When you're done with your exams you're road-tripping it to Boston... right?
Alex
Welcome Quinton, I'm the other Alex.
Intro: Well in a nutshell, I model CP and a bit of SOO and CSX in the 1990's, but I have some equipment that strays from that era. But everything is in the 1980's-present era.
Browser Problems: I have the same issue that everyone else has with Google Chrome. So I am stuck stopping into the forums using version 5 of IE... HELP!!! I think I need to get Firefox up and running...
Busy as *#$%: I haven't had too much time to do anything, yet alone stop in to read whats happening. But glad to see that it's getting pretty active. I'd consider myself a semi-regular. I'll try and change that to regular in the near future. Boo exams!
Why not just get a Kato RDC or two. Texas still uses RDCs in commuter service and Syracuse did have RDC commuter service until a few years ago.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Looks like I've missed a bit. I've been away since Wednesday afternoon, first in NY and now in DC. Did get some railfanning in and met up with a friend at Union Station for a bit. The parking lot at the old REA building at Union Station is a pretty nice place to fan. I'm pretty sure its an Amtrak/MARC/VRE employee parking lot, but its right next to the tracks and you get to see the Amtrak switch crew (with SWs ) and MARC/Amtrak arriving and departing. After Union Station I headed down to East Potomac Park where I could read a book on a bench in the shade and watch the parade of VRE Amtrak and CSX head over the Potomac river bridge. I only stayed for a little over an hour but caught a northbound and southbound Richmond Train. A southbound Florida train. 2 Inbound and 2 Outbound VREs, one that was double headed, and lastly a southbound CSX freight with a good amount of tank cars and covered hoppers. It probably would have been a good idea to bring a camera... D'oh.
On the modeling subject, before departing I started in on a B&M Transfer caboose using an Athearn Wide Vision as a base.
The prototypes were used exclusively around Boston where lots of local work involving shove moves occurred. They were also used on several branch lines. But anyways, here is the car I'm modeling.
I started by making 2 cuts on either side of the cupola.
Then I sanded down the edged and CAed the two sides together. To aid in making sure the putty held I added a couple pieces of Styrene inside the model. It also helps strengthen the joint.
I then cut down the frame of the car from this-
To this-
Lastly, here is the most recent picture of a Pan Am GP40, although it doesn't show the final addition of conspicuity striping that I did before leaving.
Tyler, never even thought of that. I've been using Safari, and Sawyer says he's having the same problems. I'm in Firefox now, and I see the formatting bar above the text box. We'll see how this goes...
Sawyer, that depot looks right at home in North Branch.I like the idea of a museum- an excuse to have all the stuff you don't really need!
Quinton, it's always interesting when you find out something like that...I believe Tyler discovered that there is a real WRS, just not the White River Southern!
Well, let's see how this post works out...
EDIT: Appears to be fine... Muy interesante...
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You go through a lot of glue, Sawyer!
TrainManTyMight just be Safari...is anyone using Firefox?
Might just be Safari...is anyone using Firefox?
What browser are you using? It might not be the Mac OS, just the browser.
Wait, the return key on Macs doesn't work in posts? I've used them before but never had to type an entire paragraph! HTML code is fast to write, but for every post...there must be another way because otherwise nobody would have a Mac!
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Welcome Quinton. Well this weekend i went to my lhs for some paint for a station when i stumbled upon a Athearn Burlington northern work caboose kit. So this weekend i built the work caboose and started on my station.
Chris
Guilford GuyYeah I'm still waiting on the box from Chris. He said he picked it up from the train club the other day so I'm hoping it arrives soon. I may just end up buying the striping myself. I need to make a trip to Maine Trains anyways so I might as well grab a sheet of decals when I'm up there.
Yeah, that would be great. Keeping in mind that once more power is on the railroad I can get the photos I need to try to get the WRS into Model Railroader, and they pay (well) upon article acceptance, not publication, so that means more money for the railroad and for you to install ditch lights, if you are in need of work.
When is the Lexington show? I've heard good things about it.
TrainManTyNow that I'll have a paying job at least for the summer I might just join the HUB for this year's train show season...but I can't run long trains until I have poweeerrr! The striping hasn't arrived yet?
Now that I'll have a paying job at least for the summer I might just join the HUB for this year's train show season...but I can't run long trains until I have poweeerrr! The striping hasn't arrived yet?
Yeah I'm still waiting on the box from Chris. He said he picked it up from the train club the other day so I'm hoping it arrives soon. I may just end up buying the striping myself. I need to make a trip to Maine Trains anyways so I might as well grab a sheet of decals when I'm up there. You should definitely make it to the Lexington Show. There's always a decent sized layout there, and it's much more relaxed. There's also GOOD food in the National Heritage Museum which is huge news when you compare it to the "stuff" you get at Springfield.
While your layout hasn't made it to shows your motive power has. 9423, 8569, and 5817 have made appearances at the National Train Show 2009 at Hartford. Whenever they're actually finished (still need striping) the 1500s and 902 may make another train show appearance.
You should really join the hub div. Think of it, just borrow all the cars out of Boston and run a train with 3 GP7s on the head end and 2 GP15s or GP18s pushing! Oh and btw, I call helpers!
IVRWTrainManTy is Tyler Trahan, from somewhere in New England. He is a very published modeler and has the best railroad of all of us here, the White River Southern. It is very realistic, and is nearly finished. He is even holding regular operating sessions. The WRS is a massive layout with a yard, and 4 towns (which is really big). It has a massive roster, and works everything from commuter work to manifests. In fact, the layout has already been featured at several local shows.
Thanks for the flattering introduction and kind words. I'll leave it to you to judge whose layout is "best" in your eyes, but I will expand or correct on some of the points you made. Yes, the scenery is coming along and over half of the layout is in some form of partial completion.The layout is approximately 12' by 22' in a kidney shape (you can find more info and a track plan on my website here) and includes the prototype towns of Lebanon, Mascoma, Enfield, and West Canaan. Lebanon includes the division-point yard.
I have been holding regular operating sessions throughout last year and early this year, but after some wiring problems and a major failure relating to the staging yard lift bridge protection and reversing section circuit, the sessions have been postponed. I've got new 14 gauge bus wire in and just have to rebuild the bridge protection and reversing circuit. Then after some track fixes I'll be ready to restart sessions.
My roster isn't actually that large, well not my active roster anyway. I have a GP18, a GP7, and a (kept for sentimental value and in service as a stand-in) SDP35 in service, with another GP18, two GP7s, and a pair of GP15-1s out of service in the paint shop or awaiting it. Regularly scheduled trains consist of two locals, a pair of manifests, and a pair of intermodal trains. Commuter service is coming someday, John!
Finally, my layout is about as far from movable as they come, so I'm not sure what "several local shows" you mean. My layout has never left my basement and no more than ~20 people have ever seen it in person. Oh, and I've been published in a local newspaper and Trains Magazine, but never for anything about my layout. However, as I write this I'm in the middle of writing to Model Railroader, so I'll keep you posted on that!
thanks for getting me up to speed everyone. will be comeing here more often. i'm sorry to hear about your grandparents john. I used to live in orlando myself, near winter park in fact. untill i moved to jacksonville about a year ago.
i am now working on a 4x6 n scale modern day layout. i just got the majority of track laying down.
Quinton
Packers#1 is Sawyer John Berry lives in Aiken, South Carolina and Models a fictional 1995 shortline called the Aiken Northern Railroad. The Railroad is on a 4X8 (?) and has a yard on one side, and a city on the other. Sawyer is President of the Teen Association of Model Railroaders and is in the final stages of finishing his beautiful layout.
TrainManTy is Tyler Trahan, from somewhere in New England. He is a very published modeler and has the best railroad of all of us here, the White River Southern. It is very realistic, and is nearly finished. He is even holding regular operating sessions. The WRS is a massive layout with a yard, and 4 towns (which is really big). It has a massive roster, and works everything from commuter work to manifests. In fact, the layout has already been featured at several local shows.
Well, thats the 3 of us. Others will probably pop around and tell you about themselves. Please, tell us about you.