Why do short work weeks seem so long? The good news is that it is time for WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!
Here are some pictures from my coal min area of my layout.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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Why do short work weeks seem so long? The good news is that it is time for WEEKEND PHOTO FUN!
Here are some pictures from my coal min area of my layout.
Let's see your pictures.
Scott Smith
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Southern's Detroit-Atlanta auto parts train, the "Sparkplug" was a mainstay of my photo efforts growing up in Cincinnati. First with Dad driving, and later when I got my license, we photographed the "Sparkplug" over several years crossing the Ohio River at Ludlow, Kentucky, followed the train up Erlanger Hill to Crescent Springs, and then raced to Walton to shoot it flying over the Louisville & Nashville's Cincy-Louisville main line.
In an era of dismal financial profits in Eastern railroads followed by the debacle of Penn Central, Southern, and its "Sparkplug" were bright spots on the railroad scene, and gave meaning to Southern's slogan of the time: "Look Ahead, Look South."
MTH Ohio Central RR consist
Rick...great shots, and glad to see you posting photos again.
Dennis... thanks.
Great job capturing the 'Southern' look and feel of the era. I lived in Charlotte NC and often went to Newell to watch SRR trains on the ATL DC mainline. I still to this day think the SRR Tuxedo scheme and high noses is a classic look that we've lost. Nice work!
One Q? Shouldn't the lead unit be running long hood forward?? I know most units were marked long hood 'F'.
My Lionel 611J kicking it up Boston Metro Hi-Railers.
How am I going to turn a caboose with only one coupler? It was a surprise to see the engine and caboose fit on the turntable.
Nathan
AMC Dave, thkx! Re the SD35, I have pictures of both the short- and long-hoods leading on the trains of this era, climbing up out of the Ohio River valley. Since MTH put the crew facing forward over the short hood, when the 35s lead, so does the short-hood. When I reconfigure my train with SD45s on point, the long-hood leads, because that's the way MTH set up the crew.
And I agree with you re high hoods. I love them, and think they work particularly well in SR's "tuxedo" scheme. I've got three SD24s and a GP35 also with the high hood/tuxedo scheme.
In the summer of '71 I spent a broiling day, in Navy whites, photographing the action at Salisbury, North Carolina. If I wasn't a Southern fan before, those eight hours in Salisbury would have made me one. Multiple trains all roaring through with both long-and short-hoods forward, Locotrols on all but two freights, locals, FPs on the "Asheville Special" and E8s on the "Piedmont." What a day...what a railroad!
YUP, no room for coke plants on my layout.
Maybe it will have a new home in upstate NY or on Pats layout.
Southern's Detroit-Atlanta auto parts train, the "Sparkplug" was a mainstay of my photo efforts growing up in Cincinnati. First with Dad driving, and later when I got my license, we photographed the "Sparkplug" over several years crossing the Ohio River at Ludlow, Kentucky, followed the train up Erlanger Hill to Crescent Springs, and then raced to Walton to shoot it flying over the Louisville & Nashville's Cincy-Louisville main line.
In an era of dismal financial profits in Eastern railroads followed by the debacle of Penn Central, Southern, and its "Sparkplug" were bright spots on the railroad scene, and gave meaning to Southern's slogan of the time: "Look Ahead, Look South."
I live in monroe n.c. a town a few miles from charolotte n.c.In monroe seaboard is the railroad now csx.When I was a kid seaboard would run trains with mid train helpers.But seaboard would only do it during the summer.I know some body will say I,m wrong about this.But I am not wrong on this.Anyway southern used to do it to.Now seaboard did for a few years then quit.Southern did a few years more but quit also.I do agree this is southerns best paintsceame.I used to call this hooking two trains together.I would love to see somebody come out with a southern high nose sd40-2.I mean any body mth lionel atlas bachmann.
Happy weekend! Just a few random photos. The last photo is a new paint job on the MTH Police Station that will be converted to a different municipal mission shortly. It may become a library or city hall. Maybe even a museum.
Happy Weekend Everyone,
Here are some photos that I took at the VA Transportation Museum in 2010. Joe
AHHHH I messed that up. We just returned from 9 weeks RV trip out West. I tried to ride or at least take a picture of every train I could see. Here are few to share. To many to mess up the post.
Larry
COKE....
Steve, this turned out great. I really like the job here. For coke, is that just large size ballast spray-painted a dark gray?
Crushed carbon pellets used for fish tank filtering
Natural colors, no paint needed.
Check your local PETSMART.
2025 leading set 1430WS from 1948 -
2331 Virginian FM leading set 2519W -
Little Helper -
Lorenzo checking out some trains -
2025 leading set 1430WS from 1948 -
2331 Virginian FM leading set 2519W -
Little Helper -
Lorenzo checking out some trains -
I like the loco. Who's it by?
Mark
Mark: it an Atlas O RSD-7. you can still find them now and then on eBay
Steve, I'll echo what others have said.. you surpassed yourself with those coke containers
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