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Jarrell's Show Me Something, April 2022 Edition

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Posted by HO-Velo on Saturday, April 16, 2022 2:28 PM

Show more concrete structures or items.  Regards, Peter

   

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, April 16, 2022 12:14 PM

gmpullman
Show me something made of cement or concrete, please.

A couple of people passing the time fishing next to a concrete bridge.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

This scene is on the Country Roads sectional train show display layout.

Please show me something else made of cement or concrete.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, April 16, 2022 11:27 AM

John-NYBW
Let's stick with this theme. More trackside industries, please.

A cement plant:

 Cement by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me something made of cement or concrete, please.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Friday, April 15, 2022 9:27 AM

doctorwayne

More trackside businesses, please.

 

The local peddler spots a load at an auto parts distributor.

Let's stick with this theme. More trackside industries, please.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, April 14, 2022 8:04 PM

A couple of boxcars being spotted at Languay's Pump & Compressor Division...

Wayne

More trackside businesses, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, April 14, 2022 7:01 PM

doctorwayne
More trackside industries, please.

The coke dump at the blast furnace:

 Stock_Track by Edmund, on Flickr

More rail-served industries or businesses, please.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, April 14, 2022 3:15 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another railside industry.

Here's one on the nowhere-near-finished partial upper level of my layout...

...with some cars being spotted for loading...

Wayne

More trackside industries, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, April 14, 2022 12:47 PM

gmpullman
Still more rail-served industry, please.

Spotting a boxcar at a small manufacturer.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me another railside industry.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, April 14, 2022 11:23 AM

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More industries served by rail please

The Harshaw Chemical Co. does quite a bit of tank car shipping:

 Harshaw_coal-tar-tank-b by Edmund, on Flickr

 Tank_car_fill by Edmund, on Flickr

Still more rail-served industry, please.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, April 14, 2022 3:39 AM

Kevin   An industry served by a railroad.

 

Six industries here.

 IMG_5191 (2) by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

More industries served by rail please

 

David

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, April 14, 2022 12:24 AM

BRVRR
More structures, metal or otherwise, please.

I think this falls into the "or otherwise" category:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

The above scene is on the "Great Dogbone Railroad", a sectional Lionel train show display layout.

Show me any industry served by the railroad.

-Kevin

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Posted by BRVRR on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 8:18 PM

John-NYBW: "More metal structures, please."

Galvanized steel grain bins (tin cans) at the Farmers Union elevator.

 More structures, metal or otherwise, please.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 8:10 PM

Creechan's Fine Fuels has covered storage bins in an elevated all-metal structure...

I built the roof so that it could be removeable, just in case there was a derailment on the dump-track...

Wayne

More metal structures, please.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 3:00 PM

gmpullman

Another metal structure, please.

 

The lumber yard expanded using corrugated metal sheds for storage and an office.

More metal structures, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 10:21 AM

SeeYou190
Show me another metal structure of any type.

This metal gantry carries steam, air and water service lines for the outdoor tracks at the turntable:

 NYC_Steam-power-1 by Edmund, on Flickr

Another metal structure, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:49 PM

John-NYBW
More little brother/big brother photos please. 

Big Butler Bin/Little Butler Bin:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

This scene was on the Georgia T-Trackers modular N scale layout.

Show me another metal structure of any type.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 4:19 PM

gmpullman

More small— as compared to...   please.

 

My new industrial switcher in front of an SW7.

This is the Plymouth switcher BLI came out with last year. It handles the switching duties at my brewery. 

More little brother/big brother photos please. 

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:45 AM

SeeYou190
Show me something else small.

This old, yeller' crawler is small compared to the beast behind it:

 Cats_WS-GSQ by Edmund, on Flickr

More small— as compared to...   please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 3:14 AM

John-NYBW
A load of tires has arrived at the freight house for a local tire distributor.

John, that is a neat looking load. I did not realise it was tires when I first saw it. Nice.

John-NYBW
More open top loads.

A small engine on a small flat car.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

This scene was photographed on the Roundhouse Museum layout at the Durango And Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

Show me something else small.

-Kevin

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Posted by John-NYBW on Monday, April 11, 2022 3:39 PM

BRVRR

More open-car loads please.

 

A load of tires has arrived at the freight house for a local tire distributor.

More open top loads.

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Posted by BRVRR on Monday, April 11, 2022 1:24 PM

Ed: "More open-top loads, please."

A gondola load of new air ducting at General Inductries siding on the Black River RR.

More open-car loads please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, April 11, 2022 8:22 AM

SeeYou190
Show me another loaded freight car please.

This flat car at the team track is almost loaded and ready for anchoring:

 Team_track by Edmund, on Flickr

More open-top loads, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, April 11, 2022 12:36 AM

doctorwayne
More car loads, please...your choice of lading.

One of my favorites:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me another loaded freight car please.

-Kevin

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, April 10, 2022 11:45 PM

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More lumber, timber or wood products on freight cars, please.

A small locomotive, lumbering up a long and steep grade...

...with some loads of....lumber...

...and what appears to be a shifted load of lumber...

...and more lumber...

...and more...

...and the end of the train...

Wayne

More car loads, please...your choice of lading.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:14 PM

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Show me a freight car loaded with lumber, or any forestry products.

Timber to go...

 NKP_FLat-1945 by Edmund, on Flickr

More lumber, timber or wood products on freight cars, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, April 10, 2022 9:36 PM

NorthBrit
Another lumber yard please.

Here is one:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me a freight car loaded with lumber, or any forestry products.

-Kevin

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, April 10, 2022 11:14 AM

John-NYBW

 

 
gmpullman

Let's change things up. How about a lumber yard or sawmill scene.

 


 IMG_5440 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 
Another lumber yard please.
 
David

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Posted by John-NYBW on Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:32 AM

gmpullman

More green, please,

 

This was a flea market find but I thought it would be an interesting addition.

Let's change things up. How about a lumber yard or sawmill scene.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:13 AM

SeeYou190
More green railroad equipment please.

We Have The Connections...

 DTI_PS by Edmund, on Flickr

More green, please,

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, April 10, 2022 9:39 AM

NorthBrit
More green railroad equipment please

Here is a green gondola filled with scrap metal.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

The above scene was photographed at Mr. Muffin's Trains in Atlanta, Indiana.

More green railroad equipment please.

-Kevin

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