What did you do on your layout today?

@Bill Webb posted:

So, yesterday the grandsons and Mom Alice came over for dinner and tested what was operable. It got kinda crazy as trains were run on three levels and all tracks were busy. Levels 2 and 3 end at the bridge piers; nobody violated the strict instructions concerning how far to advance. Surprisingly, there were few problems and the level 1/2 connector was incident free.

This afternoon Paula painted homasote and N and W J 612 went from the passenger station to the terminus of level 2 without incident. The only way back to level 1 is backwards which we will probably do tomorrow.

      

Glad to hear that the running session went well Bill. Grandson's on the remotes? I'd have my hand on the main power switch the whole time.

This is a great shot with the "J" passing the shops.

Bob

Bob, even  though you were disappointed about being rained out, I admire your ability to shift and be productive. You deserve to have a libation for how you handled the day.

Jay

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Bob, even  though you were disappointed about being rained out, I admire your ability to shift and be productive. You deserve to have a libation for how you handled the day.

Jay

Second glass of Pinot is on the way.....😁😁

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Enjoying being lazy today.....

.............just running trains .

B&O keeping the rails warm .

Make it a good day and be safe everyone.

I like that long coal train and the beautiful Autumn scenery!

There's finally a grade crossing over at the Lumber & Hardware. Until now, you might be able to make it across - if could hit that ballast embankment fast enough to get airborne over the center rail. But that was a big if. At least several times a week, Kyle from the Union 76 had his wrecker out there trying to pull a car off the track. Everyone's much happier now. Only thing is, nobody can figure out why a brand-new grade crossing is all rutted and beat up like it's been there for years.

@RSJB18

Don't you just love those rainy days!!

I like that K-Line box cab. Nice photos.

Halloween run today at TTOS Anaheim California

@RSJB18

All that Pennsy power looks great Bob!

I’m feeling like a slacker here. Haven’t accomplished much lately. Today I put the first coat of paint on the damaged trolley body. I had tried to weather the original yellow body and didn’t like the results at all. I’ll do a second coat and then apply some weather. This will be the shack at the bait and boat business. I plan on boarding up most of the windows from the inside; but looking at these pictures Im thinking that the interior needs a coat of black  

Successfully have Lionel Legacy, MTH DCS, and Lionchief up and running on my single track dogbone.

Next up will be a switch control panel using toggles and under layout drawer for all the electronics.

This should have been done a few weeks ago.  Twin Pines Railroad is now a pile of rubble - at least the frame work and scenery is. More on TPRR. This is what the room looks lie empty.

An empty pallet.

So what’s the plan… and when???

@Bill Webb  Bill - see the short conversations in the August posts on TPRR.  Still have not made a decision as yet. Need to live in the space for a while to see what it tells me.  ; )

@RSJB18 posted:

Glad to hear that the running session went well Bill. Grandson's on the remotes? I'd have my hand on the main power switch the whole time.

This is a great shot with the "J" passing the shops.

Bob

Bob the boys have been running the trains for three years and no dives off the table yet (unlike me). Each of them have a passenger train and know what they cost.

Thanks for the J comment. It was nice to see the train climb the grade. Can’t wait to get the level 2 track run.

I apologize for being MIA for some time on this thread.  Lots of great projects by everyone!  Page 1150!  Wow!

I have been working on my new double track Atlas truss bridge installation and reworking both lift-up bridges while doing fall outdoor chores.  Here are a few photographs and videos of that project.  I will now be working out the details of the upper level tracks off the open end of the double track bridge.

@Mark Boyce posted:

I apologize for being MIA for some time on this thread.  Lots of great projects by everyone!  Page 1150!  Wow!

I have been working on my new double track Atlas truss bridge installation and reworking both lift-up bridges while doing fall outdoor chores.  Here are a few photographs and videos of that project.  I will now be working out the details of the upper level tracks off the open end of the double track bridge.

Absolutely, brilliant!!!!!!!  

Peter

Reconstruction.......back from York.......Halloween Open House this weekend.....

@Wood posted:

@RSJB18

Don't you just love those rainy days!!

I like that K-Line box cab. Nice photos.

@pennsyfan posted:

@RSJB18

All that Pennsy power looks great Bob!

Thanks Guys. The PRR has been my favorite since I can remember.

Nothing screams the golden age like "The Standard Railroad of the World"

I will probably upgrade the Box cab sooner than later. Now that it's back on the layout, and I have the boards in hand....Stay tuned.....😉😉

Bob

@Putnam Division posted:

Absolutely, brilliant!!!!!!!  

Peter

Thank you, Peter!  I received a lot of help from ORG Forum members!!

@Mark Boyce posted:

I apologize for being MIA for some time on this thread.  Lots of great projects by everyone!  Page 1150!  Wow!

I have been working on my new double track Atlas truss bridge installation and reworking both lift-up bridges while doing fall outdoor chores.  Here are a few photographs and videos of that project.  I will now be working out the details of the upper level tracks off the open end of the double track bridge.

"🎶🎶What goes up, must come down🎶🎶

🎶Spinnin wheel got to go round 🎶🎶

Absolutely great Mark. You know how to make an entrance. 🤣🤣

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

"🎶🎶What goes up, must come down🎶🎶

🎶Spinnin wheel got to go round 🎶🎶

Absolutely great Mark. You know how to make an entrance. 🤣🤣

Bob

😆😆  Thank you, Bob!

@Mark Boyce, Mark, wow, your bridges go up and down so smoothly, your layout is coming alive, it’s so neat. Yes, you had some great advice and help here on the OGR Forum, Mike g., and I haven’t seen him chime in lately, probably honey do projects. Keep us in the loop, @Putnam Division, I admire your energy in setting up the multi unit modular layout as it’s got to be hard work, it’s an amazing display layout. I think retirement agrees with you, Happy Halloween, @Bill Webb, Wow, I love watching the building, planning, and operation process of your really nice model railroad, I was near Suffolk earlier this year, wow, so close, but I hadn’t looked at your profile until now, so I missed an opportunity to contact you. Keep up the good work, it’s fun to watch, We ran a few trains today just to see where we need to redo some track work.
Happy Railroading Everyone

@Mark Boyce, your absence is excused. Your homework more than makes up for it! Great engineering and construction of those bridges.  

Mark, the operation of your bridges are remarkable.  Please post a video of trains passing through.  Well done.

Ed

@John's Trains posted:

I like that long coal train and the beautiful Autumn scenery!

Thanks for your nice comment  John.

I'll have to get back to  " WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR LAYOUT TODAY "  or things will start to come up " MAIMTANENCE  NEEDED ".

@Mark Boyce posted:

I apologize for being MIA for some time on this thread.  Lots of great projects by everyone!  Page 1150!  Wow!

You can " apologize for being MIA "  as much as you want Mark.............but this was well worth the wait for our eyes.

Great videos of a really good piece of ingenuity.   Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Larry, Pennsyfan, Ed, Dallas!  Yes, I have been in contact with Mike, and he has been tied up with Honey-dos for sure.  For those of us in the North, time for outdoor projects is rapidly dwindling!  Since this was my second try at this project, it went smother, and is more solid with Mike’s plexiglass!

Joe is 'rail fanning' on the East coast, Ross Club pictures and a major paradigm shift with latest 'new delivery'.

https://ogrforum.com/...9#165573593883076599

Inspired by others on here who have enhanced the interiors of their passenger cars, I made the attempt to upgrade my PRR passenger cars. Found some historical photos online. Decided to use some card stock wood planking on one car and used embossing material over white glue to make carpet in the second car. I used an old gunpowder measuring spoon with tiny holes drilled in the bottom to gently spread the embossing material over the glue.  I 3D printed some ashtray stands, coffee pots, and will add cups and dishes in the dinning car. All in all, I am pleased with my first attempt at this. Waiting to see how it looks all out together and running with lights blazing! Thanks for the inspirations.

Discovered that the front coupler on my K-line A5 is quite weak. The pin doesn't stay up in place to lock the claw closed. I wrapped it with a small rubber band which works until I can replace the coupler.

Ran it for a while too.

Bob

@LT1Poncho posted:

Inspired by others on here who have enhanced the interiors of their passenger cars, I made the attempt to upgrade my PRR passenger cars. Found some historical photos online. Decided to use some card stock wood planking on one car and used embossing material over white glue to make carpet in the second car. I used an old gunpowder measuring spoon with tiny holes drilled in the bottom to gently spread the embossing material over the glue.  I 3D printed some ashtray stands, coffee pots, and will add cups and dishes in the dinning car. All in all, I am pleased with my first attempt at this. Waiting to see how it looks all out together and running with lights blazing! Thanks for the inspirations.

Nicely done. I particularly like the idea of using embossing material to create the rug. Thanks for the technique.

Wood

@RSJB18 posted:

Discovered that the front coupler on my K-line A5 is quite weak. The pin doesn't stay up in place to lock the claw closed. I wrapped it with a small rubber band which works until I can replace the coupler.

Ran it for a while too.

Bob

Bob, your claw spring is broken. You could push the claw pin out and put a new spring inside. A little touchy to work with but possible. Good luck.

@Wood posted:

Bob, your claw spring is broken. You could push the claw pin out and put a new spring inside. A little touchy to work with but possible. Good luck.

The spring is fine. It's the thumbtack arm underneath. It doesn't sit tight against the coupler arm.

The rubber band works for now.

Thanks

@LT1Poncho posted:

Inspired by others on here who have enhanced the interiors of their passenger cars, I made the attempt to upgrade my PRR passenger cars. Found some historical photos online. Decided to use some card stock wood planking on one car and used embossing material over white glue to make carpet in the second car. I used an old gunpowder measuring spoon with tiny holes drilled in the bottom to gently spread the embossing material over the glue.  I 3D printed some ashtray stands, coffee pots, and will add cups and dishes in the dinning car. All in all, I am pleased with my first attempt at this. Waiting to see how it looks all out together and running with lights blazing! Thanks for the inspirations.

Your  FIRST  ATTEMPT  looks like you have been doing this for years LT.

Really nice work .

Just a couple of small projects for the layout. Made a base for the flag pole and a pedestrian crossing at the station area. Once I’m sure of the flag placement, I’ll wire the spot light.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

Just a couple of small projects for the layout. Made a base for the flag pole and a pedestrian crossing at the station area. Once I’m sure of the flag placement, I’ll wire the spot light.

Gene

I really like the idea of pedestrian crossing. Not something I have ever thought of. I really like how you made it. Thanks for sharing!

I really like the idea of pedestrian crossing. Not something I have ever thought of. I really like how you made it. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you

@Genemed posted:

Just a couple of small projects for the layout. Made a base for the flag pole and a pedestrian crossing at the station area. Once I’m sure of the flag placement, I’ll wire the spot light.

Gene

That pedestrian crossing is very well done. Never saw that before.

@LT1Poncho, WOW! Amazing details.
@Genemed , Great passenger crossing!
@RSJB18, looking good, thanks for the kick you know where. The last time I ran the A5 it was cranky. I never got back to it. Now it’s on the list.

You may recall my plan earlier this month to merge the broken pilots below into one good one:

Here's the final product, with only a bit of shimming needed:

Thomas the TIE Fighter looks on approvingly. 

Mitch