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Post by mlehman on Nov 22, 2015 7:09:09 GMT -8
Been doing PM and other maintenance, plus running test trains, so not much really new, just some pics, even including some standard gauge. Here's 5531 leading a passenger train south out of Durango.`  With winter approaching, the last of the stock is brought down from the high country. Here a eastbound double-headed stock train prepares to leave Purgatory as a westbound woods MT moves into the siding.  Nearly back to the main on the Cascade Branch, the track drops down a 3% grade in the dramatic view just above Tefft.  Given the long journey ahead, the stock will be fed and watered in Silverton overnight so the next leg of the trip can get them to their destination before 36 hours are up.  Hope your week was great, too, as modeling weather grips large parts of the nation. |
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Post by TBird1958 on Nov 22, 2015 8:12:35 GMT -8
Meanwhile on the "rainy" West Coast......... GP30 #3006 and a Kadee '50 single door car, 1 of 10 owned by the Rio Grande.  Tangent '60 SSW flat.  Big Sky Blue witha big blue sky as a backdrop.  Have a good Sunday! Mark |
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Post by dti406 on Nov 22, 2015 9:00:04 GMT -8
Mike, more nice scenes along the layout. Mark great looking equipment, I especially like the load on the flatcar! I did not get any work done this last week, so I am going to show some old work I have done that I do not believe I have ever posted before. The cars shown were built over 20 years ago when I lived in Alaska.  Robbins Rails 60' Greenville Boxcar, changed the wheelbase to 46' from 41', removed the rivits and scribed weld lines to replicate the Thrall 60' Boxcar. Painted with Floquil Boxcar Red and lettered with Mark Vaughn Decals.  Pennsy X59 Class 60' Boxcar by ACF, again removed the rivits and scribed weld lines to match the prototype along with changing the wheelbase from 41' to 46'. Painted with Floquil Boxcar Red and lettered with Mark Vaughn Decals.  Another 60' Box, this time the Greenville version with the rivits, but the wheelbase was changed to 46' from 41' Car was painted with Floquil Jade Green and Black and lettered with Walther's Decals. All the above cars were used in Ford Service for auto parts.  And a picture taken at the Strongsville, OH Club, Stewart C628 and C630 hauling a string of G39 Ore Jennies. Thanks for looking Rick Jesionowski |
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Post by everywherewestontheq on Nov 22, 2015 12:12:17 GMT -8
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Post by riogrande on Nov 22, 2015 12:55:20 GMT -8
Mark, Eye Spy a Wood Packer FMC box car with the waffles?
Very cool US Steel load on the 60' foot Tangent GSC flat car (I think?). Love the big sky blue GN covered hopper - must mussssssst ... add to my to do list.
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Post by TBird1958 on Nov 22, 2015 13:43:40 GMT -8
Mark, Eye Spy a Wood Packer FMC box car with the waffles? Very cool US Steel load on the 60' foot Tangent GSC flat car (I think?). Love the big sky blue GN covered hopper - must mussssssst ... add to my to do list.
Yup, Intermountain FMC with a lot of styrene bits added.......
There's a shot of a GN car on the Moffat in one of the Morning Sun books, westbound from Denver off the Burlington.
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Post by danpik on Nov 22, 2015 15:37:38 GMT -8
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Nov 22, 2015 20:26:48 GMT -8
You folks are still doing good work!!!
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Post by bdhicks on Nov 23, 2015 21:28:50 GMT -8
I finally got the headlights installed in MNNR 307, along with LokSound and an iPhone 4s speaker. I still want to get class lights and the strobe, but I wanted to run it since it had been sitting open decoderless for a long time.  |
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