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Jarrell's Show Me Something, October 2020 Edition

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 6:30 PM

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More open top railroad cars of any configuration, please.

These "ore jennies" are open-top cars:

 Bascule1_sm by Edmund, on Flickr

More open-top cars, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 8:43 PM

gmpullman
More open-top cars, please.

Here is an open topped gondola car loaded with steel coils.

More of the open top freight cars please.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 8:44 PM

gmpullman
More open-top cars, please.

This Athearn Blue Box boxcar is perhaps not quite what you were expecting...

...but here it is...open top and all...

....and here it is, along with a couple of relatives, no longer open-top...

...and here's one of eight which I created, complete with eaves lowered by 6"(HO), along with a few other tweaks...

Wayne

Please show me a retired freight car, with no wheels or trucks, and perhaps relegated to another purpose.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 8:48 PM

doctorwayne
Please show me a retired freight car, with no wheels or trucks, and perhaps relegated to another purpose.

Here is one of my favorites... but it is a passenger car instead of a freight car... being used as a tunnel on a live steam layout next to the train tracks.

This scene is on the North Georgia Modu-Rail HO scale sectional layout.

We had a double request... lets go back to my previous request that was posted the same time as Wayne's:

More of the open top freight cars please.

-Kevin

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:35 PM

SeeYou190
More of the open top freight cars please.

I may get a bad reputation for this, but here's more open-top freight cars - in this version, they're Tyco 40' reefers, shortened to about 35'...

...they eventually got roofs....

...and ends...

...and some details....

...and finally, paint and lettering, too...

...but, just to show that I actually do have some conventional open-top cars, here are some hoppers, lettered in memory of a good friend, taken too soon...

Wayne

More open-top cars, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:55 AM

 

SeeYou190
More of the open top freight cars please.

In the background are formerly open-top cars, and the gondola load of scrap in the foreground still is:

 Jaites_Scrap-1 by Edmund, on Flickr

doctorwayne
Please show me a retired freight car, with no wheels or trucks, and perhaps relegated to another purpose.

 

At Jaite's Scrap Yard, some former hopper car side walls are used as a retaining wall:

 Jaites_Scrap by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me another scene with scrap, recycled materials or "recycled" railroad cars i.e. cars used for a new purpose other than what they were designed for.

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Posted by Harrison on Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:54 AM

This Ontario Northland boxcar was "recycled" into MOW service as a tool car. This was fun to weather.

IMG_9985

Show me another dirty car or locomotive.

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, October 8, 2020 9:24 AM

During the Bicentennial, B&M painted a number of locomotives for the event. Some had a simplified scheme, like GP-7 BM1715. I modeled it as it was shown in a photo taken around 1980, showing some use and wear

Show me another locomotive with a special paint scheme

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:22 AM

G Paine
Show me another locomotive with a special paint scheme

Is the MOONLIGHT EXPRESS special?

This scene is on the On30 modular display layout built by the First Coast Modelers here in Florida.

Show me another non-typical paint scheme on anything.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:30 PM

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Show me another non-typical paint scheme on anything.

This B&O "Safety Slogan" caboose has a unique paint scheme:

 BnO_I18e by Edmund, on Flickr

More one-of-a kind or special paint jobs, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, October 8, 2020 1:20 PM

gmpullman
More one-of-a kind or special paint jobs, please.

The die-hard STRATTON AND GILLETTE railfans are puzzled by this boxcar. It is not just the only forty foot boxcar to receive the "Route Of The Comet Express" slogan inside of the herald, but the colors af the herald rings are also incorrect.

Please share more one-of-a kind or special paint jobs.

-Kevin

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Posted by BRVRR on Friday, October 9, 2020 12:29 PM

Kevin: "Please share more one-of-a-kind or special paint jobs."

Not so exotic, BRVRR #1116 is the one-and-only locomotive on the Black River Valley roster.

More unusual or one-of-a-kind paint jobs or railroad equipment.

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, October 9, 2020 7:58 PM

BRVRR
More unusual or one-of-a-kind paint jobs or railroad equipment.

The GE More Power To America Special Alco PAs. These engines eventually went to the P&LE:

 IMG_5491_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show more Alco diesels.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, October 9, 2020 11:33 PM

gmpullman
Please show more Alco diesels.

For covered wagons, MLW's FPA- and FPB-4s are my hands-down favourites.  I made this pair using a Model Power FA and FB....

Wayne

More ALCos or MLWs please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 12:18 AM

doctorwayne
More ALCos or MLWs please.

The Atlanta Interlocking Model Railroaders have this scene featuring an Alco RS-3 on their sectional layout.

Please show me anothe diesel locomotive that is painted mostly black.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:26 AM

SeeYou190
Please show me anothe diesel locomotive that is painted mostly black.

The NYC DES-3 qualifies as mostly black:

 NYC_DES-3_529s by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show a diesel that is primarily blue.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:43 AM

gmpullman
Please show a diesel that is primarily blue.

Well, I have this funny looking thing:

Show me another mostly blue diesel locomotive.

-Kevin

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Posted by BRVRR on Saturday, October 10, 2020 2:53 PM

Kevin: "Show me another mostly blue diesel locomotive."

How's CONRAIL Blue?

More blue locos.

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, October 10, 2020 7:09 PM

BRVRR
More blue locos.

B&O Royal Blue:

 BnO_E9-1456-2 by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me a steam locomotive in any color but black —

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Posted by BATMAN on Saturday, October 10, 2020 7:59 PM

Blue it is.

 

How about a red steamer?

Brent

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 8:22 PM

BATMAN
How about a red steamer?

The STRATTON AND GILLETTE has one red steam locomotive.

Show me a steam engine in good old basic black.

-Kevin

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, October 10, 2020 9:31 PM

SeeYou190
Show me a steam engine in good old basic black.

Sorry, but none of my steam locomotives would be caught dead in just basic black...

Wayne

Please show us your version of how you want your steam locomotives to look.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:16 PM

doctorwayne
Sorry, but none of my steam locomotives would be caught dead in just basic black...

I must be missing something, they all look black to me.

doctorwayne
Please show us your version of how you want your steam locomotives to look.

This Northern is the look I am going for. Pretty simple.

Show me another steam locomotive.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:28 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another steam locomotive.

A PRR Q2, in the ubiquitous dark green locomotive enamel, on the turntable.

 Q_on_TT by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show more steam locomotives, any configuration, any color.

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, October 11, 2020 9:48 AM

gmpullman
Please show more steam locomotives, any configuration, any color.

Here is another green steam locomotive. This is on the Southern O Scalers round display train layout.

Steam trains on Sunday, how fun... Show me another steam locomotive, any type, any color.

-Kevin

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, October 11, 2020 9:56 AM

Steam locomotive;

Please show another steam locomotive. 

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, October 11, 2020 10:28 AM

A big and small.

 

Show me two of anything that are different sizes.

Brent

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, October 11, 2020 11:14 AM

BATMAN
Show me two of anything that are different sizes.

I guess Steam Locomotive Sunday came to an end. Wink

There is a big camper trailer and a smaller camper trailer in this scene on the North Georgia Modu-Rails modular layout.

Just to clarify:

Show me another camper trailer or mobile home.

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, October 11, 2020 11:31 AM

Kevin: "Show me another camper trailer or mobile home."

Any more campers?

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:02 PM

BRVRR
Any more campers?

Ollie never got around to rebuilding his cabin after the fire, so a camper was his second choice:

 Camp-tracks by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me a steam locomotive, big or small.

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