Ginger is ready to depart the station at Moorefield, WV. The station is pretty close in profile to the South Branch (nee Hampshire Southern) Petersburg, WV.
The plastic structure is an old Walthers Trainline kit I bought a decade ago. It was cast in a dark maroon color, so it took a few coats to brighten it up. I wanted to match the Lemon Yellow color of the Marx Oak Park station, to give the depots a "family" appearance.
This is the emerging stockyard/terminus section of the train room. It's a splicing of the towns of Moorefield and Petersburg, which in reality sit at the border of Grant and Hardy Counties.
Beautiful work 'Fife! A nice diversion to see on this miserable rainy day!
How well does Ginger track through the turnouts?
My general frequently derails the pilot on the way through a turnout.
Ginger (LCCA Texas) is my most "tempermental" Lionel 4-4-0. She has a lighter, more mechanical feel than the other General-style steam engines. I mainly use her for passenger trains, which she handles without issues. Buuuuutttt, she is the most likely to bounce over my Lionel switches. Fortunately, 2 of my 3 O-gauge loops have no switches to navigate.
I have three 0-4-0 " American" steam loocomotives in my collection. All of them are made by Marx. I have been motivated by fife's photos of his layout and the old timers that he runs. I enjoyed hearing the back stories of their names. I decided to finish naming my engines too.
The first is the Wm Crooks, which is the name that Marx gave it.
This one still has its identification on the locomotive cab and the tender. These are frequently amost invisible after being touched by many hands while being played with.
The engine was named after William Crooks the Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad. It was the first locomotive to operate in the State of Minnesota beginning in 1861-1862. It is currently on display at the Saint Louis County Historical Society here in Duluth.
I have named the second engine The Daniel Greysolon.
No decals or lettering yet. The original lettering is definitely worn off
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 - d. 25 February 1710) was the first European known to have visited the area where Duluth now sits at the head of Lake Superior. Several landmarks bare the name Greysolon here in Duluth.
The third one I have named The James T after my father. It was my dad who started the collection even before I was born and I have great memories of playing trains with him.
The James T heads up one of the passenger trains that will frequent Duluth.
Thanks for the inspiration fife.
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fife,
The number of posts you have made is 7,777,on your last posting. Today is the day to buy a lottery ticket,
fifedog Northwoods- Sample #2, oh the possibilities...
Yes, it's a blank slate now. No reason not to do a creative repaint. That's what I did with mine.
Flintlock76 sent a photo of his repainted Wm Crooks to me and I thought that I would share it here.
Unfortunately I have limited computer skills so this is the best I can do. I hope it takes you to the photo. It looks great
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-TX7BzQKWP5rpy2h8uUSX_DEe-TYASdLv3sPSKPONH2oZvAeb2TyFYe-u_VTiGqNoldMTLfbtJ__wYVBQ_4iTow?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1676565069
Hey, thanks for the effort!
On Northwoods encouraging, I did play the lottery. Let's just say there will be no new Vision Line-Legacy-BTO in Fifey's future...
not one number
Just got to show my Wm Crooks I got as a lad. Dad got an extra baggage car for the set when I was about 8 years old.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
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