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Show Me Something, December 2019

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Show Me Something, December 2019
Posted by BRVRR on Monday, December 2, 2019 10:18 AM

Welcome to the December, 2019

"Show Me Something"

Dedicated to the originator, Jarrell


It has been a day and a half since the last request by BATMAN, and the beginning of a new month.

A pair of Santa Fe F7s at work:

More F7s at work please.

 

Tags: BRVRR , Santa Fe

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, December 2, 2019 12:35 PM

F7 ABA on the upper level as well as FT ABBA on the lower level.  

 

Please more EMD F-units. 

GARRY

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, December 2, 2019 3:09 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Please more EMD F-units.

An A-B set of former Bessemer & Lake Erie Fs now working for the B&O.

 BnO_F7-4645 by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show more EMD F-units.

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Posted by dti406 on Monday, December 2, 2019 3:14 PM

Athearn Genesis F7's with a coal drag!


More EMD F Units!

Rick Jesionowski

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Posted by HO-Velo on Monday, December 2, 2019 4:33 PM

More Fs please.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, December 2, 2019 10:39 PM

MEC had a lot of F3s

Show me a GP diesel

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, December 2, 2019 11:35 PM

G Paine
Show me a GP diesel

At the end of the run the engineer has his grip and heads off to the bunk house:

 End-of-run by Edmund, on Flickr

Another Geep please.

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Posted by rogerhensley on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:41 AM

Ah, yes, a Geep pulling into the yard!

Another Geep if you will.

Roger Hensley
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Posted by BRVRR on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:56 AM

roger: "Another Geep if you will."

A New York Central GP-20 rumbles around the curve at the southwest corner of the BRVRR at the head of a short mixed freight.

More Geeps please.

Tags: BRVRR , NYC

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 2:41 PM

BRVRR
More Geeps please.

A venerable PRR Geep wearing the emblems of Penn-Central and Conrail as well, passes a transfer run:

 PC_GP-9_7109 by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me a six-axle EMD product, please.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 2:58 PM

EMD 6-axle:     .. SD24's in CB&Q Chinese red.

Please continue with EMD 6-axle locomotives. 

GARRY

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Posted by dti406 on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:25 AM

Here is a pair of EMD SD45's with Ann Arbor Sand Covered Hoppers headed for Brook Park Foundry.

More EMD 6-Axle locomotives.

 

Rick Jesionowski

 

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Posted by chatanuga on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:38 PM

Two Amtrak SDP40F diesels lead a passenger train.

Show me another multiple-locomotive consist.

Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:19 PM

chatanuga
Show me another multiple-locomotive consist.

I think this "lashup" would qualify as a Dog's Breakfast Whistling

 IMG_7923_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

More multi-diesel combinations, please.

 

 

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 10:41 PM

A pair of EMD E8s in the B&M as delvered paint scheme on the way to pick up their passenger train on Boothbay Railway Vilage layout

SHow me more multi diesel or steam combos

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:38 AM

G Paine
...SHow me more multi diesel or steam combos

Here are four SW1200RS diesels on the business end of a 71 car freight...

Wayne

Show me a derailed car or locomotive, please.

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Posted by railandsail on Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:41 AM

Santa Fe DL 109 / 110

 


The B-unit (DL110) shown there is a BLI unit I am using temporarily until I finish a kit-bash I've been working on in the past.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:54 AM

doctorwayne
Wayne Show me a derailed car or locomotive, please.

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Let's keep with this request:

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 Show me a derailed car or locomotive, please.

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-Kevin

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Posted by BATMAN on Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:46 PM

How about a complete wreck caused by my sister waving her hands around while she talks.

More unfortunate events please.

Brent

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, December 7, 2019 6:47 PM

BATMAN
More unfortunate events please.

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This looks pretty unfortunate.

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This scene is on the S Scale Fun And Disasters modular layout.

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Show me a forty foot boxcar.

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-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, December 7, 2019 7:04 PM

SeeYou190
Show me a forty foot boxcar.

A pair of colorful examples:

 XM_on-curve by Edmund, on Flickr

Another forty-footer, of any type, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, December 7, 2019 7:33 PM

gmpullman
Another forty-footer, of any type, please.

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Here are a couple more forty footers, but not quite as colorful.

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Please show me another forty foot freight car.

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-Kevin

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:35 AM

Here's some 40' gondolas, scratchbuilt onto Tichy flatcars...

Wayne

Show me a 36' freight car, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, December 8, 2019 5:25 AM

doctorwayne
Show me a 36' freight car, please.

GE ILDX 316 is a 36' covered hopper used for transporting silica sand for lamp making. ILD stands for the Incandescent Lamp Department.

 GE_ILDX_316 by Edmund, on Flickr

Continue with 36 foot freight cars, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, December 8, 2019 6:29 AM

gmpullman
Continue with 36 foot freight cars, please.

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The ALABAMA AND ANGEL HILLS boxcar (second from the left) is 36 feet long. I built this one from a Westerfield kit.

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Show one of those nifty, fifty foot long boxcars.

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-Kevin

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Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, December 8, 2019 12:50 PM

Not sure if this GN seven post box fits the 'nifty' request, more 50 foot boxcars please.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, December 8, 2019 1:32 PM

Here's an Athearn Blue Box 50' boxcar, modified to match its prototype as seen in a photograph.  Lettering is from C-D-S...

Wayne

Show me another 50'-er, please

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Posted by chatanuga on Sunday, December 8, 2019 2:41 PM

How about three 50-footers bringing up the rear of a freight?

Show me a caboose on a train.

Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, December 8, 2019 6:15 PM

chatanuga
Show me a caboose on a train.

Here's a B&O I-13 caboose made from a stock car to fill War-time needs:

 BnO_I-13_C1819b by Edmund, on Flickr

Another scene with a caboose, please.

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, December 8, 2019 6:32 PM

It was movin day. 

Show me two or more cabeese please.

Brent

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