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Show me something.......April 2013

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Monday, April 15, 2013 9:18 PM

Uh, Micheal..... looks like Garry got his photo in a few minutes ahead of you.  He's asking for a baggage car - I'm sure you've got one of those somewhere on your layout?

The Cheyenne Station looks great anyhow,,,

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Posted by BRVRR on Monday, April 15, 2013 9:38 PM

Here is a NYC baggage car.

How about another baggage car?

Remember its your railroad

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Posted by Motley on Monday, April 15, 2013 10:11 PM

Sure I got a baggage too.

Show me an observation car.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, April 15, 2013 10:48 PM

Michael .... I'm glad to look at photos of your Cheyenne Station anytime you care to post it. Thumbs UpBow Nice!

Okay everybody ..... Where is the requested observation car?

GARRY

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Posted by G Paine on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:06 AM

I observe no observations, so how about a couple of sleepers (no comment on the content intendedSmile, Wink & Grin):

Show me a dining car

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Posted by kbkchooch on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:27 AM

I got a twin unit dining car, will that do??Mischief

Show me an RDC.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:38 AM

The Sleeping-Dining-Baggage-Coach car found on NYCT.

LION does have some RDC cars somewhere, but I guess that does not count here, so we are still looking for an RDC car. (LION has done some intersting things with RDC cars)

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:57 AM

BroadwayLion
so we are still looking for an RDC car...

OK here are some of mine before I repainted them:

Show me an E-unit

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 1:06 PM

For a freight railroad fan I have an obnoxious amount of E units 

show me your favorite custom paint project.

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Posted by BRVRR on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:33 AM

Here is my current favorite. Its a P2K loco that started out in ACL livery. I painted, decaled and detailed it earlier this year. The loco has a MRC sound decoder and a Soundtraxx speaker under the shell.

How about another custom paint job?

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:55 AM

Show me passengers waiting at the station.

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Posted by superbe on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:30 AM

Passengers waiting at the station for the Apple Blossom special while Joe is washing the windows.

Let's see some swimmers taking a dip.

 

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3:07 PM

Looks like we're out of swimmers today!

Ok, show me something made by Kato.

 

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:01 PM

Alco C420 for the LVRR.

Now let's see a FM Trainmaster.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.

-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.

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Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:26 PM

How about two!

 ">

How about a 2-10-4?

Brent

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:44 PM

Got lost in the depths of page 2!
Let's see, add 2-10-4 gives you 16; divide by 4 and you get 0-4-0


Yes, I know I need to get another photo of my small loco

Show me any 8 driver locomotive

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

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Posted by Alantrains on Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:40 PM

This has 8 drivers and not much more.

Show me something on a small branch line.

Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)

 

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Posted by Texas Zepher on Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:56 PM

Alantrains
Show me something on a small branch line.

#153 out of Platte City works late on the White River branch.

Show me something on a small short line.

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, April 19, 2013 3:32 AM

Gidday, a very short line......

How about about showing me your favourite model railroad "Thing" Smile

Cheers, the Bear.

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Friday, April 19, 2013 6:06 AM

Not a locomotive, and obviously a caboose, it is still a unique part of the railroad and my first attempt at kitbashing.

Show me another model railroad "Thing".  

The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.

-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.

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Posted by bogp40 on Friday, April 19, 2013 6:46 AM

"JaBear"

Gidday, a very short line......

How about about showing me your favourite model railroad "Thing" Smile

Cheers, the Bear.

Nice one "Bear", what kind of grade will that "2 horsepower" pull?

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, April 19, 2013 9:42 AM

Here's my thing built using instructions in an article in MRR magazine.

Show me another model railroad 'thing'.

Jarrell

 

 

 

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Friday, April 19, 2013 12:13 PM

jacon12
Show me another model railroad 'thing'.

Not a loco, not a car, and not a structure, but self-propelled: It's a coke pusher that I scratchbuilt from plans in a Dean Freytag article in MR sometime in the late '90s.  It pushes red-hot coke out of a coke oven 'cell' into a quench car waiting on the other side.

Let's see some more 'things'

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, April 19, 2013 5:04 PM

The coke pusher looks great. 

My coke oven has some scratch built machines on it. My pusher is freelanced and not visible. On the visable side is the chute used to load in the quench car.  (Quench car not in picture). The chute travels back and forth and was made to look like one in a photo In Mr. Freytag's book. Above this machine is the machine that travels across the top to dump coal into the ovens to make coke. .... The crane is used to pick up spilled coke and was made from a European kit. 

Please show one or more gondolas 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, April 20, 2013 6:00 AM

bogp40

Nice one "Bear", what kind of grade will that "2 horsepower" pull?

Not a lot Bob, if I can animate it you'll be the first to know how many 40 foot box cars the horses will pull on a 2 1/2% grade though finding somewhere to add the weight could be fun. Smile, Wink & Grin

Now if Garry doesn't mind a singular gondola, here's an old ( for me) photo.

Could I please see some more favourite railroad "Things or thing" ?

Cheers, the Bear.

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, April 20, 2013 10:12 PM

Gidday All, is there fine sunny weather in North America??? If so make the most of it. Big Smile

Well my cement gon is one of my favourite things as it was my first attempt at a kit bash, but as we've ended up on page two over 12 hours from my last post, and being a greedy Bear, here's three of my favourite "Things".

Being of a somewhat stubborn nature,could I please see some more favourite railroad "Things or thing" ??Angry Smile, Wink & Grin

Cheers, the Bear.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, April 20, 2013 11:33 PM

I reckon, you could say 'Car Toppers' are some of my favorite 'Things' that I dig, -pun intended!!!

Just a Pause!
A moment of Thanks to Jarrel for starting such a Wonderful & Long Lived Thread!
One that is a really incredible & Fun Idea, that has let us enjoy & entertain in new ways....
Thanks Jarrel,
Great Idea, that I, (for one), really enjoy keeping going!!!

Please Show Me your 'Thing" or other MofW Equipment, or any Equipment, what so ever...!!!

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, April 21, 2013 9:20 AM

I can only the describe it as a Thing... this... this tunnel thing!  Back when I started my present layout I made a temporary tunnel from pieces of scrap lumber.  I hope I've improved my scenery skills since then... Big Smile

Show me another thing on your layout.

 

 

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:39 AM

The H16-44 that has been re-lettered, re-numbered, and weathered for my railroad. Might make some minor detail changes to make it more unique. 

Before:

After: 

Please show me a locomotive that is heading to the scrap yard. 

The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.

-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.

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