We have all had times when building our layouts, that we have had to stop and scratch our heads and figure out how to do something. I wonder how long I would be scratching my head if I had to build "the worlds highest railway"
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Well the thread on the Garratt Locomotives has piqued my interest. So I felt it was my duty to dig up some movin pictures. There is an abundance of You-Tube video's, here are a couple to wet your appetite.
Watch for the interesting water towers and what I am assuming is a tank car of water in between the two Loco's. Having a Garratt on the layout would most certainly draw a visitors eye. I think Canadian Pacific owned one in a parallal universe, didn't it??????
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
This caught my eye this evening. What exactly was this for?
[Texas and New Orleans, Southern Pacific, Switchman's Tower, San Antonio, Texas] by SMU Central University Libraries, on Flickr
-E-C-MillsWhat exactly was this for?
A "Stairway to Heaven"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ
-E-C-Mills What exactly was this for? A "Stairway to Heaven"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ Cheers, the Bear.
-E-C-Mills What exactly was this for?
Ha oh very funny!
Ahhh, I remember playing that song over and over in my old band....
On their lunch break, the B&B crew had nothing to do so they devised a little game called "Catch the Lollipop".
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
Bear!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????
http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/189051.html
That's unbelievable. Even the best of crossings is rather bumpy - can't imagine what it's like for a plane to rumble across there at speed.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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I wonder if the engineer has to get clearance from ground control to cross the active runway.
BATMANBear!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????
THE GILDERFLUKE LOCOMOTIVE (THE RAILWAY GAZETTE, 1931)
Of course it's meant to be silly, but it could never work. The middle two wheels being linked with a crank to the bottom 3 would all have to turn in the same direction. Except they also appear to be friction coupled which means they would have to turn in opposite directions.
Randy ---
Are you suggesting that's the ONLY problem???????
Tom
Given the trouble some of us have on our layouts with turnouts, just be glad we don't have one of these to deal with. How many tortoise's or tortie would we need per?
Here's another fascinating view compliments of Shorpy!
http://www.shorpy.com/node/20206?size=_original#caption
Hundresd of details to study here:
Janey coupler stencil on box car end;
WOOD brake beam and possibly the bolster, too?
Mail crane at the crossing and a white on black crossbuck;
Nice detail for the control rods, it would appear the tower is behind the photographer; derail and accompanying signal;
Someone here was asking about wood signal masts a while ago... well, here 'ya are!
That's just a few off the top of my head... anybody else?
Ed
I've seen that train before, but never a movie of it in operation. I guess in the end it just did not make sense to make something so different from everything else, but it was a neat idea. I think you'd have to build a model of that completely from scratch including the track.
Hi, Bear
I'm glad that photographs of the common and mundane are available. These are the views into everyday life. If all we had for reference were the special events we might never have a peek "behind the curtain" to see the dark side.
What a neat little twin-boilered teakettle in that film. The track reminds me of the structure that the 3/4" scale fellows use:
Happy Railroadin' Ed
There's a rumor that Atlas plans to release a complete line of track components on April 1, 2016. Of course I can't confirm that.
ACYThere's a rumor that Atlas plans to release a complete line of track components on April 1, 2016.
ACY There's a rumor that Atlas plans to release a complete line of track components on April 1, 2016. Of course I can't confirm that. Tom
I'm holding out for the flex track.
rrinker ACY There's a rumor that Atlas plans to release a complete line of track components on April 1, 2016. Of course I can't confirm that. Tom I'm holding out for the flex track. --Randy
Flex track is so yesterday. It's back to the future with this stuff. I think this is Shinohara's response to Atlas.
It's the old Beta/VHS story.
Sectional track is the challenge for that one - flex is easy, if you look they even did it on the prototype.
Okay, for all you guy's that are new to model railroading, this is not how you build a crossover. Though I may have tried it as a small child.
Watch for the transfer table action near the end.
If you check out Tim Warris' site for his CNJ Bronx Terminal model, he ahs a bunch of prototype photos that show how they had two piece of temporary track they laid across two others to get the loco to the engine house. There just was no room to construct the frogs for a permanent crossover.
Thanks Randy, it has been awhile since I have popped in to his website. He is a talented guy for sure. Here is a link to his website and You-Tube video's. Too many good ones to just pick one and post. I remember ten years ago when I started snooping on this forum and thought maybe I was getting back to the wrong hobby when I saw his post and work, but then I decided it was something to strive for. I,m still striving.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TimWarris/videos
http://www.bronx-terminal.com
Check out the rail car aerial tram at 1:18. Anyone have one of those on the layout? I wonder if Walthers makes one. I use to make massive aerial trams out of Meccano when I was a kid. I think the one in this video is very cool.
One day, Bob asked if he could drive the engine.
It's alway's fun railfaning on Halloween night!!!!!!