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Jarrell's Show Me Something: December 2020

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Posted by NorthBrit on Monday, December 14, 2020 5:20 AM

Show me another watercraft, submarines are OK this time!

-Kevin

'Clarice'  the Canal Boat.
 

Next --  A Wildcard of your choice.

 

David

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Posted by richhotrain on Monday, December 14, 2020 5:27 AM

NorthBrit

Next --  A Wildcard of your choice. 

How about a clock tower?

P1010216.jpg

Show me another clock tower.

Rich

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Posted by HO-Velo on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:04 PM

Show me a boxcar with an open door.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:47 PM

HO-Velo
Show me a boxcar with an open door. 

 CIM_XM_40 by Edmund, on Flickr

Another "open-door policy" please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 9:45 AM

gmpullman
Another "open-door policy" please.

This boxcar is posed on the Country Roads HO scale sectional train show layout.

Show me a freight car without any doors at all.

-Kevin

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Posted by Ringo58 on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:41 AM

A MILW GP30 Heads into Sequoit Creek with a hopper and a boxcar to drop off at the bakery. The hopper counts as a doorless car right? 

More doorless freight cars in case mine isn't a valid entry

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 7:05 PM

Ringo58
More doorless freight cars

Two hood covers = no doors:

 Bessemer_Coiled-steel by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me something else related to the steel industry.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 8:41 PM

gmpullman

Please show me something else related to the steel industry.

 

Does scaled plans to build a steel ore loader model for a model railroad count

I only want to build one that looks somewhat SinisterPirate  With the years of patina and rusty rusty stuff!

 

Back to Ed's request of something related to the steel industryYes

 

 

 

TF

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:05 PM

Track fiddler
Back to Ed's request of something related to the steel industry

From the HO scale layout at the Chicago Museum Of Science And Industry.

Something else steel industry related in any way please.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 10:34 PM

SeeYou190
Something else steel industry related in any way please.

A pair of new castings for a rolling mill stand are in the yard and awaiting the millwrights to move them into the line:

 Mesta_Mill by Edmund, on Flickr

Anything else steel-related, please.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 11:04 PM

Structural steel being shipped from the steel mill.

 

Please show more steel related. 

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:46 AM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Please show more steel related. 

An oversized load in a gondola and two idler flat cars from the legendary HURON STEEL created by Jim Hediger.

We are heading for the 24 hour blackout... so something easy...

Show me a scene with railroad track.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, December 17, 2020 1:09 AM

SeeYou190
Show me a scene with railroad track.

Lots of track in this view:

 IMG_7916_fix by Edmund, on Flickr

More track, please.

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Posted by richhotrain on Thursday, December 17, 2020 1:22 AM

gmpullman

More track, please. 

10-Coach-Yard.jpg

Hey, why not?  Show me more track.

Rich

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, December 17, 2020 1:48 AM

richhotrain
Show me more track.

Track by Bear, on Flickr

How about some more track, please.

"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, December 17, 2020 2:14 AM

How about some more track, please.

Track that is and track that was...

 Track_joint by Edmund, on Flickr

Let's see a tunnel, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, December 17, 2020 9:59 AM

gmpullman
Let's see a tunnel, please

A tunnel as requested:

Show me another red caboose.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:45 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another red caboose.

A Red Caboose it is:

 

 NKP_caboose-1 by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show another caboose in any color — except red.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, December 17, 2020 8:03 PM

gmpullman
Please show another caboose in any color — except red.

All STRATTON AND GILLETTE cabooses are red. This orange caboose was photographed on the store layout at Dana's Railroad Supply in Spring Hill, Florida.

Show me another coaling tower.

-Kevin

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Posted by richhotrain on Friday, December 18, 2020 12:59 AM

Another coaling tower? Haven't we been here before?

P1010190.jpg

Show me a sand tower.

Rich

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Posted by middleman on Friday, December 18, 2020 1:10 PM

Calling this a tower might be a bit of a stretch...but it is a sanding facility:

Show me a diesel era sanding tower.

Mike

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Posted by rogerhensley on Saturday, December 19, 2020 6:03 AM

Well, there is a sanding facillity behind the cars.Sorry, best I can do.

Another service fcillity if you will.

Roger Hensley
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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, December 19, 2020 7:42 AM

rogerhensley
Another service fcillity if you will.

Pit stop:

 EL_7381-pit by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show another Alco Diesel.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, December 20, 2020 12:54 AM

gmpullman
Please show another Alco Diesel.

From the Kentucky Railroad Museum we have this Alco S2 switcher.

Show me another diesel switcher please.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, December 20, 2020 1:13 AM

SeeYou190
Show me another diesel switcher please.

Working the wire mill:

 NKP_switcher4 by Edmund, on Flickr

More switchers, please.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:01 AM

More switchers please.  Peter

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:34 AM

HO-Velo
More switchers please.  Peter

A small steam 0-6-0 switcher is moving a boxcar to a customer.

Show me another switcher.

-Kevin

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:35 AM

HO-Velo

More switchers please. 

P1000262.jpg

Why stop now?  Show me another switcher.

Rich

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:37 AM

richhotrain
Why stop now?  Show me another switcher.

OK... here is a STRATTON AND GILLETTE 0-4-0 saddle tanker:

Keep it going... please show me another switcher.

-Kevin

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, December 20, 2020 11:41 AM

SeeYou190

Keep it going... please show me another switcher. 

P1000286.jpg

Kevin, your turn, show me another switcher.

Rich

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