what are you looking forward to running this weekend?

No running for me till Sunday night. Picked up some transformers at Allentown. Redoing wiring on lights and accessories. Made sure everything phased properly. Surprised to find a K-line multi tap transformer with grounded plug had to be rewired to be in phase with powerhouse transformers. Tommorow night first run will be my E6 Atlantic. 

I will be running my sharks

I just finished installing TMCC into an Atlas GP-15 owned by a friend of mine.  Great little locomotive with basic motor command control

hello guys an gals..........

 

I am looking forward of the first weekend of Dec.2012,bringing home and running my new Sunset 3rd Santa Fe #5021 for first time. 

 

the woman who loves the S.F.#5021

Tiffany

Ran a couple of Geeps and an ES44AC demonstrator. Worked on building a spray booth for the club's workshop which was almost as much fun as running trains.

Taking the MTH Swiss Cargo electric and a train of Euro freight cars (mostly tankers) to the Toy Train Museum for its first public outing. I'm getting to like European-prototype 0 scale equipment. 

We're leaving later this morning for Cumberland, MD where tomorrow morning I'll share an hour at the throttle of Western Maryland 734 with my amazing wife.

 

 

 

We learned about Western Maryland Scenic's "student engineer" program from a fellow selling DVD's in the Orange hall at York.

Pat...I've always wanted to run a steam locomotive. 

 

I took a cab ride in the 734 earlier in the year but I didn't know they are offering "Engineer for an Hour" on it. They occasionally do on their diesels, usually during special events, for about $100. I did it once and loved it. 

 

Is the steam engineer program new? Dare I ask what the cost is? I'll have to give them a call. 

Pat, I'm officially envious!   I'll have to put that on my list to look into.

 

In the mean time, I'm really looking forward to a second day of running my scale Polar Express at the Pittsburgh Independent Hi-Railers setup at the Greenberg show in Monroeville, PA.  I ran it nearly all day yesterday, and it was a BIG hit with both young and old alike (and the Hot Chocolate Megasteam was also a big hit, with several people asking where to get it).

 

Andy

I'll be running my new 3rd Rail E7 in Seaboard Air Line colors:

 

 

and my renewed (with PS2) RailKing 2-8-0 and blackened siderods (old photo):

 

 

The whistle on the sound file I used sound fantastic, all the sounds have given this old loco a new lease on life.

Running my new MTH BNSF SD70ACe ready to run ps3 set I picked up at the train Show in Winchester Va. Yesterday. This gives me the opportunity to make my first Lash up With my NS SD70ACe.

My 646 Hudson.  Minimum possible age 56 years, runs like it's new.

 

Pete

 

A Williams UP sd90 in UP "we will diliever" paint, and what is at the Houston Tinplate layout.

The 1953 Lionel 736 that I bought last Wednesday.

my moditfied 3rd rail PRR s1 Duplex..

3RD Rail PRR E-6....Lionel PRR K-4.....URR locos that I painted.....Tom in PGH

Probably nothing this weekend as I have been and am continuing to ballast track.  Hopefully, running trains again is not to far off!  Bo 

 

Ok, I may clear things off the mainline and do a little bit of running and if so, it will probably be my NYC RS11 #8010.  Now I have to get back to ballasting!

 

 

Visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com

I was looking forward to running my 3 Ann Arbor GP-35s together for the first time.  I can't remember how long it has been since they came out but AA #391 came out of it's sealed shipping box just a couple of days ago to get it ready for the D3R meet.  The lashup of 391, 388 and 387 did not disappoint although they were hauling a ridiculously short consist of a hopper, a box car and a caboose.   What can I say?  It was getting late! 

Our layout is now history and I really miss running trains at a moments notice.

Was able to take our new Legacy Berk over to the club layout under construction for a test run. The track is very uneven with gaps and rough spots from a move that it really wasn't enjoyable other than seeing the locomotive on the rails!

This evening I'll be running my Lionel Spirit of the Century.  Love that set.  I haven't run it in a while.

I ran my PennCentral E33 Juice train on our modular set up.......27 Tropicana cars and a bay window PC caboose.

 

Peter

Bo,

 

That's a wonderful scene and photo; very striking. I really enjoyed seeing that.

 

RM

RM,

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it and I appreciate the compliment. 

 

The locomotive, although an older model, I think it was produced in 2000, doesn't have all the newest bells and whistle, it is one of my favorites.  You'll note in the photo that I am using MTH track with the molded plastic ballast.  I've been working to apply stone ballast over the molded ballast.  It's a time consuming job, but after it is done the track itself looks much nicer.  That's what I have spent a good part of the day doing.

 

Took a look at your Blog on the J&C Studios Archive and you do some great work!  I'm particularly impressed with the upgrades you made to the MTH Santa Fe SD40-2.  Very nice!

 

Thanks again,  Bo 

 

 

Visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com

Got a Williams Hudson Scale engine (Actually semi..)

 

Looking forward to running it. Possibly with a ERR to tame it.

Ran my A-B-A 3rd Rail E-7 set, PRR DGLE, thank you very much, at AGHR. Beautiful locomotives, but I really hafta fix the couplers. The B-unit is separated from the two A's by about a scale mile.

Saw a tip about using KD long-shank couplers on the front of the A-units.

Not real thrilled about the horn and bell...

I ran my Santa Fe Anniversary Passenger set (from 2000) - Warbonnet F3 ABBA, seven aluminum cars with interiors, and a good deep diesel rumble.  

 

Tiffany, good luck with that beautiful engine!.  Tell us more about it after receipt; wouldn't mind owning one myself.  I have their ATSF Cab# 3751 which I bought a number of years ago and had it converted to TMCC by our good friend MIke Regan when he was running Train American Studios.

Like the creative picture; how was it modified?

 

Thank you.