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08-09-2007 10:57 AM

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TrainManTy

Joined on 12-11-2006

Central Massachusetts

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Cool! I like writing articles about railfanning on my layout too, but the most recent was a few months ago and was on "plywood pacific" style scenery. (yes, I know, my layout's built on insulation foam, it's just a saying!)

Great photos everyone!

As I don't have any new scenery photos to share, here's one of my extremly ugly staging yard barrier, designed to keep the trains on the table and off the floor. It works, as I unfortunatly found out one day. (a train ran away on my 4% grade, ran over a switch too fast and hit the barrier.)

I made it from old brass track; my layout's Nickel Silver.

08-10-2007 9:51 PM

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WCfan

Joined on 03-05-2007

Wausau, Wisconsin

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Yo guys. I did some more rail fanning on my layout. I forgot to mention I had one more loco in my fleet. But first you'll have to read the story. SD60M, you might like this story.

Ok, I was out rail fanning today waiting for the NB to come. Now it took so long to get here I was bored out of my mind. I just wanted to get the shots and go. Well anyway I see the usual consist come up Clark Grade. One of the units kind of sounded sickly. I took my shots and just as about I leave, I heard one of the locomotive shut down. Listening to my scanner, I found out the lead loco stalled. Wow, I have never seen this before. Anyway she starts reving and trys to get going, but she doesn't have enough power to get up the last bit of the hill.

So anyway I hear on my scanner that the WC yard did't have any extra power on hand at that time. So one of the BN dispatchers sent down 9090 to help out. Well I didn't know what kind of loco 9090 was so; I figured it was a BN loco. But then I see this come around the corner, An OakWay SD60 with a SOO caboose. DUH!

And a VERY rusty SOO caboose.

I didn't think I would have enough time to get the shots so I hurried up, and got two.

This is my favorite shot. I went up on top of the hill and got the whole thing.

Well after running back to my original spot I got one more shot of her going away. Then I ran out of film.

Well I thought it was going to be a boring day, but it turned out I was pretty lucky.

08-11-2007 10:06 PM

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RR Redneck

Joined on 07-17-2006

Cuero, Tx.

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I like that caboose. I dont think I have ever seen a piece of rolling stock that rusty that was still in service though.

08-11-2007 10:19 PM

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WCfan

Joined on 03-05-2007

Wausau, Wisconsin

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Well you never know. I don't think I have eather. I think I just went a little, well maybe not a little, over board on the weathering. But it was killing my that it was pure white.

08-11-2007 10:55 PM

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Hoople

Joined on 07-25-2006

Seattle WA

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I would do railfanning on my layout, but it looks horrible.

If I did, I wouldn't fit in. E9s, mountains, GS-4s, big boys... the norm for 1950.

08-12-2007 9:52 AM

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ShaunCN

Joined on 06-24-2003

Sarnia, Ontario

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Cool, teen model railroad place! Shoot i havn't been here on the forums in a very very long time. But I'm back and into it more than ever. Bye the way i'm Shaun, 18 yrs old. I should learn how to get some pics up of my layout and equimpent for you guys to see. I hope i get the same enjoyment out of the forums as i did when i first started a few years ago.

08-12-2007 10:12 AM

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Railfan Alex

Joined on 10-24-2005

Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Good! A place for teens! My name is Alex and I am 14. Check out my videos at Youtube by clicking below, and you'll learn a bit about me! (ALL TRAIN RELATED).

08-12-2007 3:06 PM

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coborn35

Joined on 01-06-2005

Duluth,Minnesota,USA

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RR Redneck wrote:
I like that caboose. I dont think I have ever seen a piece of rolling stock that rusty that was still in service though.

I have. It fits the condition those cabooses were in to a tee. Ours almost looked like that.

08-12-2007 10:10 PM

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MilwaukeeRoad

Joined on 12-24-2006

South Eastern, Wisconsin

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Railfan Alex wrote:

Good! A place for teens! My name is Alex and I am 14. Check out my videos at Youtube by clicking below, and you'll learn a bit about me! (ALL TRAIN RELATED).

I'm 14 and Alex.. .. .. ..

08-12-2007 10:15 PM

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WCfan

Joined on 03-05-2007

Wausau, Wisconsin

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MilwaukeeRoad wrote:
Railfan Alex wrote:

Good! A place for teens! My name is Alex and I am 14. Check out my videos at Youtube by clicking below, and you'll learn a bit about me! (ALL TRAIN RELATED).

I'm 14 and Alex.. .. .. ..

Now how can well tell the diffrence!

08-12-2007 10:21 PM

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Hoople

Joined on 07-25-2006

Seattle WA

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You do know that guilford guy is 14 and alex also...

08-12-2007 10:22 PM

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WCfan

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Hoople wrote:

You do know that guilford guy is 14 and alex also...

Grrrreaaaaat. We need to give them numbers. Alex 1, Alex 2, and Alex 3.

08-13-2007 12:45 AM

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Guilford Guy

Joined on 07-12-2006

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MilwaukeeRoad wrote:
Railfan Alex wrote:

Good! A place for teens! My name is Alex and I am 14. Check out my videos at Youtube by clicking below, and you'll learn a bit about me! (ALL TRAIN RELATED).

I'm 14 and Alex.. .. .. ..

LOL I'm 14 and Alex.

yay party for people named alex, all other names excluded Tongue [:P]

08-13-2007 12:56 AM

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Guilford Guy

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#3 here...

Heres a few pics of my module...

08-13-2007 8:42 AM

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Railfan Alex

Joined on 10-24-2005

Montréal, Québec, Canada

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#1 Here....

Here are some photos I took of the club I am a member of. Click on the link in my signature for the club website.

These are photos taken at the CPR St. Luc open house. We were invited to display a section of our layout. I'm the kid on the right in the photos. Photos by fellow club member Warren Meyhew.