Rick Jesionowski
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Rule 2: I make the rules.
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Good morning from windy, cold and snowy Northeast Ohio!
Got a couple of projects completed this week!
First up an Athearn 50' Outside Post PC&F RBL, painted with Scalecoat II Orange, Black and Silver paint then lettered with a mixture of Mask Island and Herald King Decals. This car came up from a 2015 post in the MFCL where somebody asked about Orange RBL's on the DT&I, and I replied there were never any Orange RBL's on the DT&I just yellow ones. A few more posts and Jim Hediger chimes in about the Orange RBL's purchased for servicing the Hubelein Liquor Warehouse in Allen Park, MI. Seems due to the loading all being done inside the warehouse that was surrounded by chainlink fence topped with razor wire and the RR police always watching the valuable cars very few photos were ever taken of these cars. Managed to find one so I could piece together the decals for this car.
Next a couple of PRR G39 Ore Jimmies to add to the fleet, these were replacements for the worn out GLca and H21 Hoppers that were previously used to move iron ore from the port areas to the steel mills. Cars were painted with Scalecoat II Black paint and lettered with K4 decals.
A pair of Athearn SD45's with a reefer train bringing California produce to the the rest of the nation, on the Stongsville Club layout.
Thanks for looking!
Thanks for starting this weeks WPF, Rick.
Love the orange car. It appears to me like we see regularly, but not modelled. As for the Ore Jimmies? Excellent. Well done.
Myself. Still waiting for arrival of some items. Therefore more old photographs.
Running trains to 1914/1919 timescale.
A train of pit props passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station heading south and on to France. Passing is a northbound freight heading to Leeds LNWR Goods Yard.
IMG_2194 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Crates and boxes of small arms and ammunition to be loaded on the next wagon (when it arrives).
IMG_4877 by David Harrison, on Flickr
1970/ 82 diesel trains timeframe.
A Wetherby bound Class 142 just left Roseville Station.
IMG_2122 by David Harrison, on Flickr
A Class 47 and breakdown crane on their way to an incident 'up the line'.
IMG_1969 by David Harrison, on Flickr
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
A couple more.
Some will remember...
Rick, thanks for starting the Christmas weekend PF. That's a nice Detroit Toledo Ironton boxcar.
David, thanks for more scenes from your detailed layout.
Pike 62, neat cars. Yes, I remember Billy Beer. We also had a large JAX brewery in the French Quarter in New Orleans.
I saw an ad for an N scale strip mall. The price was a little more than I wanted to pay, so I decided to scratch build instead. There are a few things I don't like on this, but a little more work will get to what I want.
Hope we have a lot of photos for Christmas!
York1 John
Rick, Thanks for opening the holiday WPF, like those ore cars and 'bloody nose' SDs.
pike-62, Hah! the ol' Billy Beer, was quite a promotion, but don't recall anyone raving about the taste.
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good weekend and a Merry Christmas. Regards, Peter
Merry Christmas everyone!
Today, my brother and I took a trip down memory lane- not quite model trains, but this was our childhood.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NH3TWMwJ0NI&feature=shares
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
Thanks for opening the show, Rick. The freight cars are as nice as usual. And I can never see too many SP/Cotton Belt pix! That scene by the creek looks like a railfans dream.
David: Old pictures are good. Lotsa action across the pond.
Pike-62: Beer cars are cool, each a work of art.
John, Great scratchbuilding on the little strip mall. It could easily pass for larger scale.
Peter, specialty loads are always interesting, but this one is sweet!
Harrison, memory lane is a great place to share. I wish I had pictures of my model RR roots.
I didn't take any interesting enough pix to share, so I'll plagiarize. Well, sorta. First, the story:
Some time back I bought a hardbound copy of Model Railroader Cyclopedia Vol 1, on Amazon. When it arrived, I found a great unexpected bonus. Inside the cover, there were nineteen very high quality black and white 8x10 glossy photos. Mostly narrow gauge RR pix, 6 in Colorado, 10 in New Mexico, but 2 were different.
Please note that full credit is given where due here! All photos were taken and dated by a Mr. Don Morgan. He obviously is or was quite a railfan and photographer. Not all pictures center on locomotives.
The info on the back of each photo will follow the photo, verbatim. First, typical of the collection:
D&RGW 464 2-8-2 K-27 narrow guage Durango Colo. aug. 12, 1969
Don Morgan
Next:
Durango & Silverton No 481 K-36 2-8-2 D&RGW No 497 K-37 2-8-2 D&RGW no 498 K-37 2-8-2 narrow gauge @ Durango, Colo. Sept 21 1981
First of the two non-narrow gauge pix:
U.P. 4004 4-8-84 Big Boy U.P 3966 4-6-6-4 Challenger Cheyanne, Wyo. Feb 1959
Finally,
There was no other info on that last picture, but that's one hefty ATSF steam powered wreck crane!
It's cool to see that UP power in its real workaday element, even if in it's last days.
I found interesting in the top photo the three different types of wheelsets lined up in that row in the foreground.
Since these pictures appear to be from a personal collection, I don't think copyright infringement is an issue here.
Plagiarism? Well, I took pictures of the pictures, but I do give full credit to the photographer, Don Morgan. Too good to not share. Dan
I probably should wait until Holloween for this, but it's time for that first train through the tunnel/hidden track that I have on my layout.
I figured it was time to get the cobwebs out.
Merry Christmas!
Mike.
My You Tube
Thank you to everyone that has contributed so far.
Rick: I love the PRR Ore "Jimmies" you shared. Were these kits? I have probably looked at the models, but went past them because they were labeled as Ore Cars. I think two or three of these models would be great as SGRR aggragate cars.
David: Thanks again, as always, for sharing scenes from your layout. The picture of the loading dock shows a wonder sense of atmosphere.
Pike-62: I sure do remember Billy Beer. My dad bought a six pack of it and kept it on a shelf for decades.
John: Congratulations on the successful scratch build of the strip mall. It looks like a good start on a very good looking scene.
Peter: I love all your photographs, but I am really fond of the candy-cane load. What a great scene for the holiday.
Harrison: I love Lego trains. They are always among my favorite displays at local train shows. The Florida Lego User Group puts up quite an impressive display.
Dan: That was quite a special bonus in your purchase.
Mike: Great pictures! Please feel encouraged to share them again in Hollween Photo Fun 2023.
Christmas scene on the Stratton And Gillette Railroad:
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Time to get back to family... Everyone be safe today.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Southgate 2 D&RGW 464 2-8-2 K-27 narrow guage Durango Colo. aug. 12, 1969 Don Morgan
The good news is that this forlorn looking engine was restored and was running on the Huckleberry Railroad near Flint, Michigan, until taken out of service for overhaul.
https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/Rio_Grande_No._464
Thanks for that update, Mike. I was wondering what was awaiting #464. Forlorn is a good description, but knowing this, it doesn't look quite so.forlorn now. . Dan
SeeYou190 Rick: I love the PRR Ore "Jimmies" you shared. Were these kits? I have probably looked at the models, but went past them because they were labeled as Ore Cars. I think two or three of these models would be great as SGRR aggragate cars. -Kevin
Sorry Kevin, these would not work as aggregate cars, they have a solid bottom and were unloaded in rotary dumpers.
dti406Sorry Kevin, these would not work as aggregate cars, they have a solid bottom and were unloaded in rotary dumpers.
I can add hopper bottoms... I have plenty left over from F&C H31 kits!
I simply love the look of those little freight cars. I am sure I have never seen these assembled before. Are your models built from Westerfield kits?
SeeYou190I simply love the look of those little freight cars.
Have you considered the Tichy wooden 22 footers, Kevin?
https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/tabid/91/p/6012/Default.aspx
Tichy wood gondolas by Edmund, on Flickr
They are center-dump cars and if you're using them in non-interchange, M-of-W service, older wood cars with K brakes would be quite plausible.
Cheers, Ed
SeeYou190 dti406 Sorry Kevin, these would not work as aggregate cars, they have a solid bottom and were unloaded in rotary dumpers. I can add hopper bottoms... I have plenty left over from F&C H31 kits! I simply love the look of those little freight cars. I am sure I have never seen these assembled before. Are your models built from Westerfield kits? -Kevin
dti406 Sorry Kevin, these would not work as aggregate cars, they have a solid bottom and were unloaded in rotary dumpers.
No they are Stewart/Bowser kits. They are somewhat unique in that the body is a metal casting surrounded by the plastic ribs and ends, then the plastic brake gear and ladders are attached.
dti406 SeeYou190 Rick: I love the PRR Ore "Jimmies" you shared. Were these kits? I have probably looked at the models, but went past them because they were labeled as Ore Cars. I think two or three of these models would be great as SGRR aggragate cars. -Kevin Sorry Kevin, these would not work as aggregate cars, they have a solid bottom and were unloaded in rotary dumpers. Rick Jesionowski
Many solid bottom gons are used in sand/aggragate service. Excavators ride on top of the cars to unload them. There have been youtube links in these forums (maybe Trains) showing the excavator lifting itself onto the gondola with its buckets.
gmpullmanHave you considered the Tichy wooden 22 footers, Kevin?
Thanks Ed. I have four of those (two kits) already. Not sure how I will decorate them.
dti406No they are Stewart/Bowser kits. They are somewhat unique in that the body is a metal casting surrounded by the plastic ribs and ends, then the plastic brake gear and ladders are attached.
I found them on the Bowser website. There are three different undecorated versions, but none ore in stock.
There are also none on eBay, but I will keep my eyes out.
Thank you for the information.