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Jarrell's Show Me Something — MAY, 2022

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, May 16, 2022 12:32 AM

SeeYou190
Show me some more green please.

A Pullman green troop sleeper and some green trim on the tower:

 Troop-Sleeper2 by Edmund, on Flickr

Show me something that has a metallic-look to it, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, May 15, 2022 9:50 PM

angelob6660
Show me some green

BURLINGTON NORTHERN green in N scale.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

The above photograph is of the Athens Bend Track group's N-Trak layout.

Show me some more green please.

-Kevin

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Posted by angelob6660 on Sunday, May 15, 2022 7:27 PM

gmpullman

More bright blue, please.

Conrail

 

Show me some green

Modeling the G.N.O. Railway, The Diamond Route.

Amtrak America, 1971-Present.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, May 15, 2022 1:49 PM

dti406
How about something painted bright blue?

Got that covered:

 GATX_Olin-tank by Edmund, on Flickr

More bright blue, please.

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Posted by dti406 on Sunday, May 15, 2022 12:49 PM

gmpullman

Something painted bright yellow, please.

How about a bright yellow Boxcar, GB&W 40' PS1 Boxcar.

How about something painted bright blue?

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, May 15, 2022 12:43 PM

John-NYBW
More railroad owned vehicles please.

A B&O Boom truck:

 Boom_Truck by Edmund, on Flickr

Something painted bright yellow, please.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Saturday, May 14, 2022 9:45 AM

gmpullman

Please show me a railroad-owned highway vehicle.

 

A couple NYC Pacemaker delivery trucks.

More railroad owned vehicles please.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Saturday, May 14, 2022 9:35 AM

gmpullman

 

 
HO-Velo
More official vehicles please.

 

The official vehicle of the medical examiner, who is also the head mortician at Uncle Joe's funeral home:

 IMG_9732_fix_w by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me a railroad-owned highway vehicle.

 

I wonder if the deceased in your photo is the one having the medical emergency in my photo.Super Angry

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, May 14, 2022 9:29 AM

HO-Velo
More official vehicles please.

The official vehicle of the medical examiner, who is also the head mortician at Uncle Joe's funeral home:

 IMG_9732_fix_w by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me a railroad-owned highway vehicle.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Saturday, May 14, 2022 9:25 AM

HO-Velo

More official vehicles please.  Regards, Peter

 

There appears to be a medical emergency at a downtown office building.

Show me a marked vehicle of any kind.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Friday, May 13, 2022 11:27 PM

More official vehicles please.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, May 13, 2022 10:32 PM

gmpullman
More fav vehicles, please.

This one is a favorite of mine.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

When Classic Metal Works released this model it filled a gap. It is a police car appropriate for 1954, and without any city or county names on it.

It is perfect for me.

Show me another official vehicle.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, May 13, 2022 2:27 PM

John-NYBW
They chose December 7, 1941. Something else happened that day that dominated the news.

I wasn't there but I have a first-day cover that was:

 Empire State Express_12-07-1941 by Edmund, on Flickr

John-NYBW
I'll keep Kevin's request for a "favorite little automobile, van, or truck

Here's two of my favorites, the neat GMC wrecker and the Mack Mixer painted for the Cleveland Builder's Supply which I recall seeing often. Too bad no one offered a Collinwood Concrete truck. I'd like one of those.

 Mixer_mishap by Edmund, on Flickr

More fav vehicles, please.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Friday, May 13, 2022 1:27 PM

Looks like I'm late again, this time posting my favorite loco. It was a tough choice but I settled on this one because of the back story.

Three years after designing the streamlined Hudson loco for the new lightweight 20th Century Limited, Henry Dreyfuss did the same for the NYC's premiere day train between New York City and Buffalo. The train consisted of fluted stainless steel cars, each named for former New York governors. Hoping to get some free publicity for their newly equipped train, the NYC chose to launch it on a Sunday morning, figuring it would be a slow news day. They chose December 7, 1941. Something else happened that day that dominated the news. Hudson 5426 was on the lead of the initial run and a retiring NYC engineer had the honor of being at the controls from Croton-Harmon to Albany.

Since I got in late, I'll keep Kevin's request for a "favorite little automobile, van, or truck",

Update: I forgot to mention I have two versions of 5426. The one pictures is an MTH model. Back in 1991, Con-cor and Rivarossi issued a joint set of the streamline Empire State Express for its 50th anniversary. Rivarossi supplied the loco and Con-cor the rolling stock. I bought the set although it never got much use on my old DC layout before it was dismantled. The Rivarossi version of the loco is good looking but clearly not up to the MTH version. I parked it on a garden track off my main turntable. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, May 13, 2022 12:15 PM

BATMAN
Another favourite please.

I do have a favorite, and it is an Athearn Blue Box Trainmaster.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me your favorite little automobile, van, or truck.

-Kevin

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, May 13, 2022 12:09 PM

I don't really have a favourite but this little guy hauls 5 cars around the layout for hours on end when I am working on it. I just have to remember it comes by every six minutes.

 

Another favourite please.

 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, May 13, 2022 8:25 AM

I got this one, a gift from a friend, who thought it to be a not-very-good puller...

...but after a few modifications, it easily handle 20 cars.
I offered it back to him, but he'd already replaced it with two very heavy 0-8-0s.

This one, another 0-6-0, is on-loan from a friend...

Wayne

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Posted by Pruitt on Thursday, May 12, 2022 4:18 PM

Here's a ten-wheeler (does that qualify as a small locomotive?) with a short train heading towards Riverton from Hudson.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, May 12, 2022 9:27 AM

NorthBrit
More small locomotives please.

I consider a New York Central "tri-power" DES-3 to be a small locomotive:

 NYC_DES-3_529 by Edmund, on Flickr

More small locomotives, please.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, May 12, 2022 5:05 AM

Kevin  -  A small locomotive.

 

0.4.0 locomotives rule at Sovereign Street.

 

 IMG_5106 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

More small locomotives please.

 

David

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, May 12, 2022 2:21 AM

HO-Velo
More vehicles at R/R crossings please.  Regards, Peter

Big bus stopped by a small locomotive:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me another small locomotive please.

-Kevin

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Posted by John-NYBW on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 2:02 PM

doctorwayne

That's a good-looking scene, John, with lots of depth. BowBow

Wayne

More vehicles at a crossing, please.

 

Thanks to all for the compliments. I don't consider myself a great photographer but sometimes I just luck into something good.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:45 PM

More vehicles at R/R crossings please.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by NorthBrit on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:16 PM

Kevin -  Vehicle at a level crossing.

 

 IMG_5129 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

More vehicles at a crossing please.

 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 12:41 PM

That's a good-looking scene, John, with lots of depth. BowBow

Wayne

More vehicles at a crossing, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 12:35 PM

John-NYBW
I couldn't decide which view I liked better so I'm posting both

gmpullman
I'm glad you did — both are excellent

Yes, both are excellent pictures.

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John-NYBW
More vehicles at a crossing, please.

OK, and I think this picture covers a lot of recent requests as well. I see a pick-up truck, crates, and barrels as well.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

More vehicles at a grade (level) crossing, please.

-Kevin

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:49 AM

John-NYBW
I couldn't decide which view I liked better so I'm posting both

I'm glad you did — both are excellent BowBowBow

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Posted by John-NYBW on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:44 AM

gmpullman

More cars at a crossing, please.

 

A busy grade crossing as there is an interchange track joining at the location where there is also a crossover between the double track main. The crossover facilitates runarounds for pick ups and set outs at the interchange track.

I couldn't decide which view I liked better so I'm posting both

More vehicles at a crossing, please.

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 9:03 AM

doctorwayne
Wayne How about showing us some vehicles at a grade crossing, please.

 Fillin_Station by Edmund, on Flickr

More cars at a crossing, please.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 9:08 PM

gmpullman
Is that guy sitting on the runningboard wearing Dutch wooden shoes?

Yeah, they wear those klompen to keep the Woodpeckers from drumming on their head.

Here are some barrels at the Lowbanks enginehouse....

Wayne

How about showing us some vehicles at a grade crossing, please.

 

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