Happy Independence Day to my fellow US members!
A little something to mark the occasion:
Yes - work still needs to be done on the rails despite the holiday.
Please, have a safe one!
Happy 4th everyone!
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Nicely used Railbox.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
From the olden days, a Southern 4-4-0 'American' type locomotive chuggs up a steep grade on my Appalachian division.
Jarrell
I did not finish any cars this week, but I took some pictures at the club layout of some of my engines and cars!
Pennsy L1s with a coal drag stopping for water before going on.
Pennsy C-Liners passing the station with a coal drag.
Nickle Plate GP30's passing the tower and branch line.
Thanks for looking!
Rick
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Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
A old one from me.
Hudson coming off the main line heading to the mine.
Ken
I hate Rust
Nice pictures so far. Happy Birthday Uncle Sam!
I snapped a couple of quick pics this morning. This corn is a little more than knee high by Forth of July! It's gonna be a record year.:D
You guys are off to a fast start! Great photos, MABruce, Michael, Robby, Jarrell, Rick, Ken, and Corey.
Here is an SD7 picking up an empty airslide hopper from the bakery.
HAPPY CANADA DAY to Canada
And Happy 4th of July.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Nice parade Garry! Very festive!
Wow, this week's starting off with a BANG! Excellent photos from all. Happy birthday, America.
Switching the scrap yard. DJ.
Sweet pics guys! Happy 4th everyone!
I took advantage of the shadows this morning to snap some pics of my layout. I had to because otherwise, you couldn't see the different landscape variations etc.
Overview 7/1/11
Town
And here's where the highway bridge will go on the other side (still need to do foam work etc)
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
I have started a new building for my layout. This will be a motor and transmission repair shop and will occupy the space between the mainline the lead heading to Brooks Scanlon. This is hte first 100% stick built building I have built. It has been a little bit of a challenge but I am pretty happy how quickly it is coming together.
Another view
I have some more photos on my website Spokane Portland & Seattle Oregon Trunk website
Be Wise Beware Be Safe
"Mountain Goat" Greg
SP&S Oregon Trunk
Happy Fourth of July USA.
First photo we catch an SD24 from Tennessee Southern in the consist of a westbound Clinch Valley coal train.
Train lineup at Knoxville waiting to hit the mainline. I'm trying the King Mill flats, they work great.
Larry
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A red white and blue train runs through Greenvale on the 4th. 2 runbys because it goes a bit fast
http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q301/ggpaine/Model%20Railroad/Greenvale/?action=view¤t=11-07-01Red-White-BlueTraininGreenvale.mp4
MEC F3 followed by red-white-blue State of Maine NH reefer (this was a real car), red Swift reefer, red Mobilgas 3-dome tank car, white & blue BAR reefer, two blue Bumker Hill & Eastern (freelanced road)boxcars and an MEC caboose.
Have a safe and happy 4th everyone!!
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Hello--haven't been around for a while--been recuperating from severe kidney disease, but I'm off dyalisis now and functioning fairly normally. Normal enough to go out and start resuscitating the Yuba River Sub--it's been 'abandoned' since January.
Anyway, I've started a few projects, one of which is filling in the blank corner with some 'mine diggin's:
And 'daylighting' half of the trouble-prone Champion Mine Tunnel. Oh yah, I bought another DISEASEL. But that's okay it's an F-3, which is about as 'modern' as I plan on getting, LOL!
Anyway, I've got my work cut out for me this summer. Back to the FUN!
Happy Fourth, everyone.
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Hello Tom White ....
Glad you are back, but sorry to hear about the kidney problem. Miss your chats in the diner, too. ... You layout photos are terrific!
Corey ... Thanks for the comment about my parade scene. I like your photos of the rural scene railroading very much.
Everybody else ... Great pictures!
Hi Tom!!!
Great stuff as usual here this weekend! I'll get a couple of photos taken later of my pet project at the moment.
Tom W, nice to see the Yuba Sub again... I have always admired your work. Don't forget to stop in at the diner. We miss you (and the sound of the grand piano!)! You are in my prayers for your continued recovery.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Welcome back Twhite. I'm sure you have a little catching up to do. I'd spend the first weekend just cleaning up and running trains.
Springfield PA
Happy Canada Day! & Happy Independence Day!
Fun with a Centerline Track CleanerI had fun accessorizing a Centerline friction track cleaner (the Kaydee truck version) with the addition of a scratchbuilt Gon body. It is sheet styrene that indexes onto the Centerline frame. I added the details with strip stock & tops with angle. I also added grabs, cut bars, stirrup steps, brake wheel, & BNSF decals. Then (later) I ran across a few GC Laser cable spools, & threw them in there too, after making brackets. If the unit does not have the friction roller in it & is given just a glance, it almost passes as a grungy gon. Next time I will square my grab holes, & space the platforms so they don't buckle when placed onto the frame, (yeah those were oopsies!)... The pushing unit is an InterMountain ES44, that has had its grilles, & springs washed in black. PS: This will follow somewhere behind my CMX tank in the working HO maint. train consist.
Been working on this Stewart U25B lately. I had to change out the motor in it among other things. The motor was an Athearn type (seen in foreground). Replaced it with a Proto Power West motor which can be seen in the photo below. Stewart chassis and shell, PPW motor, P2K shafts, flywheels, truck, Athearn gears and wheels, Bachmann 8 pin socket, Digitrax DZ143 decoder. I also rebuilt this P2K E6. Thought it had a bum motor but it turned out there was piece of wire wrapped around the motor shaft between the motor and front flywheel. I have no idea how it got there as I picked it up second hand a couple of years ago and just got around to tearing it down.
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Chad:
What a GREAT looking 'kit-bash' you did on the Centerline. Question, though. You said it was a 'friction' type cleaner--does that mean that it can be used 'dry'? Reason I ask is that I've got a garage layout out here in California, and if I use 'wet' track-cleaning, all I do is gunk up the rails with pollen. So any kind of 'dry' track-cleaner that's out there, I'm interested in.
But that gondola of yours looks GREAT!
Tom
Happy Canada Day to our friends up yonder.
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Tom,
Hey, thank you very much! I appreciate it.
Well yes you could use this dry or behind a liquid applicator like I plan to. The friction (in the Centerline)comes from the resistance in the chassis pocket that the fabric wrapped brass cylinder (drumb) rides in. It is a loose fit, but when placed on the track & pulled the force of the car on the 'drumb roller' is such that it is not a freewheel action, actually a small resistance on the railhead & they claim a minute scrubbing action. I've seen one in a hobby shop & they run it dry, & the fabric on the Drumb looks like it was painted grimy black. So it looked like it works, & then I bought one. Actually wetting the drumb may make it less effective, & act as a lube to lessen the resistance. I know there have been a few threads on different cleaners & this is one with a couple others, I think will work good for me, it has so far.
I hope that helps explain how it works, & my impressions of it.
When you get it, it looks like a cast metal tender chassis, with couplers & trucks. There is a cast rim around the unit (where my reflector stripes are) & I indexed & beached my sides & ends on that rim or shelf. It just asked for something to be done. I was going to do an ore jenny, but none of the ones I had were proper length. Lookup Centerline Cleaner, & you will see what I started with.
Thanks again!
jacon12 From the olden days, a Southern 4-4-0 'American' type locomotive chuggs up a steep grade on my Appalachian division. Jarrell
Very nice loco and photo, Jarrell.
I've been working on a couple of locos this week and am well on with a third, which should be finished before the weekend's out. Here are the SD35 and B23-7 I have completed so far
Jon
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You are some of the few that can 'Do it All!'
Excellent Work Jon!
Jon, I'm loving your layout and I envy that high-hood GE. I REALLY want a High-hood U23B...I wonder how difficult it would be to make? sounds like time to order some Atlas shells and go to town.
Well, forgive me for double-posting, but I have more progress pics from today! Forgive me for them being so dark, but I did that on purpose to hopefully show the change in landscape better
First, a new overview
Next, the blank space. I now have the roads sorta figured out
Finally, here's the other bridge foot
You should be able to find a U23 High hood out there.
Atlas had a run of them in 2009. One in NS and one in Southern.
Hamltnblue You should be able to find a U23 High hood out there. Atlas had a run of them in 2009. One in NS and one in Southern.
Did I mention I'm an N scaler? I really wish Atlas would do a high-hood U23B, as well as another run of their RS11's. but that's getting off-topic of the pics
Fireman Slim prepares the patriotic banners for the "Independence Day Special" as onlookers await the call to board. Also on hand for the occasion is the shiney new apparatus of the local VFD.
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
Some absolutely fantastic work being shown this week. The bar has been raised again!
I have added more details to the Engine House I am building. Last week the interior looking in the main doors looked like this:
This week the same general area looks like this:
I added some scratch built spud bars and Gandy Dancer's tools to the corners to add to the tools already sitting there:
Still have some more to do inside before I put on the rest of the rafters and the roof.... (Half the roof will be removable so i can show folks what is inside...