I hope it is OK with everyone if I start Show Me Something with a tribute to one of our greatest forum friends and contributors by posting an old picture.
-Photograph by Garry Boyd
Please show me another scene with trucks.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Thanks for setting up the JULY Show Me Something, Kevin! Garry would be proud to know that his excellent modeling lives on in photographic witness.
SeeYou190Please show me another scene with trucks.
Trucks is trucks, that is if they are lift trucks:
S&G_Service by Edmund, on Flickr
The loading crew takes a break.
Another scene with a truck or two, please.
I miss Garry. Show me more trucks please. Regards, Peter
HO-Velo I miss Garry. Show me more trucks please. Regards, Peter
There are a couple trucks in this scene:
Keep the trucks coming, please.
A couple of Fords.
We had a couple of vehicles at the airport with those Ford cabs, I hated driving those with a passion.
Let's keep on truckin, please.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
BATMANLet's keep on truckin, please.
Here are a few trucks:
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
The above picture was taken of the Pasco County Model Engineer's HO scale modular display layout.
Show me more of your commercial trucks.
SeeYou190Show me more of your commercial trucks.
Loading up:
Tructrain2 by Edmund, on Flickr
Checking seals and tying down:
Tructrain1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Shootin' the breeze:
Tractor_makin-time by Edmund, on Flickr
More trucks of any type, please.
gmpullmanMore trucks of any type, please.
When I first began a layout, I had a difficult finding n scale trucks that didn't cost a fortune. I found several pickups and a flatbed in a hobby shop with the price marked down.
Show me more trucks of any type, please.
York1 John
24hrs. Show me another Hi-Cube. Regards, Peter
HO-VeloShow me another Hi-Cube.
Brand-spanking new right out of the shop!
PRR_110103_X60C by Edmund, on Flickr
Another excess-height car, please.
Ok 24 hours is up
How about unique/odd loadsHow about some more odd/unique loads please?
Shane
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
NVSRRHow about some more odd/unique loads please?
This is my very favorite thing I ever put on a flat car:
I would like to see some more odd and/or unique loads.
SeeYou190I would like to see some more odd and/or unique loads.
This locomotive boiler probably wasn't so odd back in the day when railroad shops would routinely replace boilers and/or fireboxes:
Boiler_on_flatcar1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Boiler_on_flatcar by Edmund, on Flickr
I'd like to talk one of the 3D printer folks into producing a cast steel locomotive bed. I believe that would make for an interesting load. Something along these lines:
PRR_J1_Bed-on-flatcar by Edmund, on Flickr
More interesting open-top loads, please.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
That locomotive frame would make for an interesting load, Ed. USN 40” Buoy boat. Tarp by Bear, on Flickr (I really gotta find the time to start modelling again!!!) More interesting loads, please. Cheers, the Bear.
Tarp by Bear, on Flickr
We're going to need a bigger boat.
More interesting loads, please.
John-NYBWMore interesting loads, please.
Here is a Railbox Boxcar on a flat car for repair:
The above scene was spotted on the Orlando N-Trak Group's modular N scale train show display layout.
Show me a building with something interesting on the roof.
SeeYou190 John-NYBW More interesting loads, please. Here is a Railbox Boxcar on a flat car for repair: -Photograph by Kevin Parson The above scene was spotted on the Orlando N-Trak Group's modular N scale train show display layout.
John-NYBW More interesting loads, please.
Is that how they got the idea for intermodal freight?
Show me a building with something interesting on the roof. -Kevin
How about some rooftop billboards.
More interesting rooftops, please.
Please show me more 'up on the roof'. Regards, Peter
HO-VeloPlease show me more 'up on the roof'.
This old transformer pad, now obsolete, resides on the roof of the rolling mill:
Mill_power by Edmund, on Flickr
How about a metal-sheathed building, please.
gmpullman How about a metal-sheathed building, please.
How about a whole row of them.
More metal sheathed buildings, please.
John-NYBWMore metal sheathed buildings, please.
Metal sheathed building:
The above scene is on the Kentucky Trainpark HO scale layout.
Show me a brick building.
Please show me more brick structures. Regards, Peter
SeeYou190Show me a brick building. -Kevin
The first building on my layout was a brick station:
Please show me another brick building.
Sorry, Peter. You snuck in before I was able to post!
HO-VeloPlease show me more brick structures. Regards, Peter
York1Please show me another brick building.
There are some brick structures in the background of this picture:
The above scene is on the Southern O Scalers "Layout In The Round" display.
Please show me another scene with a hopper car coupled to another hopper car.
SeeYou190Please show me another scene with a hopper car coupled to another hopper car.
Coalwood_Breaker1 by Edmund, on Flickr
More hoppers, please.
Yes, more hoppers. Regards, Peter
HO-Velo Yes, more hoppers. Regards, Peter
Here's a few heading north...
...but I couldn't get the rest of them in the same frame.
Wayne
More hopper cars, please.
doctorwayne More hopper cars, please.
John-NYBWHow about a string of reefers, please.
As requested:
Please show me another string of refrigerated boxcars.
SeeYou190Please show me another string of refrigerated boxcars.
Reefers are rolling:
Wood_reefer by Edmund, on Flickr
Please show any wood, or wood-sheathed cars.
gmpullmanPlease show any wood, or wood-sheathed cars.
This old 36 footer is lettered for the BLACKHAWK VALLEY. I built this model from a Westerfield resin kit.
Please show me another wooden or wood sheathed freight car.
Here you go:
Please show me another outside-braced freight car.
The Location: Forests of the Pacific Northwest, OregonThe Year: 1948The Scale: On30The Blog: http://bvlcorr.tumblr.com
tbdanny Please show me another outside-braced freight car.
Please show any freight car built before 1950.
(not necessarily built by you before 1950)
John-NYBWPlease show any freight car built before 1950.
This hopper car is from before 1950:
Show me a passenger car built before 1950 please.
SeeYou190Show me a passenger car built before 1950 please. -Kevin
All of my passenger cars were built prior to the '40s...
Hows about showin' us a pre-WWII automobile or truck?
doctorwayneHows about showin' us a pre-WWII automobile or truck?
Just a glimpse of a model A panel truck here:
PH-D_Mather by Edmund, on Flickr
Another delivery van, please.
doctorwayne Hows about showin' us a pre-WWII automobile or truck?
Several of them
I see Ed has already requested a delivery van so let's stay with that.
John-NYBWI see Ed has already requested a delivery van so let's stay with that.
I guess this would count as a delivery van:
Package_car by Edmund, on Flickr
Please show me anything else painted brown.
gmpullmanPlease show me anything else painted brown.
Two brown automobiles and a brown barn.
Please show me something else painted brown.
SeeYou190 Please show me something else painted brown. -Kevin
A brown house.
Please show another house along the tracks.
John-NYBWPlease show another house along the tracks.
A large house by the railroad:
Please show me another trackside residence.
SeeYou190 Please show me another trackside residence. -Kevin
Here's one, complete with a kid playing with the family dog, on the NEB&W's Walthers NMRBO 2022 scene!
And, its right across the tracks from another house down by the railroad!
Show me a meet please!
Check out the Balfour and Colucci Creek Southern Railroad, my proto-freelanced N scale model railroad, at bccsrailroad.weebly.com or on Youtube on my channel, N Scale Train Boy.
-Dennis
N Scale Train BoyShow me a meet please!
PRR_J-meets-Q by Edmund, on Flickr
Another meet, please, or a scene with two or more locomotives.
I'm not going to back up, you back up.
Two locos nose to nose, please.
BATMANTwo locos nose to nose, please.
An unlikely pair:
PRR_NYC-meet by Edmund, on Flickr
More multiple locomotive scenes, please.
gmpullmanMore multiple locomotive scenes, please.
Two locomotives meet:
The above scene is on the Southern O-Scalers "Layout In The Round" display layout.
Show me another multi-locomotive scene.
SeeYou190Show me another multi-locomotive scene.
Hey! Who let that smoke-belching coal burner in here?
PRR_Motor-lineup by Edmund, on Flickr
More multi-locomotive photos, please.
gmpullmanMore multi-locomotive photos, please.
Steam above, diesel below:
Please show me any picture with an end-of-track bumper or wheel stop.
More bumpers or wheel stops please. Regards, Peter
HO-VeloMore bumpers or wheel stops please.
A couple of Hayes bumpers here:
Tank_car_fill by Edmund, on Flickr
Hays_2 by Edmund, on Flickr
— and a heavy-duty concrete job there:
IMG_6943_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
More bumpers or wheel stops, please.
Do the Cadillac Hams people also make DeVilled Ham?
In UPS-ese it is called a "package car"
It would appear that the bumpers have recieved the 24 Hour bump. How about we play the ABC game! I'll start with an Alco RS2, BCCS 303, leading a local through town!
Show me a B please!
N Scale Train Boy Show me a B please!
How about a Burlington Covered Hopper!
How about a "C" !
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
CN, show me a D Regards, Peter
Diesel number 15, the latest addition to the BVLC fleet:
Let's keep it going with an E.
tbdannyLet's keep it going with an E.
Anything with an "F" please.
azrailIn UPS-ese it is called a "package car"
Agreed. You can see that in my photo description used to ID the Flickr file.
azrail Do the Cadillac Hams people also make DeVilled Ham?
With a hint of Cimarron spice.
doctorwayneWayne Anything with an "F" please.
Ship It on the Frisco:
SL-SF_XM by Edmund, on Flickr
On to the G please.
gmpullmanOn to the G please.
GREAT LAKES AND EASTERN:
I really am satisfied with the herald I put together for this roadname.
Please show me the letter "H".
SeeYou190 Please show me the letter "H". -Kevin
A New Haven boxcar.
Give me an I.
John-NYBWGive me an I.
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton:
Coiled_steel-2 by Edmund, on Flickr
Hey! What do you say about a Jay?
gmpullmanHey! What do you say about a Jay?
Js are scarce in my collection.
Third trailer from the top is Howard "J"ohnson!
The above scene was photographed on the Southern S Scale Enthusiast's portable modular display layout.
Next, please show me a "K" if you please.
Kevin wants a K
Locomotive in Kirkstall & East Seacroft Railway livery.
IMG_5334 by David Harrison, on Flickr
L must be next.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
NorthBritL must be next.
LULU CITY AND ESTES PARK:
Please show me the "M".
M for Maryport & Carlisle Railway
IMG_2188 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Now for N
NorthBrit Now for N David
I could just repost this one from this morning that I did for H.
But that would be cheating so I went with this one.
Maybe I'll save this for when we get to W.
Now, give me an O.
John-NYBWNow, give me an O.
"O" can only really be the OHIO SOUTHERN:
Show me the "P"lease.
As in Candian Pacific.
Whatever comes after "P" please. Could be a toughie.
BATMAN Whatever comes after "P" please. Could be a toughie.
By the time I got my Q picture set up and the photo taken, somebody beat me to it but I'll post it anyway. It's the Susquehanna, nicknamed the Susie-Q.
Now for the R. A Reading boxcar.
Next up, S.
John-NYBWNext up, S.
I got this one...
Now for the "T"easer...
SeeYou190Now for the "T"easer...
T for TURBO
Bullet-Nosed by Edmund, on Flickr
You have a U ?
gmpullman Bullet-Nosed by Edmund, on Flickr You have a U ?
I have a "U"- Union Equity
Can I have a "V"?
dti406Can I have a "V"?
VIRGINIAN AND OHIO:
I wonder "W"hat will be next...
SeeYou190 I wonder "W"hat will be next... -Kevin
I took this for the V and was too late posting it but it also has the A&P WAREHOUSE.
X is neXt.
John-NYBWX is neXt.
X as in private-owner reporting markX
GATX_Olin-tank by Edmund, on Flickr
Why not show us a Wye?
Y for Yeoman
IMG_5023 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Zed it is
NorthBrit Zed it is David
Way of the Zephyrs
This was fun. We should do it every month.
Time to do something else.
Show me a steamer or a diesel being refueled.
John-NYBW Show me a steamer or a diesel being refueled.
NorthBrit More steamer or diesels being refuelled please. David
The diesels getting a drink at the fueling station.
More fueling stops please.
John-NYBWMore fueling stops please.
Here is a big steamer getting a reload of coal from the tower.
The above scene is on the Athens Bend Track group's N-Trak display layout.
Please show me a train track running next to a roadway.
SeeYou190 Please show me a train track running next to a roadway. -Kevin
More roads-n-rails, please. Parallel, perpindicular, or angled.
John-NYBWMore roads-n-rails, please. Parallel, perpindicular, or angled.
Grandpa's got the flivver out for a joy ride:
Tucker_sign by Edmund, on Flickr
Let's see another convertible or open-top vehicle.
More open-top vehicles please. Regards, Peter
There are two here, including your Corvettes Grandpa.
More topless things please.
BATMANMore topless things please.
Uh-oh, it looks like the girls managed to get their daddy's convertible Cadillac stuck in the sand.
Please show me another automobile in need of help.
24 hrs. Show me a bar or tavern. Regards, Peter
HO-VeloShow me a bar or tavern.
From the NAPM:
Wrong Side of the Tracks by NAPM Model Railroad Club, on Flickr
Any other downtown building, please.
HO-Velo Show me a bar or tavern. Regards, Peter
Show me a bar or tavern. Regards, Peter
Let's keep bar hopping.
John-NYBWLet's keep bar hopping.
The Lucky Horseshoe Tavern:
Show me another place to get a drink.
Show more places to 'wet your whistle'. Regards, Peter
HO-Velo Show more places to 'wet your whistle'. Regards, Peter
These two Woodland Scenics metal buildings aren't the sharpest looking structures but are acceptable as back bench models.
Show me your favorite tiny structure.
John-NYBWShow me your favorite tiny structure.
A PRR "Watch Box" built from a laser-cut kit:
Burger_Crossing_A by Edmund, on Flickr
Another wood shanty or shack, please.
gmpullman Another wood shanty or shack, please.
This little shed will be a remote station on my branchline that is under construction. I'm going to elevate the platform and it will also be a pick up point for milk cans. I haven't decided how I am going to stain it.
More small shacks or shanties.
John-NYBWMore small shacks or shanties.
Just sitting on the porch petting the dog.
Please show me another scene with a doggy.
Kevin - A scene with a dog.
Waiting for his Master to return.
IMG_5693 by David Harrison, on Flickr
More dogs please.
Two dogs in this pic.
How about a brand new photo from the layout? Quick grab your cameras!
Okay, looks like I stalled the thread. Here is one right off the press from me.
Please show me inside of something.
Brent - Inside something
Inside of a signal box.
SAM_0565 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Next - Railroad employee/s
NorthBritNext - Railroad employee/s
Just passin' through:
NYC_19186_transfer by Edmund, on Flickr
More railroaders at work, please.
More railroad workers. Regards, Peter
HO-Velo More railroad workers. Regards, Peter
A couple redcaps at work.
I don't even see the dust bunnies until I take a picture of a scene.
More railroad workers.
John-NYBW More railroad workers. ,
More railroad workers. ,
Signal man returning to his signalbox after handing single line token.
IMG_4503 by David Harrison, on Flickr
More railroad workers please.
NorthBritMore railroad workers please.
Crew change and a fuel stop:
IMG_0259_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
Let's stay with little plastic railroad workers, please.
Ed Plastic railroad workers.
A drop of oil here. A drop there.
IMG_5042 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Next - Anything of your choice.
NorthBritNext - Anything of your choice.
An Erie-Lackawanna commuter train:
EL_1057-take-siding by Edmund, on Flickr
Continue with "free range" your choice.
gmpullman Continue with "free range" your choice.
NorthBritMore 'free range views' please
A busy night under the signal bridge:
Please show me anything that "lights up".
gmpullman Please show me anything that "lights up".
They're working late at the roundhouse.
More light-ups, please.
Getting a 403 so trying a different way
Lights in the signal box on a 'foggy day'.
IMG_5920 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Anything one colour only please
NorthBrit Anything one colour only please David
How about Gray?
More of only one color please!
N Scale Train Boy More of only one color please!
John-NYBW Not sure if this is what David meant when he asked for one color but let's stick with that theme. Interpret it as you wish.
Not exactly, but I like it.
IMG_2042 (2) by David Harrison, on Flickr
Much the same then.
NorthBritMuch the same then.
Show me another big steam locomotive facing the camera.
SeeYou190 Show me another big steam locomotive facing the camera. -Kevin
John-NYBWShow me another photo of an approaching loco, steam or diesel.
Big Alco coming at you on a bridge.
Show me another photo of an approaching loco, steam or diesel.
SeeYou190 Show me another photo of an approaching loco, steam or diesel. -Kevin
Regardless of the fact that it's sepia, I happened to take this head on shot of B&CCS F3A 9960 the same day as the Black and White picture of that boxcar, so I happen to have it on hand lol!
More approaching locos of any kind please!
N Scale Train Boy More approaching locos of any kind please!
John-NYBWNow show the tail end of a train moving away.
Tail end of a heavyweight one:
Union_Sta_departure8 by Edmund, on Flickr
Tail end of a shiny one:
Congo_tail by Edmund, on Flickr
More train back-ends, please.
gmpullman More train back-ends, please.
IMG_2150 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Next - A boxcar.
NorthBrit Next - A boxcar. David
How about 3?
Show me another boxcar (or more boxcars)!
N Scale Train BoyShow me another boxcar (or more boxcars)!
A Box Express car:
PRR_X-42fini by Edmund, on Flickr
More box cars, please.
gmpullman More box cars, please.
John-NYBWKeep the boxcars coming. Should be lots to choose from.
I have one of those Chinese Red jobs, too:
Chinese Red CB&Q by Edmund, on Flickr
— and a less than pristine Pennsy X29:
PRR_X29_Weathered by Edmund, on Flickr
More box cars of any size or color, please.
More boxcars. Regards, Peter
More boxcars please
shane
NVSRR More boxcars please shane
John-NYBWMore boxcars.
Rumbling by:
Freight_passing-a by Edmund, on Flickr
Boxcars, please.
gmpullmanBoxcars, please.
Three boxcars (and a hopper car) on the waterfront.
Show me more boxcars!
I guess we ran out of boxcars...
Here is a tank car:
Show me another tank car.
SeeYou190 Show me another tank car. -Kevin
A little more modern tank car for you!
Show me another tank car!
Rick. A tank car.
UK style
IMG_5062 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Another tank car please
NorthBritAnother tank car please
Here is a rusty run down narrow guage tank car:
The above scene was photographed on the Roundhouse Museum Layout at the Durango And Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado.
Show me more rust!
SeeYou190Show me more rust!
These rolls of coiled steel have seen a bit of rain:
Coiled_steel by Edmund, on Flickr
Anything else rusty. please.
gmpullman Anything else rusty. please.
Flat rusty steel plate going somewhere down the line.
Coils left in the weather a little too long.
More rusty stuff please.
Keep getting 403. Trying another way.
More rust.
Charlie Marston's Salvage Yard
IMG_1982 by David Harrison, on Flickr
More rust
NorthBritMore rust
One of my favorite loads:
Show me another rusty item.
More rust and or heavy grime. Regards, Peter
HO-Velo More rust and or heavy grime. Regards, Peter
How about both! Plenty of rust and grime on any northeastern railroad, the B&CCS included, in the late 70s and early 80s! A big part of why I model the era is because I enjoy the weathering process so much!
More heavy weathering of any kind please!
N Scale Train BoyMore heavy weathering of any kind please!
An experiment with heavier weathering:
Show me another boxcar with a slogan on it.
SeeYou190Show me another boxcar with a slogan on it.
ACY_XM_PS1 by Edmund, on Flickr
As good a slogan as any, I guess
More slogan-themed box cars, please.
gmpullman More slogan-themed box cars, please.
John-NYBWMore slogans please.
"Route Of The Pilgrim And Pioneer"
More slogans please.
SeeYou190More slogans please.
The B&O LCL box car has a slogan for dependable LCL freight:
XM_on-curve by Edmund, on Flickr
Another slogan on any type of car, please.
gmpullmanAnother slogan on any type of car, please.
"THE FOUR ACES ROUTE"
Show me another slogan on any type of car, please.
SeeYou190Show me another slogan on any type of car, please.
A Mather box car:
Muncie_MWR-1264 by Edmund, on Flickr
The Ball Line refered to the Ball glass jars made in Muncie, Indiana.
More slogans, please.
gmpullmanMore slogans, please.
Route of the Silver Meteor
Stay with slogans.