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Show Me Something...March 2013.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 8:39 AM

Scenery, eh?

Now show me scenery with TREES in it

ROAR

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

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Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:09 AM

" show me something with lots of scenery, I need some inspiration!"

Should be an easy one so I'll move it up to the first page again.

 

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Posted by JHinPA on Monday, March 25, 2013 11:29 AM

OK, how about a new engine and 3 new cars on a brand new layout. show me something with lots of scenery, I need some inspiration!Big Smile

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, March 25, 2013 10:24 AM

27 hours, so I will double post on the page to keep things moving

My hand attacted to a building mockup. Doing a test fit for the Bell Telephone building on Central St in Sheepscott

Show me something new on your layout that has not been posted before

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

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, March 25, 2013 7:33 AM

No Burlington Northern locomotives?

Show me something attached to a structure.

 

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Posted by alexstan on Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:19 PM

One little weathering job in this shed, which including me applying a graffiti decal, first time I had ever applied a decal.


 

Show me some Burlington Northern locomotives.

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Posted by leighant on Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:42 PM

Orange... with oranges inside?

Show me something with a roof. 

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:47 AM

Green boxcar, an ex- PC / Conrail patchout

Show me something orange

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

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, March 24, 2013 8:15 AM

This is my favorite area on my layout..

Show me something green in color.

 

 

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Posted by UPinCT on Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:03 PM

Here is one power plant complex just for Michael, 

427 photo 427.jpg

In the interests of keeping it moving, show me anything thats a favorite on your layout.

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Posted by Motley on Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:32 PM

A long BNSF coal drag pulls into the North Yard in Denver.

Show me a power plant.

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:49 PM

I guess a metropolitan area terminal-type RR might qualify as a 'short line'

Show me a coal train or a mine or coal-consuming industry

-Ken in Maryland  (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)

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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:37 AM

3 GP30`s for my Birdsboro & Reading Railroad.

My shortline is based on the old Wilmington & Northern RR and the old Pennsylvania RR Schuylkill division.

Show me more of the "Shortline" theme.

Dennis Blank Jr.

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Posted by THayman on Friday, March 22, 2013 10:20 PM

Here's one of my kitbashed and custom-painted Cape Breton Development Corporation (or DEVCO) Railway GP38-2. In its heyday, the Devco Railway served a number of mines on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. What remains today is now called the Sydney Coal Railway, and though it retains a few of these GP38-2s in the same green and yellow livery (including #228 here), they operate only about 15 miles of track. With the local mines closed, they now haul imported coal from the docks in Sydney to the Lingan generating station.

I like this custom-painted short line theme, so let's see some more!

-Tim

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Posted by kbkchooch on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:52 PM

How about a bunch of Maryland Midland engines? This 67 mile long shortline runs within 5 miles of my house at one point!

Show me some more custom painted short lines!! Big Smile 

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:30 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q

jacon12

Show me something shorter than it is tall.

 hmmmmmm ..... I'm trying to figure that one out...... 

Garry, if you figure that one out.... oh my.. and I wrote it!  Anyway the last request was

Show me a custom painted short line engine

 

 

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Posted by dragenrider on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:07 PM

I think this may qualify.  I found a sharp looking blue switch engine shell on eBay and bought it.  I had no idea what the letters "CB&W" stood for.  After placing the Athearn shell on a chassis and putting it to work I hatched the idea for my new road name, Cedar Branch and Western.

It was many years later that I found out that the shell was lettered for a club layout, the Chesapeake Bay and Western. 

 

Show me a custom painted short line engine!

 

 

The Cedar Branch & Western--The Hillbilly Line!

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Posted by leighant on Friday, March 22, 2013 5:22 PM

My Suter Bay Causeway is longer than it is wide, and the PICTURE is longer than it is tall.  Sort of like Cinemascope(tm).

Show me something that takes longer to name it than it took to build it. 

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Posted by Motley on Friday, March 22, 2013 4:09 PM

How about something longer than it is long? OMG I'm losing my mind, way too much thinking required here... LOL

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Posted by superbe on Friday, March 22, 2013 1:52 PM

Shorter than Tall??  How about Narrower than Tall?

Pictured is a yellow and also a red one shorter than they are tall

Show us something longer than it is wide

Bob

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, March 22, 2013 12:22 PM

jacon12

Show me something shorter than it is tall.

 hmmmmmm ..... I'm trying to figure that one out...... 

GARRY

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, March 22, 2013 10:13 AM

Time's up on the modern era grade crossing.

Show me something shorter than it is tall.

 

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Posted by alexstan on Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:58 AM

Sorry about the bad iPad camera photo.



Show me a modern era grade crossing please. 

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:38 AM

AC4400CW's with covered auto racks - seems modern enough to me:

Show us some covered hoppers

-Ken in Maryland  (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)

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Posted by Motley on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:12 PM

A modern era freight train. Double stack intermodal.

Show me another modern era freight train.

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:23 PM

Tanks painted for the Gramps refinery in Alamosa CO...so sort of oil company colors:

Show me a modern era freight train

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Posted by dstarr on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:12 PM

Best I got is a lot of tank cars on one siding.

Show me tanks cars painted in oil company colors.

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:15 PM

A Tichy tank car with FLAMMABLE placards

Also, a tank car of high fructose corn syrup which some say is hazardous to your health if you eat too much of it

Show me a Tank Train set of tank cars

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

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Posted by kbkchooch on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:48 PM

We gots loads of vehicles!! Mischief

Show me a hazardous load!

Karl

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:36 PM

The parking lot is in the lower right-hand corner:

Show me some more vehicles

-Ken in Maryland  (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)

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