I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com
PW as promised Frank, these were some of my 1st trains form 50 years ago
Messy, messy, messy....but a work in progress.
Hubby and I finally got to take a 3 day camping trip to the Alleghany Mtns. in western Va. We came across this piece of history which was built in 1857, restored in 1953 and is now the focal point of a wayside park outside of Covington, Va. The timing for the picture was great if you check out the background......
"Humpback Bridge, unique in bridge designs in the United States, has its original hand-hewn timbers which are put together with hand-made locust pins. The span is 120 feet long, with abutments placed 100 feet apart, with no middle support. The center of the floor and roof is about four feet higher than at the ends, thus giving the humped appearance from whence it was named. It is the only bridge of its design in the United States."
Also got to see the CSX RY in Clifton Forge.........
The old Freight Depot there is undergoing work to be open as a museum and archives for the C&O RR Historical Society.....
This is a restored caboose that will be located on site as part of the museum. They have also restored some C&O dining cars that are elsewhere at this time but will return as part of the museum and future dining excursions. You can see some abandoned passenger cars in the back ground. They are in pretty rough shape. There were some pictures in the current building of items stored in the shed to the right. One of which is a quadracycle - similar to what John and Kurt have been discussing. Will post if can find it on the website.
EDIT: Not the picture I saw but here is the link to a similar one.
http://www.chessieshop.com/database/ndbsearch.pl?command=showphoto&id=41783
Lisa
Nice pics so far. Two things to share. Went to the St. Croix RR, a 10 acre outdoor layout with around 30 or so elecric, gasoline, and steam powered engines to ride. My son is giving the thumbs up on the first photo with mom sitting behind and the second is the workhorse engine that pulled us. The last photo is my progress on my tinplate layout (my first ever). I hope to have the painting done this weekend. Look forward to more pictures........RJ
Oh, all the pictures are really great again today !! I only have a little short video clip today !!
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/csxt30/?action=view¤t=DSCF0950.flv
This way I don't have to leave trackside to eat !!
Thanks, John
csxt30 wrote: Oh, all the pictures are really great again today !! I only have a little short video clip today !! http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/csxt30/?action=view¤t=DSCF0950.flvThis way I don't have to leave trackside to eat !! Thanks, John
Nice video! Was that the music that the K-line Diner plays?
alexweiihman wrote: csxt30 wrote: Oh, all the pictures are really great again today !! I only have a little short video clip today !! http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/csxt30/?action=view¤t=DSCF0950.flvThis way I don't have to leave trackside to eat !! Thanks, John Nice video! Was that the music that the K-line Diner plays?
Thanks Alex !! No, that wasn't from my diner ! It was a music video that a friend sent me & had on while I did the video so it would get in the camera at the same time . It really didn't come as clear, through the camera . I'm not to good at that !!
envfocus wrote:
spankybird: Great shots!
envfocus: Live Steam is so me! I want to do that when I retire! What a great toy.
Pete in W'brg: Nice layout!
Kurt
Some of my recent finds:
B&M boxcars
6457 caboose and 6464-225 boxcar
and ooh lal la, a nice 2343! In your face Francis, wherever you are...
HA HA!!
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
"Dilapidation Station" in Elizabethtown, PA:
jaabat wrote: Some of my recent finds: HA HA!!
Very nice, Jim. Do you have the matching dummy " A " unit ?
Chuck
Blueberryhill RR wrote: jaabat wrote: Some of my recent finds: HA HA!!Very nice, Jim. Do you have the matching dummy " A " unit ?Chuck
Nope, the only DUMMY is the owner!!!!.
Nice to see the guy from Williamsburg VA.
Great pictures gang [Lisa too even though she knows CSX is "outlawed"].
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Yes, Chuck. It's in pieces on my bench being cleaned and polished. Nicest 2343 on the forum, huh?
jaabat wrote: Blueberryhill RR wrote: jaabat wrote: Some of my recent finds: HA HA!!Very nice, Jim. Do you have the matching dummy " A " unit ?ChuckYes, Chuck. It's in pieces on my bench being cleaned and polished. Nicest 2343 on the forum, huh? No big stain on the top or oxidized paint.
Yes, Chuck. It's in pieces on my bench being cleaned and polished. Nicest 2343 on the forum, huh? No big stain on the top or oxidized paint.
Right !!! That is truly immaculate.
scottsmith wrote:
Perty lights.
Lionel collector, stuck in an N scaler's modelling space.
Click on image to make it larger. Can anybody tell me how not to make it a thumbnail?
Well, I dont have my layout built yet, but I decided I want to participate in Sunday Photo Fun, so, here is some pics of my PW Cell. Series B&O.
Grayson
"Lionel trains are the standard of the world" - Jousha Lionel Cowen
Same lack of layout on my part too, so here's my contribution...
My (mostly) pre-war streamlined "fleet":
Left-to-Right - Lionel 1689, Lionel 1668 (my first "train collector" purchase waaayyy back in 1980 or so - I was 13!), Lionel 1688, Lionel 221 (post-war) and American Flyer 556 (3/16 scale/O gauge)
Somebody really wanted a semi-scale switcher so they went to work on a Marx Jubilee:
magicman710 wrote: Click on image to make it larger. Can anybody tell me how not to make it a thumbnail? Well, I dont have my layout built yet, but I decided I want to participate in Sunday Photo Fun, so, here is some pics of my PW Cell. Series B&O. Grayson
Grayson,
If you put the cursor to the right of the picture and click it you will get a large picture in another window. Hope this helps.
Ken
If you place your mouse arrow to the right of your pic and click it, you will enlarge your pic. Now with the larger pic, place your mouse arrow over the pic and right click it. Slecet copy and then go back to the CTT forum and place your pointer in the replay window and right click your mouse and slecet paste
After it has been posted, if you click on the pic it will become larger yet.
ChiefEagles wrote: Great pictures gang [Lisa too even though she knows CSX is "outlawed"].
Sorry Chief - Knew I'd get called on the carpet for those but hey - it was the only game in town at the time........Pleeeeze don't take the sweet outa my tea!!!
Got a nice thank-you from Locomutt - he grew up around the C&O and has been to Clifton Forge many times.
Lisa-n-NC wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: Great pictures gang [Lisa too even though she knows CSX is "outlawed"].Sorry Chief - Knew I'd get called on the carpet for those but hey - it was the only game in town at the time........Pleeeeze don't take the sweet outa my tea!!! Got a nice thank-you from Locomutt - he grew up around the C&O and has been to Clifton Forge many times. Lisa
CSX- Trusted to move America !!
Oh, Locomutt is a very good friend of mine too !! Though he's from the Nawth !!
Got some new loads for the flats, only problem now is that I need some more flatcars. Kinda like the chicken and the egg, which comes first The Load or The Flat ????????
The new Rock Island passenger cars, currently in need of of passengers.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
www.sd3r.org
Proud New Member Of The NRA
Lisa, no problem from you. Just wanted to give a certain guy a bad time.
csxt30 wrote: Lisa-n-NC wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: Great pictures gang [Lisa too even though she knows CSX is "outlawed"].Sorry Chief - Knew I'd get called on the carpet for those but hey - it was the only game in town at the time........Pleeeeze don't take the sweet outa my tea!!! Got a nice thank-you from Locomutt - he grew up around the C&O and has been to Clifton Forge many times. LisaCSX- Trusted to move America !! Oh, Locomutt is a very good friend of mine too !! Though he's from the Nawth !! Thanks, John
John, What do mean NAWTH!! Louisville is on THE SOUTH SIDE of the Mason Dixon Line!! Around here, the Ohio River IS the Dividing Line!!
I don't like grits though!!
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
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