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Posted by WCfan on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:14 PM
Hey, don't make me come over there. Wink [;)]
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:18 PM

*sniff* Jordans being mean *sob*

Atleast I thought you were Jordan, you might be Alex 1, or Bob, or Chinatown 

Yea, who knows when I will get around to that second module with all the funds going to G scale. Except for that B&M 2-8-0 I'll be bashing, and BLI 4-6-2 I'm getting, and Spectrum NYC Coaches... I think I can stop there. Smile [:)] 

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Posted by myred02 on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:22 PM

 loathar wrote:
Don't mean to interrupt, but WOW! Minimum wage? $7.50? It's only $5.45 here in Tn. You guys are lucky! There's skilled welders here only making $8.50-$9.00/hour.
BTW-You guys have a great thread going here. Lots of great work!Thumbs Up [tup]

Welding? Did somebody say welding?

I have a job here in Hopkinsville, KY at a place called H&J's Welding and Salvage. Basically, I get paid $6 an hour (minimum wage in Kentucky is $5.83 at the moment) to weld trailers together, wash the occasional Semi truck, ride a 4-wheeler around, and drive a tractor all day.

The other day I actually had my boss's grandaughter (she's a Junior at my high school's cross-town rival, Christian County High Wink [;)]) come up to me as I was loading a stack of sheet metal with the tractor's forklift attachment (you're all going to laugh at me for this, but..) and yell "Your tractor's sexy!" Did I mention that I love my job? Big Smile [:D]

Plus, I am a senior and I co-op, which means I get out of school once half the day is over and go straight to work. That means more hours and more pay, which makes me a happy railroader!

-Brandon

Modeling (and railfanning) the CSX mainlines since... ah fudge I forgot! http://myred02.rrpicturearchives.net/ http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=myred02
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Posted by CMSTPP on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:54 PM

Well, this seems interesting enough, so I thought I would join in and see how things are going.

The name is James and I will be 19 in one month. I model the Milwaukee Road, Hard to tell huh... I model the year 1952. The electrics where in there prime and the passenger trains were rolling right along.

All of my GEs and EMDs sit in wait for there next task on the line.

Something new into town. A Milwaukee Road Bipolar comes into town to get it's numbering and lettering finished at the shops.

And I am now modeling something a little new.

The Twin Cities and Western railroad is a shortline that runs in Southern Minnesota. My Dad worked for them for awhile and I have just started modeling the railroad.

This is what the locomotive was when I had finished kitbashing the fan configuration and all of the components for a catepillar equiped locomotive. This was originally a GP35. When I was done painting it and decalling it, this is what it looks like.

Twin Cities & Western GP30C #4302.

Enjoy. More to come!

James

 

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:05 PM

Nice Locos!

I don't think U boats(the locomotives that is) existed in 1952, but as long as your havin' fun!

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Posted by CMSTPP on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:09 PM

No they didn't... but hey.... The passenger trains I want did, so... everything else exsists around the passenger trains.Wink [;)] I just reserved the Milwaukee Road Depot and two sheds from Walthers. So you see that the passenger trains are important.. The freight comes second... just right now freight comes first.Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by MilwaukeeRoad on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:51 PM
I was wondering where you were James! How are you doing?
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Posted by Bapou on Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:36 AM
Guilford Guy, about the thread for wires, big NONO I ried that a few months ago and ended up haveing to cut the thread away from my hotel kit. Banged Head [banghead]
Go NJT, NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit. Whatever you call it its good. See my pictures and videos here: http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/Bapouthetrainman/
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:01 AM

Wow, lots of stuff posted overnight! Neat photos everybody.

I've done a little bit of modeling lately, but no photos (yet). I installed a new fence on my module, as well as some power poles and "wires" that look like they are the powerlines for the turntable. I've got a few other projects to go yet, and I've got about a month before the next show. I want to have quite a few of the details on by that point, and if I keep going at the pace I have lately I will.

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:23 PM
I plan on using berkshire junction EZ-line. http://www.berkshirejunction.com/scenery.htm

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Posted by Bapou on Friday, August 31, 2007 9:14 AM
That E-Z line looks really good, but it might be hard to put up.
Go NJT, NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit. Whatever you call it its good. See my pictures and videos here: http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/Bapouthetrainman/
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Posted by Hoople on Friday, August 31, 2007 12:42 PM

Wow... Some of those other states minimum wages are bad... Ours is around $7 an hour.

 

Alex #2 I think? ah you know who I'm talking about.: I like the pictures. You need a second module... The one can't be fun at all by itself.

 

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Friday, August 31, 2007 2:05 PM
 Hoople wrote:

Wow... Some of those other states minimum wages are bad... Ours is around $7 an hour.

 

Alex #2 I think? ah you know who I'm talking about.: I like the pictures. You need a second module... The one can't be fun at all by itself.

 

Me?

I don't own any modules by the way, I just go to talk trains and run 'em too!

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Posted by WCfan on Friday, August 31, 2007 5:10 PM
Yay Big Smile [:D]. I got my Model Railroader today and I saw the Athearn add in the front. It was of the SD40-2 and SD40T-2. What I'm thinking is maybe next month, or 2 months from now they will make the RTR SD45. I really hope they do, and I really hope they will make one in WC.
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Friday, August 31, 2007 5:51 PM
 Hoople wrote:

Wow... Some of those other states minimum wages are bad... Ours is around $7 an hour.

 

Alex #2 I think? ah you know who I'm talking about.: I like the pictures. You need a second module... The one can't be fun at all by itself.

 


Mark, I'm #3. I need to start work on my town module, but I have G scale to buy and all the buildings etc are fairl expensive...

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Posted by MilwaukeeRoad on Friday, August 31, 2007 6:49 PM
Am I number 2?
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Posted by Railfan Alex on Friday, August 31, 2007 7:42 PM

Sign - Dots [#dots]Banged Head [banghead]

This is very confusing.

Lets please call ourselves by our screen names:

Me (Alex 2): Railfan Alex

Alex 3: Guilford Guy............etc..................

PLEASE! NO MORE CONFUSION!!!! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Alex V. on Friday, August 31, 2007 9:49 PM
Hey Guys - I'm back.  On the lawn subject; I've got an Economy tractor - and it's a TRACTOR!  Not no sissy lawn mower.  I mow about 6 acres, but I only get paid for about 2 acres of it - $20 each time I mow it.  But not much of that goes to trains - it goes for general funds.
Alex - Engineer, brakeman, conductor, hostler, railfan, railroad historian, and model railroader
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Posted by Bapou on Saturday, September 1, 2007 9:03 AM
Do you guys think that my idea to build a new layout is good?
Go NJT, NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit. Whatever you call it its good. See my pictures and videos here: http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/Bapouthetrainman/
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Posted by WCfan on Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:32 PM

bump

well this hasn't been posted in for a while. So I guess I'll bruch off the dust and give it another shot.

Have any of you guys done any work? Some of you may know I've been working on my Diorama.

Also some of my know that I did get a WC SD45. On monday I should be getting 2 more.

Infact I did a little run on it in my basement.

WC 3005 leads to local into town today. The middel locomotive (6588) will split off and head upthe former MILW branch. The crew will also split up the train so about half goes uo with 6588, and the other half goes with 3005.

After the train got split up and cleared, a rerouted BN coal with a WC SD45 come. Leading it is Oakway leasing SD60.

Well I go home because no trains where coming. Then I heard on the scanner the dispatcher gave 6588 a warrent to proceed to the juction. So I head out with ym camera and find her sitting on the old interchnage.

After a half an hour of waiting I hear the horn of 5547 come down. She stops right before the interchnage.

5547 pulls up beyond the switch so the brake man can switch the track and 5547 can join with 6588.

Here's the switch man giving 5547 the clear.

Here's 5547 al ready with 6588 to head out of the interchange.

Later 5547 and 6588 would hook up with 3005, then they would take 6588s train and connect it with there train and head out.

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:44 PM
Lookin' Great! Thumbs Up [tup] Gotta like the captions too!

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Posted by Hoople on Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:15 PM

A couple times I tried to find this thread... It disapeared. What page did you find it on?

Oh, and I have 5 more days until my Big Boy ships... Can't wait for it to come.

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Posted by WCfan on Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:40 PM
 Hoople wrote:

A couple times I tried to find this thread... It disapeared. What page did you find it on?

Oh, and I have 5 more days until my Big Boy ships... Can't wait for it to come.

Railfan Alex, thanks.

Hoople, I kinda gave up lookign for it. So I just typed it in the search bar.

BTW: Sorry for all the junk in those pictures. It was taken in my basment, so there's alot of stuff there. It's really ment for out door pictures.

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Posted by WCL on Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:48 PM
Nice....I wonder who taught ya to write stories like that....(wink wink)
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Posted by Hoople on Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:58 PM
 WCfan wrote:
 Hoople wrote:

A couple times I tried to find this thread... It disapeared. What page did you find it on?

Oh, and I have 5 more days until my Big Boy ships... Can't wait for it to come.

Hoople, I kinda gave up lookign for it. So I just typed it in the search bar.

Well that would make an extraordinary amount of sense...

*Hits head with book while saying: I SHALL BE MORE OBSERVANT, I SHALL BE MORE OBSERVANT*

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Posted by WCfan on Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:11 PM
 Hoople wrote:
 WCfan wrote:
 Hoople wrote:

A couple times I tried to find this thread... It disapeared. What page did you find it on?

Oh, and I have 5 more days until my Big Boy ships... Can't wait for it to come.

Hoople, I kinda gave up lookign for it. So I just typed it in the search bar.

Well that would make an extraordinary amount of sense...

*Hits head with book while saying: I SHALL BE MORE OBSERVANT, I SHALL BE MORE OBSERVANT*

lol, nice.

Ok J, what ever you want to think.

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Posted by Hoople on Monday, November 26, 2007 10:15 AM

GAH! Less than a day and it's already on page 2!

*Rescues*

Looks like I gotta run to school though!

Dead [xx(]

 

*Bump*

Mark

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Posted by beegle55 on Monday, November 26, 2007 6:41 PM

Hey guys I've just noticed this thread, its pretty cool. Im 16 living in WV modeling a freelanced division of CSX, based in eastern WV near the Ohio River Valley. You guys can just call me Beegle, hopefully this thread has some good sucess. Later!

 -beegle55

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Monday, November 26, 2007 7:27 PM

Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

You'll notice that I don't take part in this thread very much, I'm just the loner who answers random questions and congradulates people on their work!Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by WCfan on Monday, November 26, 2007 9:11 PM
 Railfan Alex wrote:

Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

You'll notice that I don't take part in this thread very much, I'm just the loner who answers random questions and congradulates people on their work!Big Smile [:D]

Ditto. But I post alot of pictures and such to keep the thread fresh. No one seems to reply to this thread that much any more. I would like to see some of SD60M's pictures, and other people pictures of there layouts. It gets kind of old seeing my pictures all the time.

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