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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:58 AM

Thought you'd never ask, LOL

Show me a rural 1-track main line (at least 85% scenicked)

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:15 PM

CSX_road_slug

Show me a rural 1-track main line (at least 85% scenicked)

Now that's something I can come up with very easily since the SLOW is a one track mainline for most of its length...

Show me an Abandoned Tunnel Portal.

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by ARTHILL on Sunday, July 31, 2011 5:57 PM

 

How about that, my first pic ever. The tunnel is under renovation, so will not be abandoned for much longer, but it is now. The two cars are leftovesr from my previous life back in the 60's.

Show me a sunset. (This has been my project in July, I'd like to see what others have tried.)

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Posted by twhite on Sunday, July 31, 2011 6:31 PM

Art:

Is a sunset shot of the "Pioneer  Zephyr" on the Buttes  okay?

Tom

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Posted by Motley on Sunday, July 31, 2011 6:53 PM

My only steam locomotive is an UP Challenger excursion train. Why no UP love here?

 

Show me an old shed.

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Posted by wm3798 on Sunday, July 31, 2011 7:29 PM

How about some new sheds?

Show me some 19th Century...

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Posted by cudaken on Sunday, July 31, 2011 7:44 PM

 Here is a old shed.

 

 After the other request, show me a wrecked engine or rolling stock.

         Ken

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, July 31, 2011 10:44 PM

An old wrecked steamer in Roaring Creek gorge. DJ.

Please show me a passenger train with heavy weights.

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:25 PM

DJ .. You reminded me of a "floor model" I have. ..

Here are some heavyweights at the rear of a passenger train.

Please show a steam powered freight train.

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:52 PM

Steam powered freight:

Show me a climax.

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Posted by jwhitten on Monday, August 1, 2011 7:18 AM

Grampys Trains

An old wrecked steamer in Roaring Creek gorge. DJ.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/GrampysTrains/P1050430.jpg

 

DJ,

That is a great photo! Supposedly there is a real steam loco in the creek under the bridge near Spencer NC. One of my friends in Charlotte told me about it some years back. He swears that when the creek gets low you can see it's outline on the bottom, and that occasionally it gets low enough to get a little above the water. Apparently, according to him, there was a wreck (obviously) involving the loco and it's train. They were able to salvage the rest of the train and it's tender but the loco was just too heavy so they just left it there. I've heard other people nod their heads and say "Yup" but I have no other corroboration than that, and I haven't seen it personally. Still, either way, makes for an interesting story.

Thanks for the picture, very cool!

John

 

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, August 1, 2011 7:46 AM

shayfan84325 says show me a Climax

 

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Posted by ARTHILL on Monday, August 1, 2011 8:22 AM

Climax coming up. Here it is pulling the logger's hunting stand and then back at the logging camp doing real work.

Show me something Milwaukee, maybe an F6

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Monday, August 1, 2011 9:11 AM

Something Milwaukee, YES!!!   Well not an F6 (sorry), but an FP7 comparison between an altered Athearn & the Full Scaled one in our town's Park!

 

Show me something Kit-Bashed (preferably Loco or Rollingstock)..

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Posted by wm3798 on Monday, August 1, 2011 9:40 AM

How about a hammerhead RS-3 bashed from an Atlas N scale model?

Show me a local coal dock.

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Posted by Motley on Monday, August 1, 2011 10:40 AM

Here's a coal dock....

 

Show me a crossover with signals

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, August 1, 2011 1:48 PM

It amazing how fast this thread goes. I looked on Saturday evening on page 30 or 31, was busy yesterday at Boothbay running the HO display layout and did not get to the forum. Here we are Monday afternoon, on page 34. Just blink and you have missed a page or two!!

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Monday, August 1, 2011 11:34 PM

Motley

Here's a coal dock....

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tAZDZCIU5rs/Te-ynXASIMI/AAAAAAAACa8/mlPff7Co2ls/s800/P1000253.jpg

 

Show me a crossover with signals

I've been enjoying this thread a lot, but it appears that we may be high-centered on this one.  Shall we try for something else?  How about an open-platform observation car?

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Posted by ARTHILL on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 9:32 AM

Nice coal dock. No crossovers or signals, does this count as an open platform observation car?

Show me something you think I have never seen before.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:05 AM

Perhaps, you have not seen a Pendulum Coach. Only three of these cars were built. Look at the shape of the windows. Only one was sold to each of the following railroads:Santa Fe, Burlington Rout, and Great Northern. 

Please show a highway bridge over tracks. 

 

 

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Posted by richhotrain on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 12:17 PM

A couple of highway bridges over tracks and a crossover with signals to boot.

Show me passengers on benches at a train station.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 1:46 PM

Show me a statue in a park.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 2:22 PM

A statue in a park?  That's easy.  We got one dedicated to the Boys who served way back in the Civil War in the park at Hopewell Junction.  You can listen to the band play while you check it out!

Show me a Horse and Buggy.

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Posted by Motley on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 3:01 PM

richhotrain

A couple of highway bridges over tracks and a crossover with signals to boot.

 

Show me passengers on benches at a train station.

I knew Rich would come through with those! (now back to our regularly scheduled program)

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Posted by richhotrain on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 3:25 PM

Motley

 richhotrain:

A couple of highway bridges over tracks and a crossover with signals to boot.

 

Show me passengers on benches at a train station.

 

I knew Rich would come through with those! (now back to our regularly scheduled program)

Hey, Michael, if you got it, flaunt it !    LOL

Rich

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Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 4:34 PM

Will two horses and a wagon do?

Show me something with super trees!

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Posted by ARTHILL on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 6:33 PM

My first go at Super trees.

Show me trees made from your (someone's) garden.

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Posted by mononguy63 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:22 PM

This thread just keeps going and going...

ARTHILL
Show me trees made from your (someone's) garden.

Well, they're not from my garden, but they are from my front yard

Now let's see a locomotive in a fantasy paint scheme

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:44 PM

Here is one I used for April Fools, suggestively hoping CP will keep some Blue & Yellow colored units for a while.

 

Show Me Something with Construction Equipment!

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 10:49 PM

Jarrell,

Thanks again for starting a great thread!

Over 500 posts & 20000 hits is pretty cool.

Also, thanks to the contributors, some excellent work & enjoyable photos!

EDIT: There was a page break, sorry, looking for;

Show Me Something with Construction Equipment!

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