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Show Me Something! May, 2017

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Thursday, June 1, 2017 1:30 PM

doctorwayne

 Besides that, May has ended. 

Hi Wayne,

You are absolutely right. I always thought that Kiwis were in advance over us Canadians but it seems that that particular bear is a different animal. 

Stick out tongue

 

 

Guy

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, June 1, 2017 10:41 AM

...Please show me something completely different!

I was going to post a picture  of my 2-10-10-10-2, with my pet Norwegian Parrot in the cab, but he's pining for the fjords, and won't co-operate.  Besides that, May has ended. Stick out tongue

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, June 1, 2017 4:51 AM

G Paine
It's a Bayer Garrett (maybe spelled wrong), a British articulated design. Lots used in South Africa, Austrialia, and (maybe) New Zealand.

Gidday George, the NZR G class Garratts, comprising of three locomotives, were disasters from their introduction in 1928 until they were withdrawn from service in 1931. The short time frame says it all!
 
An Sn3 ½, 1:64 scale NZR G class.
 
 
Please show me something completely different!

Cheers, the Bear.Smile

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, June 1, 2017 1:47 AM

0-6-0
Hello   Wayne  That is one strange loco I love it. What is it?...

Thanks, 0-6-0. Big Smile  George had it almost right...it's a Beyer-Garratt, from, if I recall correctly, Kitmaster (later Airfix).
The model is actually OO scale, and is non-powered.  My LHS got two of them as unbuilt new-in-the-box kits in an estate lot.  He sold one of them, then asked me to build the other as a gag for a mutual acquaintance who was born in England.  The "gag" part was lettering it for a former local railroad.  They owned two ex-NYC Hudsons, numbered 501 and 502, so 503 seemed like a good choice.  

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 11:06 PM

0-6-0
Hello Wayne That is one strange loco I love it. What is it? Here is a locomotive

It's a Bayer Garrett (maybe spelled wrong), a British articulated design. Lots used in South Africa, Austrialia, and (maybe) New Zealand.

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

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:03 PM

0-6-0
show something strange

A New York Central Mohawk leading a string of Chicago & North Western bi-level commuter cars? Strange...

An hour to go at Eastern Daylight Time,

More oddities?

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 7:37 PM

Hello   Wayne  That is one strange loco I love it. What is it? Here is a locomotive

show something strange

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 5:54 PM

gmpullman
Show me any steam locomotive!

Here's one...

Show me another locomotive, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 5:18 PM

Guy Papillon
Show me more crossings please.

 

 ...and as an added bonus, a pre "Operation Lifesaver" safety poster!

 

Show me any steam locomotive!

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:59 PM

dti406

More Crossings to end the month!

Here is a crossing giving access to the grain elevator.

 

A few more hours till the end of the month. Show me more crossings please.

Guy

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Posted by dti406 on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:46 AM

More Crossings to end the month!

Rule 1: This is my railroad.

Rule 2: I make the rules.

Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:45 AM

Going fishing, 1 crossing in the foreground and 2 crossings in the background on the Bootbay Railway Village layout

please show another grade crossing

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Posted by Carnegie Falls on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:16 AM

BRVRR asked for more crossings. This was before it was ballasted but it's a crossing.

Let's keep it going - more crossings.

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Posted by BRVRR on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:09 AM

RR_Mel wrote: "More Crossings Please."

More crossings please guys.

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Posted by RR_Mel on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 8:48 AM

Here is one of my crossings, the gates are powered with a Tortoise and it is controlled with a Logic-Rail Crossing Controller.
 
  
 
More Crossings Please.
 
 
Mel
 
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My Model Railroad   
 
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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 1:15 AM

"There goes the Century!"

Show me more grade crossings... 

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 1:04 AM

It looks like the road was only cleared as far as the tracks. If you want to cross them you better have 4 wheel drive or chains.

The road through town winds through the mountains on it's way up Wolf

Please show me more railroad crossings, with or without cars or trains.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:47 PM

There's a passenger train, of sorts, HERE, but way too many photos to post in this thread.  So...here's the loco on the passenger train...

...and the first car....

...and the last car...

How about some vehicles and trains at a railroad crossing, please.

Wayne

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Posted by G Paine on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:43 PM

It has been a day and a half, time to move on - the month is almost over, can we get to page 5???

Show me a passenger train

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Posted by JOHN C TARANTO on Monday, May 29, 2017 1:44 PM

Memorial Day.....Please show soldiers, a troop train,......

Here's a troop train.  It just exited the tunnel at Breakneck Mountain, next to the Hudson River.

Any more troop trains or military material trains?

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Posted by SouthPenn on Monday, May 29, 2017 10:30 AM

I posted this in another thread, but maybe someone missed it.

More Memorial Day scenes please.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, May 29, 2017 8:06 AM

A city scene... 

Memorial Day .... Please show soliders, a troop train, or something to do with Memorial Day. 

 

GARRY

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, May 27, 2017 9:05 PM

I don't have much room for good-looking city scenes like the ones shown previously, but here's a quiet side street, dead-ending at the tracks...

More city scenes, please.

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, May 27, 2017 4:10 PM

Our stand-in for the US Custom House in Portland, ME on the  Boothbay Railway Village layout. It also has flags. Kitbashed from a Walthers bank building. (Note: US Custom House is the correct name, built in 1870, the real one is much more ornate. Presently is home to a number of government agencies)

More city scenes please

 

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Posted by JOHN C TARANTO on Saturday, May 27, 2017 1:10 PM

Yeah....ya gotta love the summertime !!Whistling

Oh....below are city scenes from my layout.  Main street at Dutchtown, New York.

Showing off his new car.

More city scenes, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, May 27, 2017 12:31 PM

Yes! I think I could use a car wash!

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Show me more city scenes. Bonus points for a flag.

Union Station (with part of the flag showing)

More City Scenes, please...

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Saturday, May 27, 2017 11:41 AM

There is a charity car wash at the fire station.

A new Car Wash sign helps attract peoplesilly girls acting sexy while wsaing a car with some firemen

Show me more city scenes. Bonus points for a flag.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, May 27, 2017 9:46 AM

Well, more than 24 hours since the last offering, so I'm back.  I don't have too much in the way of transition-era stuff, but was hoping that others might.  
This C-Liner belongs to a friend, and about all I did with it was to add a little weathering.  It's a Proto locomotive, I think...

This one is also his, but I was a little more involved with it.  It's the AHM/Rivarossi version, and has had a few detail upgrades.  Paint is SMP Accupaint, with their Accucals decals.  The body is on a chassis from a Stewart Baldwin AS-16, with new sideframes from Detail Associates...

Wayne

Show me a city scene, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, May 25, 2017 5:31 PM

dieseldoc
I can't seem to figure out how to insert a image.

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I have had great success using the IMGUR website. I followed the instructions in the "how to insert a photo" thread at the top of the forum list.

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Back to Wayne's request for more transition era stuff... sorry, I have no new photos this week. Busy at work again.

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-Kevin

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Living the dream.

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