrun, hard enough to get anything here. James  

   Recent renderings...…..

Christopher2035 posted:

<snip: some neat stuff n' pics>

Looks like you're returning to your model railroading roots. Cool.

Boy, those kids of yours are growing like weeds!

Enjoy both the kids and the trains!

Andre

Here is the 3rd group of pictures from the Lionel Retail Store;

Scott Smith