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Posted by larak on Friday, February 3, 2012 10:38 PM

The U&D Boxcar at the left side. You may have to trust me, it's hard to see in the photo.

Show me a cemetery.

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Posted by IVRW on Friday, February 3, 2012 10:52 PM

Does a tree cemetery count? My model of the 1933 Tillamook burns, which happened in the vicinity of the BWTC. Mainly just an excuse to burn something. I still am proud of it though. I also will be adding firemen figures soon.

Show me the most quintessential scene of your model railroad (summing up your prototype, your modeling goals, and your achievements all in one scene).

~G4

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Friday, February 3, 2012 11:27 PM

John,
I guess for me this may be it, as it is unique to me...
The Loco was an 'April Fools' on the ICE/DME to CP acquisition.
The Photo base I built from a dresser drawer end, & put in personality.
Serious thought, time, & effort was spent on the entire scene & photograph, even the out of focus rear, to try to mask the missing windshields in the red CP SD40-2, to distract,& force focus on the front locomotive.
To my knowledge, I am the only one with this IC&E/CP scheme..

 

Lets Keep this Rolling....

Show Me Something Unique to Your Railroad!!!!

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Friday, February 3, 2012 11:37 PM

Quintessential?  Maybe this shot is it.  I'm looking to depict a prosterous little short-line railroad in the late '30s, as if segregation and the depression had never happened:

Show me fishing.  Edit:  Chad beat me to it; like he said, show me something unique to your railroad.

Phil,
I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, February 3, 2012 11:41 PM

Boy fishing by himself. DJ.

Show me sand.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Friday, February 3, 2012 11:54 PM

ShayFan Phil,

Let it roll, you have a nice shot & excellent modelling there, your request rides in my book!

Grampy asked for Show Me Sand

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Posted by Motley on Saturday, February 4, 2012 12:03 AM

Sandy river banks.

 

Show me a diesel or steam maintenance facility (Rail Shop).

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, February 4, 2012 10:00 AM

The roundhouse and maintenance building on the Boothbay RR Village layout

Some details while it was being built

Show me a coaling tower that has not been posted before

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:21 AM

Coaling tower (along with a lot of other things):

Show me a Norfolk Southern locomotive.

Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, CO
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Posted by UncBob on Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:25 AM

 

 

 

Show me a pusher engine steam

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Posted by twhite on Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:44 AM

Here's two of them:

show me a mid-train helper, steam or diesel.

Tom

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, February 4, 2012 4:49 PM

Southwest Chief
Show me a Norfolk Southern locomotive.

SWChief had asked for a NS locomotive about the same time that the requests for pusher loco and mid-train helper came in. That was a long time ago, so let's go with his request...

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, February 4, 2012 7:29 PM

Norfolk Southern was delayed, passengers were bussed to Avenue H where they caught the (Q) train headed for South Ferry (!!??) Upper level: 76th street just above the train, Botanic Garden is the next stop on the upper level. On the middle level we just left Avenue H, next stop is Cortelyou Road. On the Lower Level: Chambers Street with 14th Street around the corner.

Show me more multi-levels...

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, February 5, 2012 6:37 AM

no more multi-levels?

Show me a picture you have NOT posted in this thread before.

Jarrell

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:48 AM

Home-built boxcab chugging past the recently finished cannery at N scale Mt. Coffin:

Show me your cannery!

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:56 PM

 We seem to be fresh out of canneries.

Show me a scratch built or kit bashed loading dock.

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:20 PM

Loading dock at the "temporary" frieght house in Hopewell Junction:

Show me a team track.

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 G Paine on Sunday, February 5, 2012 6:00 PM

Maybe we should hold the Team Track until the Superbowl is over??? MischiefSmile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:37 PM

Hope I'm still in time!

Here is my team track. It will also serve as an off loader for trailer trains. Like everything else (it seems) it needs to be paintedCrying

 

Dave

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Posted by Geared Steam on Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:13 PM

What would you like to see Dave?

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, February 6, 2012 7:08 AM

That's a beauty of a ramp Dave.

Hmmmm..... show me a structure that didn't come out quite right.

Jarrell

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Posted by leighant on Monday, February 6, 2012 10:39 AM

First five tries to scratch build a cooling tower for an ice making plant.

I figured #7 was good enough and will use it if I ever finish the project.

Show me something with ICE.

 

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Posted by Motley on Monday, February 6, 2012 11:32 AM

Ice and snow on a cold winter day in the rockies.

 

Show me a named passenger train.

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Monday, February 6, 2012 11:46 AM

Adirondack Lodge

Show me the engine that would pull it

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, February 6, 2012 12:52 PM

If it was MEC instead if D&H, this is a possibility. GP-7 MEC 572, note the steam generator unit on the short hood

Show me a large bridge

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Posted by twhite on Monday, February 6, 2012 4:17 PM

My largest bridge, the Deer Creek Viaduct.

Show me some trackage on a steep cliff.

Tom

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Posted by larak on Monday, February 6, 2012 10:15 PM

One steep cliff.

 

Show me a bridge being repaired.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:47 AM

 The DaVinci brothers are hard at work removing the rust from the Moose Bay Bridge, an old Atlas chord bridge.  Their dad Leo got this contract years ago, and they've been working on it ever since.

Show me a "drinking establishment."

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Posted by BRVRR on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7:32 AM

Here's Judy's Bar and Grill:

Show me a city-scene.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 2:38 PM

No city scenes?

Ok, show me the latest locomotive you purchased.

Jarrell

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