Weekend Photo Fun Independence Weekend Edition 2014

Great idea Scott!

Here's our Lionel UP Mikado making a round last year 

A group from the TCA 60th Anniversary Convention last week visited the late T. Clarence Marshall's collection of Stanley Steamers and other antique cars. The Auburn Valley Railroad on the grounds had rolled a 7.5" gauge freelance 4-8-4 onto the turntable.

The New Hope & Ivyland used a GP30 instead of 2-8-0 No. 40. Coach 1424 had been used on the Reading's renowned Iron Horse Rambles (1959-1964).

Sunset during a dinner cruise on the Delaware aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia

Good idea, Scott!

Here is my Menards PRR boxcar I received today!

A hazy day at the used car lot

Another project I've been working on.

Heres a few oldies of mine.  Happy 4th everyone.

 A J hustles by during the war.

A time forgotten

Sadly there is no longer a reason for this J to stop anymore....

Uncle Fester,

Your garden and farm market look fantastic!  You have more talent than you told me.

Have a wonderful 4th of July and a great weekend everyone!!

Alan

A few of my display cases hope you like them.

Here is a picture of a MTH Premier Chessie Jordan Spreader. I'm going to buy this in a few days. Happy 4TH Of July OGR.  

A few from last weekends Galesburg Ill Trip

one last picture from Thursday nights fireworks at village I live in, Happy 4th

Happy 4th everyone!

Great work, how is the layout coming?

The Red White & Blue on the Seattle & Yakima RR

 A pair of my Williams engines lashed up taking a spin on the TMB CLub Layout (this is the old layout which has been dismantled

UP diesel overload. BTW, can that veranda move on that thing? 

The Postwar make of the first freedom train.

My new log loader

Nick....yes, the Veranda just barely fits on the table but the over hang is such that if it is being transferred to another track, obviously any other locomotive must be out of the way of the overhang.  In the photo, it is crossing the table and onto a service track....

Alan

Have a great 4th of July...don't forget to get those flags out!!!

Happy 4th of July to our Forum Members.

My newest no paint conversion car. I removed the tampo's of True Value and applied my own custom decals. Dad only had one job after college....with Ashland....which will have a plant on my layout......so I am building a small fleet of cars. Weaver car. Thanks

YIKES

Last weeks TCA convention trip to Hollyberry Farms:

Dave,

Great tribute to your dad.  Mine worked as a telephone cable splicer, so I plan to have hime working on a pole, plus his greatest hobby is fly fishing, so he will be in a trout stream too!

Enjoy your weekend and have a safe 4th of July.

Joe B.

It must be the 4th, flags flying on #16.

 My new On30 4-4-0 steam engine Happy Fourth of July
My new  On30 coach & combine

Thank you, it's coming along well, I'm actually making some big changes currently.

Neat log loader!  I like logging railroads, but I'm afraid that log loader would look out of place on my steam era layout.  Maybe I could get one and say my engineering department is VERY forward thinking.

I like your signature line.  How true!

Happy Independence Day

A little red and blue on the layout.

A "Wedding Cake" layout I am building stay tuned for more info and pics. 

Some shots around the Railway museum.

Engine House & Smoking Alco RS11

UNION PACIFIC POWER

Here are some of the latest additions to my Bicentennial fleet. The MTH SD45 I picked up at the last York, and is currently back at MTH a second time to get fixed.  The MTH TOFC and caboose I pre-ordered through SideTrack Hobbies a long time ago and they arrived early this year.  The Lionel hopper I’ve had for a while; its die cast and really heavy.  I think MTH made a similar hopper that I would like to get.

Here is my latest addition.  I don't buy Rail King much, but I could not pass up this one.

Happy birthday America, the greatest country on earth.

Bay Line (now part of Genessee and Wyoming conglomerate of short lines) shops,

Panama City, Florida (Florida Panhandle, Gulf Coast). We asked to look around and were given a little impromptu tour. Sharp guys. 2 or 3 years ago:

Lots of parts units spotted around the shops; this is an ex-Mexican National 

MP-15 (I think...):

 Love the custom cab numbers: