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Weekend Photo Fun 23,24,25
Posted by New Haven I-5 on Friday, January 23, 2009 7:39 AM

       Have Fun!

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Posted by HHPATH56 on Friday, January 23, 2009 8:38 AM

 

Just a shot of my model of the Cape Cod, Mass. bridge and railroad trestle over a gorge with cascading rapids.  A Faller roadway with battery operated HO trucks and cars will travel over the bridge, which connects two towns, that are 18ft. apart.  Enlarge the picture by clicking on it.  Note that when the picture is enlarged, that there appears a set ot three small pictures on the upper right.  To view 50 pictures of my layout, you click progressively on the right frame,small picture, and the series of pictures will appear as enlarged pictures, one at a time.   Bob Hahn

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:16 AM

 This is what I was working on this week.

How do you get fire trucks this big:

to fit in a building made for fire trucks this big?

You move the back wall of the building farther back of course.

From the front it all looks normal.

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Posted by lvanhen on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:21 AM

HHPATH56

 

Just a shot of my model of the Cape Cod, Mass. bridge and railroad trestle over a gorge with cascading rapids.  A Faller roadway with battery operated HO trucks and cars will travel over the bridge, which connects two towns, that are 18ft. apart. Don't know why I can't Post the picture on the UK New Railways Modellers Forum, after successfully Posting two other pictures on the same thread.

Is that the Chapaquittic bridge?  Where is Ted's car?ConfusedWhistling

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:27 AM

Hello just a random shot.

Have a good weekend Frank

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Posted by ukguy on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:33 AM

 

 Karl.A

 

 

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Posted by dcfixer on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:38 AM

 

HHPATH56

 

Just a shot of my model of the Cape Cod, Mass. bridge and railroad trestle over a gorge with cascading rapids.  A Faller roadway with battery operated HO trucks and cars will travel over the bridge, which connects two towns, that are 18ft. apart. Don't know why I can't Post the picture on the UK New Railways Modellers Forum, after successfully Posting two other pictures on the same thread.

 Is that some slot car track I see there? Smile You're after my own heart, since my little home layout is actually a road and rail.  We had a lot of fun racing and railroading while my son was growing up.  There was some occasional broken plastic, but it was well worth it.

Looks good. 

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:46 AM

 Freight rolling through Blackwood cut.

 

 

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Posted by loathar on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:51 AM

ukguy-Your work never ceases to amaze me!Bow

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, January 23, 2009 11:13 AM

The local runs through Indian Rock Cut. Indian Rock is visible behind the locomotive.

The local switcher passes Lake Watchinson, a summer hangout.

Enjoy!

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Posted by dcfixer on Friday, January 23, 2009 11:13 AM

loathar

ukguy-Your work never ceases to amaze me!Bow

 

 

I'll second that.  Absolutely awesome, and inspiring! BowBow 

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Posted by selector on Friday, January 23, 2009 11:27 AM

 DJ, your image is very nice...well done.  Cool

Karl, you continue to pop in occasionally with jaw-dropping models.  Simply amazing. Thumbs UpBig Smile

In a much more modest effort, a J1d Hudson pulling a local is about to cross the Seneca River Trestle.

 

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Posted by ns3010 on Friday, January 23, 2009 12:22 PM

New video added! Please check out 21R passing Lake Watchinson in Stop Animation!

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Friday, January 23, 2009 12:24 PM

Westbound grain train passing Richlands yard as two locals wait to follow.

See ya.

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Posted by twhite on Friday, January 23, 2009 12:33 PM

Ex-D&SL #3360 pulling a cattle train over Yuba Pass.  And yes, some of the cars make noiseTongue

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Posted by dtommy on Friday, January 23, 2009 1:59 PM

 Nice, Larry! Thumbs UpThumbs Up

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Posted by carknocker1 on Friday, January 23, 2009 2:49 PM

Dtommie ,

 I didn't know if you knew about it or not but in Southwestern Indiana in the early 1990 's there was a short lived railroad called the Owensville Terminal RR that ran on an old CE&I branch from Owensville Indiana to Poseyville Indiana , If I recall their paint scheme was blue and white , and their logo looks like yours . nice work

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 23, 2009 2:49 PM

HHPATH: Is that the Bourne or Sagamore bridge? It looks like a scaled down model of one of the two (for those not familier with these two bridges; they're twin auto bridges crossing the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts. The Bourne Bridge is very near to the Cape Cod Canal Lift Bridge; an ex-New Haven lift bridge currently hosting Mass Coastal service. It's the 2nd largest lift bridge in the US.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, January 23, 2009 3:18 PM

Had some time today to work on my roads. Did the shoulders on the blacktop rd. & added patches.

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Posted by GAPPLEG on Friday, January 23, 2009 3:25 PM

Couple of quick shots of my Cat Dealer:

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Posted by dtommy on Friday, January 23, 2009 3:51 PM

carknocker1

Dtommie ,

 I didn't know if you knew about it or not but in Southwestern Indiana in the early 1990 's there was a short lived railroad called the Owensville Terminal RR that ran on an old CE&I branch from Owensville Indiana to Poseyville Indiana , If I recall their paint scheme was blue and white , and their logo looks like yours . nice work

 

Carknocker1,

Yes, I am aware of that line, but I did not know about it until after I had created my fictional model railroad company.  I honestly did not know about their paint scheme/logo--what a coincidence! 

Thanks for the info!

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, January 23, 2009 3:58 PM

 Luke, great work on the engine house!

Just a few shots from last weekend again:

 

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Posted by P&Slocal on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:02 PM

jeffrey-wimberly

 How do you get fire trucks this big:

to fit in a building made for fire trucks this big?

From the front it all looks normal.

Jeffery, From past experiences in the real life scale you not only have to move the back wall further back, but you may also have to grind the ramp out for the truck to fit in the building. We had about an inch of clearance over the light bar. Seeing that your engine has a raised cab, that pumper may not be leaving the building.

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:15 PM

Southern 6547, a Fairbanks Morse H16-44, slows coming up grade toward the yard..

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:18 PM

P&Slocal
Jeffery, From past experiences in the real life scale you not only have to move the back wall further back, but you may also have to grind the ramp out for the truck to fit in the building. We had about an inch of clearance over the light bar. Seeing that your engine has a raised cab, that pumper may not be leaving the building.

I know what you mean. It goes in and out just fine with about a scale 6 inches to spare. We have the same kind of thing at the fire station I work at as a volunteer. The doors are 10' 5" high and the tallest truck is 10' 3" from the ground to the tip of the deck gun nozzle.

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Posted by stebbycentral on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:32 PM

tomkat-13

Had some time today to work on my roads. Did the shoulders on the blacktop rd. & added patches.

 

 

 

 

From the looks of things I would say that your people seriously need to apply for some of that Infrastructure rebuilding money that Uncle Sam will soon be handing out.  Great job!

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:59 PM

Packers#1

 Luke, great work on the engine house!

Just a few shots from last weekend again:

 

Thanks. I've since added drainage pipes and gutters. Good work yourself!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 23, 2009 5:59 PM

stebbycentral

 

That looks like some of the patchwork quilt roads we have here. Good job Tomkat.

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Posted by twhite on Friday, January 23, 2009 6:39 PM

StebbyCentral:

OMG, you've been out here observing our California Freeways Tongue

Neat job.  I really like it. 

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Posted by Driline on Friday, January 23, 2009 7:43 PM

GAPPLEG

Couple of quick shots of my Cat Dealer:


 

Everything looks great....EXCEPT....Do I spy a matchbox fork lift there in the background driving up the ramp Wink 

Now we can't have that on an otherwise fine layout specimen. You know how I feel about matchbox cars on HO layouts Big Smile

Wiking makes a great looking HO forklift...I would check the walthers catalog.

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