WEEKEND PHOTO FUN 9-23-16-??

Gary

Times Square in New York City is all about bright lights. In keeping with the theme of the surroundings, the MTA has adorned the entrances to its vast Times Square subway station complex with a variety of blinking and colorful lighted signage which beckons travelers underground. Note the convergence of 11 trains here. It's a very busy place on the system. 

The following pictures were taken last Saturday night...truly weekend photo fun! Illuminated replicas would look great in O scale.

Bob

Most if not all of my layout pics are from the north end looking south......I decided to go south and shoot north.......

Peter

TGIF! Have a great weekend everyone!

A 2015 Christmas layout memory

This item is my only tin-plate "accessory" - man, when I decided to sell my trains and concentrate on tin-plate I had no idea of how expensive this stuff is!  This little sign post was $30 or $35 so, sadly, I think it's going to take me quite a while to build up my inventory of tin-plate stuff.

- walt

Abandoned truck?

Here is a lionel casper operating halloween car. I just bought 20 mins ago from  Stacey on the OGR.

Happy Friday !

Roughing in the downtown this week...

Early evening and the crew of this S1 shuttles cars in town before chow time...

A few shots from our setup this past Sunday:

Andy

Before - Original Kusan; missing all sorts of parts (the car was free):

During - ladders, brake wheel, handrails, etc from old Red Caboose brand tank kit:

After - close to prototype car; lettering correct. Lead weight added in tank; good-looking Kusan trucks were retained.

My contribution for the weekend.

Custom painted / decaled M E C

Weathered car #1237..................

Roger Wasson posted:

My contribution for the weekend.

Roger,

Very cool image from your layout. It makes me sad seeing a Santa Fe Streamliner being chopped up for parts... Even if it is just a model! 

-Marc

Great photos everyone! Haven't posted on here in awhile, but thought I'd share some pictures of a new wooden trestle I just put on the layout. 

Riding a Cumbres & Toltec freight. Don

My first lashup in DCS. 

Both are RailKing but the front GG1 is current PS3, whereas the rear is early PS2.  They both have about the same mileage ( 40-50 miles ) and play well together.  I look forward to them becoming better friends as they break in simultaneously.  The PS3 electrics sound set is a vast improvement over the old, but in lashup the rear engine has clickity clack activated while the front alone maintains CC access to horn and bell.  All the best of both sound sets!  Now that I've got the knack of lashup, I plan to assemble ever lengthening consists and test their pulling power.  So far, the pair have barely broken a sweat.

Bruce

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Riding a Cumbres & Toltec freight. Don

When was this taken? I've heard they just wrapped up shooting in Chama for a movie, were you there when that happened?

Lee, no. This was taken seven or eight years ago. My wife surprised me with an Amtrak trip to Denver from the Bay Area, then two days on the Cumbres & Toltec. The second day they ran a long freight train down the hill. Don

Mural in Deep Ellum (Dallas) TX.  

Notice the farmers, and the trains. 

Have a great weekend.

When the SP 2472 was still running. Gosh I miss her. Don

Here is my contribution for this week!  Have a great weekend everyone!!!

My favorite picture of John the fireman on the 2472. He fired her when she was still owned by Southern Pacific running from San Francisco to San Jose in the early 50's. Don

scott.smith posted:

Weekend Photo Fun begins now! Someone brought a Y6B that had a much wider swing than we were ready for.

Let's see your pictures!

Scott Smith

 

Someone call the NTSB! There will be an investigation, drug testing...........

chessie1971 posted:

Here is a lionel casper operating halloween car. I just bought 20 mins ago from  Stacey on the OGR.

Hello chessie1971

I like Casper, used to watch that when I was child. That's a NEAT car you got there but I never seen one in operating mode ? Perhaps make a video of it ?

Tiffany

Thanks Tiffany!! Yes i will do a video of it. This first time having this type of car. I will see how well it does.   

chessie1971 posted:

Thanks Tiffany!! Yes i will do a video of it. This first time having this type of car. I will see how well it does.   

Hello chessie1971

go for it !!!  Does this car have lights inside ? I liked the blue and purple colors too

Tiffany

Night Time on the San Diego 3-Railers Layout

Yes Tiffany! 

Here is my contribution for the week... This looks like my kind of woman. She seems to be more concerned with the trains going by than the man with his arm around her shoulder. This guy clearly has his priorities mixed up, but she surely doesn't!

Personally I think this looks like a great date idea, but I can't say many of our significant others would feel the same way.

Have a great weekend!

-Marc

Have a nice weekend everyone! 

Have a great weekend everybody!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC5ev9ym29w

scale rail posted:

My favorite picture of John the fireman on the 2472. He fired her when she was still owned by Southern Pacific running from San Francisco to San Jose in the early 50's. Don

Now, that's a man at work!

Fine photo, Don, truly fine.

Happy weekend...

Great pictures as usual so far (especially all the GG1s)  . This week i brought my Pennsy J1 to the club with a string of coal hoppers. It was the first time I got to run my new Lionel GLA hoppers. The six Lionel joined with my six Weaver ans nine MTH make a nice long coal drag. I bought a new open case for my GoPro camera and an external microphone. The water proof case that comes with the camera tends to muffle the sound.

Logs unloading.