WHAT TRAINS DID YOU RUN TODAY?

Thanks for this post. I haven't ridden the N (or the defunct NX) down here since 1968-69.

@Apples55 posted:

Thanks for the ride, Ben... I haven’t been on the subway in a few years. I miss the days when I was young and you could stand at the window in the first car!!! What line are you on???

I Work vacation relief so I am on a different line every week  Mostly the N and Q  But I work anything out of Stillwell, Brighton Beach, 95, or Church ave.  Variety is the spice of life  LOL   The fan window was the spot to be  With the transverse cabs its gone.  One day a little kid and his mother were standing by the cab door looking out when I got on.  I opened the door and gave the kid a tour and let him blow the horn  It was like I gave him a bar of gold.  I left the door open and let them stand by watching  It was funny the little guy made all the announcements better than my conductor

@Ferroequinologist 1 posted:

Thanks for this post. I haven't ridden the N (or the defunct NX) down here since 1968-69.

Wow  The NX   Not too many people rode that     I grew up right by the Sea Beach line so I knew it well

@bluelinec4 posted:

I Work vacation relief so I am on a different line every week  Mostly the N and Q  But I work anything out of Stillwell, Brighton Beach, 95, or Church ave.  Variety is the spice of life  LOL   The fan window was the spot to be  With the transverse cabs its gone.  One day a little kid and his mother were standing by the cab door looking out when I got on.  I opened the door and gave the kid a tour and let him blow the horn  It was like I gave him a bar of gold.  I left the door open and let them stand by watching  It was funny the little guy made all the announcements better than my conductor

Thanks, Ben. Have to agree that variety is the spice of the NYC Subways. Growing up in one of the legendary “two fare zones” in Brooklyn, we’d hop the Kings Highway bus to the Brighton Line, or the Nostrand bus to the Junction for the Lexington. Always preferred the visual variety of a trip to Manhattan on the Brighton - from elevated to the cut to underground. Most of my experience with the Sea Beach Line was from DeKalb Ave. into Manhattan. I also spent a few years riding the F train to work in Manhattan. You get some great views when it gets to Smith-9th.

Christmas Carpet Central will probably come down tomorrow - getting some last minute run time in.

Finally had a chance to run some MTH Premier equipment that I never had a wide enough loop for.

A NS SD70 pulled a consist of MTH Premier auto racks, articulated spine cars and a few boxcars and hoppers. It was so fun finally running a LONG (for us) train.

And I also got my GN premier F3 ABA set going with the Lionel aluminum Empire Builder set.

So much sound!

BTW: the dual motor NS unit has zero issues pulling that long train over the 5 percent grade, and it didn't get as crazy on the downhill side as some of our other consists (but still needed to be attended to!)

Ran my MTH CNW E4 after upgrading passenger cars to LED and adding some revenue passengers to help pay for the upgrades.   Also the E4 has been upgraded but posted that previously

Well for the last several months I have not been able to run any of my Locomotives.  Starting back in late October, I had an issue with my Legacy Remotes.  I contacted Lionel and shortly there after I sent them back for Lionel to look at.  And as long as I was sending them back I also included my base, which I had never had the charging circuitry looked at.  Got it all back in short order but noticed new issues with the remotes.  Called/Emailed Lionel and no joy.  I saw on Amazon what I construe to be a new Command Base Set from Lionel for what I thought was a very reasonable price.  And low and Behold my CFO ordered the set today and I am expecting delivery Thursday.  So I should be back running my fleet as of Thursday.

A Lionel Fundimensions era Penn Central GG1circa 1978 pulling a string of NYC Pace maker box cars from 1992.  Pulling this consist fast and strong.  Who said Fundimension stuff wasn’t any good.

Running a line up from Williams .

Box cars for my Early Bird  express.

Among other train things I bought this season is a clean used MTH handcar.  Before I knew it, I ran the handcar for two hours.  This thing is a hoot.

Bill

Finished the last function testing on my new 3 rail valley level and then set a MTH H-1 on it pulling a freight drag.  While that was running I  then fired up the MTH Triplex on the top level and let them both continue to run around the walls for background effect.

Imagine, vertical stereo, instead of left and right speakers I now have  top and bottom speakers with a decent amount of separation.

With my new balanced (?) sound system playing I broke out the the 2 rail equipment on the middle levels,   RDCs,  gas electrics and commuter trains to bring the passengers home from a day's work.  (pre-covid by over  half a century)

Then it hit me, I has created my own 1950's department store demo layout with an array of product.

It's neat running more trains than  you can easily manage, and a tad scarie.

I will be glad when this incarceration is over so we can round robin safely again.

Running the No. 11560 "Texas Special" set from 1966....

-Mark

I posted this earlier today in another thread- American Flyer #21004 Pennsy B6 0-6-0 switcher pulling cars from 1954 Mountaineer freight train.

Wow, neat videos fellows and beautiful layouts. Thanks for posting the cool videos, I’m going to learn how the do that soon. Happy Railroading Everyone

I say again, Leapinlarry, most cool layout, great photography.

Is there a track plan somewhere on the forum? I'd love to see an overview

Some NYC Sharks and a S-2 pulling NYC coaches

Yessir- re- Bob.......

cleaned her up, adjusted pilot wheels, oiled pickups, did something right with the E-switch, lampcord on the control power to the track, cleaned and did something right on the whistle tender, got the red firebox light to show, Board Members walked me through the “Rabbit Holes..” Fortesque mailed me a dandy transformer with “Vitamins” , changed the track to be simple and effective test track...... and Voila!!
thanks to allya’lls kindness on this board

I’m running nothing but Lionel MPC this week.   Here we have an MPC era small Hudson, NYC 8600, from 1976 hauling a fast freight on my layout’s straightaway.  Don’t you just love that Mighty Sound of steam   Forty four years old and still running and chuffing strong.

Hey we ran a few today along with running, ya gotta take the lid off and fix a log jam..... cudos to Mitch

And, she’s lost stripes over the years, had grease hard a C-ment in the gearbox, and sticky E unit..... with love , today she is just SMOOOOooooooooth!
just needed a few Vitamins.... and now, stripes! (test run so, pantographs in the box) Running my “Heavy-heavy...” and a toot of that cantankerous HORN!! Lol

New MTH GG1 pulling The Senator westbound.

Another video in my continuing tribute to Lionel‘s  Fundimension/ MPC era.  This time we have a Lionel 8357 GP-9 circa 1973 to 1975 pulling a string of freight cars.  The 8357 was one of their less expensive models but 46 to 48 years  later she still is running smooth.

@John H posted:

I ran em all. Two MUs, two diesels, and a steamer. About 65 cars, 7 engines. I had some cars left, but those were all my engines

Wow, love it, thanks for the video..

The Lionel MPC/Fundimensions parade continues with Joshua Lionel Cowen #8210 small Hudson on the point of a freight  of NYC Pacemaker cars.  Look closely at the still photo and you can pick out a bent marker light on the left as a result of a header off of my 40 inch high layout on to a cement floor.  Hence my plexiglass layout border.  I show this to prove that MPC “junk” is also highly durable.  Additionally, there is a poorly shot video with the Cowen Hudson in action complete with accompanying Sound of steam chuffing and that oh so charming whistle.😜

The last, for this week at least, my favorite engine of the early 1980s. A 3100 Great Northern from Lionel/Fundimensions produced in 1981 complete with smoke deflectors and sporting a spiffy looking green and brown color scheme with white painted sidewalls on the drivers.  In reality it was nothing but a gussied up post war Berkshire with a 4-8-4 wheel configuration rather than the standard 2-8-4 Berkshire wheel arrangement.  Nevertheless, it had a great color scheme and of course our beloved sound of steam and shrill whistle.

After total tear down with assistance from Mr Mitch, the Turbine 681 Smokes and forwards and reverse-es-ssses.... Major Joy!! Love the smell of Smoke in the morning.........

she does not overspeed, guessing it’s part of being a senior citizen??

salute

A Williams by Bachman 44 ton Diesel Switcher in the Southern Railway livery hauls an 11 car mixed freight around the layout.

Double heading with a 2037 and a 2038...

-Mark

@OKHIKER posted:

The Lionel MPC/Fundimensions parade continues with Joshua Lionel Cowen #8210 small Hudson on the point of a freight  of NYC Pacemaker cars.  Look closely at the still photo and you can pick out a bent marker light on the left as a result of a header off of my 40 inch high layout on to a cement floor.  Hence my plexiglass layout border.  I show this to prove that MPC “junk” is also highly durable.  Additionally, there is a poorly shot video with the Cowen Hudson in action complete with accompanying Sound of steam chuffing and that oh so charming whistle.😜

Wow... that is pretty minimal damage for such a fall - a well made engine for sure. I remember that set from the early 80’s. MPC was putting out some nice, colorful offerings. While, in looking back, it may seem rather primitive, at the time (IN MY OPINION!!!), it was head and shoulders above the PW trains I was used to. I remember the first “scale” boxcar I purchased - it dwarfed my PW cars (and most of my MPC cars as well). While I probably would have loved the JLC set, I was a recent college grad (‘78) in my first full-time job, so it was out of reach. And to make matters worse, my mother (who I got my love of trains from) was so against these type of sets - if it didn’t run on a real railroad, don’t buy it (don’t get me started on her tirade about “the Girl’s Set”!!!). I did get the bay window caboose from the set as a tribute to Mr. Cowan. Great to see the engine still chugging along after nearly 40 years... boy - that makes me feel old!!!

@Mark S. posted:

Double heading with a 2037 and a 2038...

-Mark

Wow, i love double heading with steamers, so cool, thanks..

It’s 1957 and this Norfolk and Western 4-8-4 class J Northern has been pressed into freight service for one of its last runs.  This N&W Northern is an early Railsounds issue from Lionel circa 1995 and she is smoking heavily as she pours on the steam heading down a straightaway.

You may find this thread to be therapeutic, for the same reasons it is for me, as explained below. Thanks, Melgar, for starting it 3 years ago.

After a hard day's work, I often come back here.  Why? Because I need to have a little fun and relaxation and, if inspired, post a video or photo.

Here is my contribution this evening:

That's a Lionel Postwar Brunswick green Pennsylvania GG1 hauling box cars, and an MTH Railking NY Central Mohawk steamer pulling Lionel Postwar 2400 series passenger cars. Arnold

I ran a Williams by Bachmann UP 4-6-0 with a string of Lionel auto loader cars & rounded out with a Menard’s PRR caboose.

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

You may find this thread to be therapeutic, for the same reasons it is for me, as explained below. Thanks, Melgar, for starting it 3 years ago.

After a hard day's work, I often come back here.  Why? Because I need to have a little fun and relaxation and, if inspired, post a video or photo.

Here is my contribution this evening:

That's a Lionel Postwar Brunswick green Pennsylvania GG1 hauling box cars, and an MTH Railking NY Central Mohawk steamer pulling Lionel Postwar 2400 series passenger cars. Arnold

Thanks Arnold, it takes time to video and post. That GG1 is making up time for sure!! She is my favorite "Heavyweight". I asked my wife how much she thinks she weighs.. " Never ask a woman her age, weight or when she is expecting...."

Yeah, she nixed my painting a background on her wall.. behind my carpet layout,,,, (She used to be alot more fun......) Thanks for the thread and your posts

Nice video RosevilleRR! Reminds me of the Ford plant I used to live near on the far southeast side of Chicago. Used to get stopped by trains there all the time. They were always humping in box cars full of parts and flat cars loaded with car frames.

OKHIKER....nice video. What's that barrier you have set yp on the edge of your table?

Ran my “Cape Cod sand train”.  Yes, that’s real Cape Cod sand in the ore cars.  It’s a heavy train!

John

@Junior posted:

OKHIKER....nice video. What's that barrier you have set yp on the edge of your table?

@Junior, thanks for the compliment re: the N&W video.  The barrier is made  up of plexiglass 1/8 inch thick, 4 inches high and each section is 8 feet long which I cut to size for my 8x20 layout.  It has been up since 1993 and for the most part has withstood the test of time with just a few minor cracks here and there which were caused by careless workmen.  It has saved me from grief on more than one occasion and I feel it has been well worth it.

OKHIKER...really nice implementation of the barrier. My layout is still "under construction"; meaning track is down and operational but no landscaping and minimal accessories. I've been looking for a barrier that's not to intrusive....but keeps hands out and trains safe. This looks like just the ticket!

Junior - The plexiglass is both unobtrusive and serves a very useful purpose but, take it from someone who's experienced this, my only suggestion would be to leave a small length of track (ideally on a straight section) without any plexiglass to facilitate putting engines/cars on the track without the need for a re-railer or similar product.  I don't know how many times I've fiddled around for several minutes - particularly with larger articulated engines - trying to get all of the wheels on the track properly (so as to avoid a short as soon as you turn on the power) and wished I'd done what I'm suggesting to you now.   

Good Luck on your layout!

PS - I'm also living proof that your eyes don't get any better with age.

I tried to run my 4 car pasenger train local (Atlantic heading up a B60, BM70, and two Lionel coaches) but heading into a bridge the aft coupler of the BM70 didn't hold the coaches. Discovered that the GGD coupler was lower than the Lionel coupler. I looked at the truck and coupler arm and tried putting in a 1mm shim between the cupler arm and truck housing. It worked! So I did the same on the other GGD coupler. I will try to post videos I took.

@PH1975 posted:

Junior - The plexiglass is both unobtrusive and serves a very useful purpose but, take it from someone who's experienced this, my only suggestion would be to leave a small length of track (ideally on a straight section) without any plexiglass to facilitate putting engines/cars on the track without the need for a re-railer or similar product.  I don't know how many times I've fiddled around for several minutes - particularly with larger articulated engines - trying to get all of the wheels on the track properly (so as to avoid a short as soon as you turn on the power) and wished I'd done what I'm suggesting to you now.   

Good Luck on your layout!

PS - I'm also living proof that your eyes don't get any better with age.

Excellent point.  There have been many times when placing large engines on my track that I have had to fiddle around some to make sure all the wheels are on the track.  As I do not have any vacant sections for engine placement the plexiglass border I have does make that difficult. And my eyes ain't gettin' any better either.

@pennsynut posted:

I tried to run my 4 car pasenger train local (Atlantic heading up a B60, BM70, and two Lionel coaches) but heading into a bridge the aft coupler of the BM70 didn't hold the coaches. Discovered that the GGD coupler was lower than the Lionel coupler. I looked at the truck and coupler arm and tried putting in a 1mm shim between the cupler arm and truck housing. It worked! So I did the same on the other GGD coupler. I will try to post videos I took.

I had fun hitting play on all three videos at the same time. 👍

OKHIKER & PH1975....all excellent points. That's what I love about the forum....the experiences everyone is willing to share...valuable stuff!

BTW....I suffer from the black-on-black syndrome. If I leave my wallet or cellphone on anything dark or black; I don't see it. Then I'm looking I'm over the house for it .

I've found using a mini flashlight really helps in making sure all the engine wheels are securely on the track .

This thread reminds me of the lyric in one of the great James Bond songs: "All I wanted was a sweet distraction for an hour or two."

Here is my sweet distraction for this evening:

Different from what turned on James Bond, but my 773 is a sweet distraction for me none the less.  LOL, Arnold

@Arnold D. Cribari, you inspired me to run mine today as well! Haven’t been on here for a little while and enjoying all of the new posts.

Awww Yeah Arnold....that's Sweet! What radius curve is your 773 snaken around?

Chris! Holy Cr@p! Soooo nice!

Alright.....you guys got me going...I gotta post a video too! Look for one in a day or two.....

Also ran the Post War Lionel 746. This one is new, to me, and runs like a champ!

@Junior posted:

Awww Yeah Arnold....that's Sweet! What radius curve is your 773 snaken around?

Chris! Holy Cr@p! Soooo nice!

Alright.....you guys got me going...I gotta post a video too! Look for one in a day or two.....

Mostly 031 curves. It's amazing how well such a big engine can handle such tight curves so well. Arnold

I was running these engines today on the Elmira Branch.  Both Engines are leaving Williamsport.  The  Y3B will be going all the way to Sodus Point to drop its Coal load into a Lake Ship.  It would appear that the PRR will be returning an Engine borrowed from the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh RR.

As I was leaving the basement I also snapped a shot of Penn Yan

A battered but beloved Lionel 623 Santa Fe NW-2 Switcher circa 1952-1954 takes the curve hauling a slow freight of mixed box cars.

Williams silvertop stock cars pulled by a Williams B&M GP9 and matching caboose.

@OKHIKER posted:

A battered but beloved Lionel 623 Santa Fe NW-2 Switcher circa 1952-1954 takes the curve hauling a slow freight of mixed box cars.

Thanks for the fine videos..... I sure love seeing a gaggle of "Same Boxcars" being pulled around the bend. Tip of the cap to the Caboose set up like a proper Work Unit, Storage boxes and all

My Chessie Steam Special from 1980.

Cleaned up 981 Turbine pulling the Polar Express cars, one last run...... my first passenger cars, fir the grandkids......

Williams BL2 pulling a Florida East Coast freight while the RGS Galloping Goose is trying to find its way back to Colorado .

There's a very serious situation happening on my layout.

I just shot the video below. It shows a brand new LionChief Plus 2.0 Brooklyn Eastern District Transportation (BEDT) 0-6-0 steam switcher hauling Cola and Ice Dock boxcars and circles the Polo Grounds. The NY Giant baseball fans at the Polo Grounds are going crazy:

The Brooklyn Dodger fans are still devastated because of the home run Bobby Thompson hit off of Ralph Branca, known as "the shot heard round the World."

Those Dodger fans are mad at me. They have seen my Popsicle Stick Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds, and now they are demanding that I build Ebbets Field on my layout. I would love to do that, but it's impossible because I don't have the room!

Any suggestions as to what I should do?

LOL, Arnold

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

There's a very serious situation happening on my layout.

I just shot the video below. It shows a brand new LionChief Plus 2.0 Brooklyn Eastern District Transportation (BEDT) 0-6-0 steam switcher hauling Cola and Ice Dock boxcars and circles the Polo Grounds. The NY Giant baseball fans at the Polo Grounds are going crazy:

The Brooklyn Dodger fans are still devastated because of the home run Bobby Thompson hit off of Ralph Branca, known as "the shot heard round the World."

Those Dodger fans are mad at me. They have seen my Popsicle Stick Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds, and now they are demanding that I build Ebbets Field on my layout. I would love to do that, but it's impossible because I don't have the room!

Any suggestions as to what I should do?

LOL, Arnold

The BEDT switcher is great!  Excellent, Arnold!!!

I still think Bill Mazeroski's home run off Ralph Terry in the 9th inning of the 7th game of the 1960 World Series outshines Bobby Thompson's famous home run!!  I guess a New Yorker would have a different opinion, and I can respect that!    Maz's shot is my earliest baseball memory!!

@Mark Boyce posted:

The BEDT switcher is great!  Excellent, Arnold!!!

I still think Bill Mazeroski's home run off Ralph Terry in the 9th inning of the 7th game of the 1960 World Series outshines Bobby Thompson's famous home run!!  I guess a New Yorker would have a different opinion, and I can respect that!    Maz's shot is my earliest baseball memory!!

Mark, a good argument you can make is that Maz's shot won the World Series, not just the pennant, which is what Thompson's shot did.

Incidentally, there was a connection between Ralph Branca, the Dodger pitcher who gave up the home run to Bobby Thompson, and my family. Ralph Branca and his brother, John Branca, had lived in my hometown, Mt. Vernon, NY. My father and his brothers (my uncles) also lived in Mt. Vernon, and were friends with the Branca brothers.

I am very pleased with the BEDT steam switcher, which works so well on my layout with the ball parks. Since that switcher has such a small motor, I won't have it pull more than 2 train cars, and those cars will be modern ones with fast angle wheels.

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Mark, a good argument you can make is that Maz's shot won the World Series, not just the pennant, which is what Thompson's shot did.

Incidentally, there was a connection between Ralph Branca, the Dodger pitcher who gave up the home run to Bobby Thompson, and my family. Ralph Branca and his brother, John Branca, had lived in my hometown, Mt. Vernon, NY. My father and his brothers (my uncles) also lived in Mt. Vernon, and were friends with the Branca brothers.

I am very pleased with the BEDT steam switcher, which works so well on my layout with the ball parks.

Arnold, that is great that your father was friends with the Brancas.  Yes, the BEDT is right at home on your layout for sure!!

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

There's a very serious situation happening on my layout.

I just shot the video below. It shows a brand new LionChief Plus 2.0 Brooklyn Eastern District Transportation (BEDT) 0-6-0 steam switcher hauling Cola and Ice Dock boxcars and circles the Polo Grounds. The NY Giant baseball fans at the Polo Grounds are going crazy:

The Brooklyn Dodger fans are still devastated because of the home run Bobby Thompson hit off of Ralph Branca, known as "the shot heard round the World."

Those Dodger fans are mad at me. They have seen my Popsicle Stick Yankee Stadium and Polo Grounds, and now they are demanding that I build Ebbets Field on my layout. I would love to do that, but it's impossible because I don't have the room!

Any suggestions as to what I should do?

LOL, Arnold

Well, Arnold, the answer to your dilemma is obvious... declare eminent domaine, tear down Yankee Stadium and build an Ebbets Field in it’s place Problem solved!!!

P.S. definitely like the motive power.

Since you are running the Brooklyn docksider, Brooklyn needs to annex some ground for Ebbits Field!  Is there room next to your stationary tubs?

Ah the problems of NY; too many teams.  If you modeled Pittsburgh, all you would need is one, Forbes Field.  In fact, all you need is the ivy covered wall with Yogi looking over the top of it!  😉

I just heard the whistle on the 0-6-0 video , I thought I stepped on the cats tail again.

Love these Lionel E6s

Finally got around to test run the 4-6-4T US Army Transportation (2031080) (Which I believe was the last one available in the Western World...got lucky at Legacy Station last week)  Loco and I tried to reprogram the ID in my newly acquired TMCC Docskside (Bethlehem Steel).   The 4-6-4T is stunning. I'm considering replacing the rear scale coupler with one I can see and use.  Downside is that big knuckle will hide the unique rear cowcatcher...

Here they are....

That is a beautiful locomotive ED.  I like all the piping .  Makes it look authentic. Best of luck with it'... and enjoy'...😁👍

Here we have a Lionel GS-2 Southern Pacific Daylight 4-8-4 Northern circa 1991 with its accompanying consist of the often times maligned Lionel Madison cars in Daylight colors.  The GS-2 is at rest waiting to board passengers.

Thanks Ted. So far it’s been A-OK. The color scheme is one of thefeatures that caught my eye. Looking forward to watching her pull my military consist.

I found this Consist whilst shopping online for strange and interesting tinplate engines.... apparently a Romulan builder as it’s apparent the Cloaking device is set to ON... sadly quiet at Miggys house, until next November, Good Lord Willing and the Creeks Don’t Rise..... salute friends

@OKHIKER posted:

Here we have a Lionel GS-2 Southern Pacific Daylight 4-8-4 Northern circa 1991 with its accompanying consist of the often times maligned Lionel Madison cars in Daylight colors.  The GS-2 is at rest waiting to board passengers.

OKHiker,

I run the same set-up but with 6 Lionel Madison cars (Baggage, Sunset Bay observation, Drakes Bay coach and 2 Half Moon Bay coaches). One of my favorite passenger "sets".

I had the aluminum cars but traded for the Madisons - I think they look much better with the steamer up front

Quarter Gauger....

Never saw an italicized emoji before :-) ...pretty cool!

@Lionelski posted:

OKHiker,

I run the same set-up bit with 6 Lionel Madison cars (Baggage, Sunset Bay observation, Drakes Bay coach and 2 Half Moon Bay coaches. One of my favorite passenger "sets".

I had the aluminum cars but traded for the Madisons - I think they look much better with the steamer up front

Lionelski, I agree with you 100% but you have no idea how many of my train friends told me I was nuts for buying the Madison cars.  They all said the aluminum sided cars looked much better behind the Daylight; that the old style Madison cars looked out of place.  I still think they look pretty darn good.  Great minds think alike.

This video is an au mage to Patrick.

Dawn's Earliest Light mixes with the diesel smoke of an MTH Premier Proto 3 NY Central F3 (A & B units) pulling boxcars:

Arnold

@rscott521 posted:

WoW 🤩 Loads of action on Great Layout...... (clearly I need to step up my “Acquisition” game.....) thanks for the share

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

This video is an au mage to Patrick.

Dawn's Earliest Light mixes with the diesel smoke of an MTH Premier Proto 3 NY Central F3 (A & B units) pulling boxcars:

Arnold

Fantastic with Side Light streaming over the Diesels!! And And, NewHaven colors? With a Porthole Caboose? (Now I gotta go replay it some more)

And EWE get props for using “au mage” correctly Sir Arnold. Thanks for the share... I need to get going on brush, trees, people, mountains, more Cool Consist, more cool Engines...... more skill, more..... EWEs and gIraffes

LTI’s Fallen Flags 3 set circa  1988  glides by a mixed freight awaiting track orders.   The Fallen Flag’s consist is headed up by a Great Northern EP-5.  The mixed freight has a very early Lionel TMCC NW-2 Switcher in a New York Central livery on the point.

@OKHIKER posted:

Here we have a Lionel GS-2 Southern Pacific Daylight 4-8-4 Northern circa 1991 with its accompanying consist of the often times maligned Lionel Madison cars in Daylight colors.  The GS-2 is at rest waiting to board passengers.

She’s A FINE looker there.... A Real Beauty Eh!! My vote is “Our Knobs go to 11”..... someday........ maybe, till then, I’ll watch for your videos of this beauty..

I have reconfigured my card system and for the first session, ran two start orders and one road order. The two start orders are unique to the first session because they are merely switching the engines and cars involved to their respective starting locations. For the road orders, I ran the first of two trains, a mail express that ended at the passenger yard in town. Tomorrow I will tackle the second road order, a local coach train from the Town yard to the end of the line.

A handsome, well preserved AA set of Lionel  2031 Rock Island FA’s circa 1952-1954 stages  a meet with an early Lionel TMCC NYC NW-2 Switcher on the Shenandoah Short Line Railway.

Two classic Lionel Alco FA units from the 1952-1954 era battle it out as they barrel down a long straightaway on the two track Shenandoah Short Line.  On the inside track cruises an FA Alco AA 2032 Erie while on the outside track a Union Pacific FA Alco 2023 AA unit leads the charge.     

My old K-Line Big Boy that has lost its sound and smoke,  pulling a log train.  My logs are Crape Myrtle branches and I made 3 of the flat cars from thin plywood.

PRR J1a at work.

WinstonB....really nice scene. I especially liked the signal action. Very slick!

Ohio Central pulling a military train switches from Main 2 to Main 1 heading Southbound as it passes under Nana’s Bridge. SFE 647 holds its position.

I also ran a KCS GP pushing a camera around my layout. Enjoy a ride around the track!

Totally cool Chris. Love your layout and your trains.

Chris really nicely done. Loved the video. I really liked the aerial layout view as it gives a better idea of track plan after watching video. I was amazed at how much I liked the interior of your mountains. I usually think of them as dark but the light color was an unexpected and very nice change. Great Job!

Thank you @CurtisH! My scenery detail is very much a work in progress and I have not gotten around to the inside of the mountain. Maybe I will leave the inside as it is based on your feedback.

@pennsynut thank you for the kind words! I love this hobby.

@Chris1985 posted:

I also ran a KCS GP pushing a camera around my layout. Enjoy a ride around the track!

Add me to the list, great video! You have accomplished a lot in a short time Chris. I like the Mars light on the Santa Fe and how the train stopped to let the camera car cross over.

Bob

@MELGAR posted:

Today, for the first time, I ran my Atlas O USRA 0-6-0 steam locomotive model of Central Railroad of New Jersey #107, purchased new in 2008. I have always admired the fine details on this engine but had avoided running it partly because of its unusual tether and partly because my layout looks like New England, not New Jersey. When I went down to the layout today, I lifted it off the siding where it was parked and decided to give it a run. The tether was definitely difficult to plug into the tender and I didn't get it right the first few times, but eventually it powered up and slowly began to pick up speed. It ran smoothly at around 30 miles-per-hour on 14 volts and less than 1 amp. The chuffing and whistle sounds were perfect, so I coupled a CNJ caboose behind and just watched it run for half an hour. I like switchers and small steam locomotives, so I plan to run it often. What trains did you run today?

MELGAR

Really nice engine, and you are correct, great detail, beautiful...

MTH F-3 ABBA upgraded with PS-2, MTH  NEW HAVEN Alco S-2’s, and MTH BOSTON& MAINE 44 Tonner.

Love my MTH ENGINES!

This is a small portable layout I made a few years back for some Marx trains.  It's set up in a different location now.

Santa got my son this beauty but it wasn’t working right.  We sent it in to Lionel the 6th and when we got back from the club today it was waiting on the porch!  Needless to say, my son was excited ( okay, me too) to run it.

@WM fan posted:

Really nice engine, and you are correct, great detail, beautiful...

Beautiful trestle!

Ran 3 freight trains today. A BNSF intermodal, a BNSF grain train, and a CSX mixed manifest.

Finally got most most of the minor issues worked out so I can run 3 trains at once. Enjoy!

Thanks @RSJB18! I actually got lucky that the Santa Fe was heading that direction when I needed to cross. It was an accident that ended up creating a cool effect. This video was fun to make for sure!

@Chris1985 posted:

Thanks @RSJB18! I actually got lucky that the Santa Fe was heading that direction when I needed to cross. It was an accident that ended up creating a cool effect. This video was fun to make for sure!

Now you shouldn't have told us that 😂

So I assume that you stopped the warbonnet before catastrophe struck?